Áccent Millinery

Where hunger dooms the heedless 🌱 SARRACENIA is inspired by the sinister beauty of pitcher plants. This design is the first of my ‘mashups’ celebrating 10 years of millinery and blends the form of my draconic headpieces with the carnivorous themes of my flytrap fascinator.

Drawn into darkness by tricks of the light 🌱 SARRACENIA is inspired by the sinister beauty of pitcher plants. This design is the first of my ‘mashups’ celebrating 10 years of millinery and blends the form of my draconic headpieces with the carnivorous themes of my flytrap fascinator.

Righteousness is a sweet nectar 🌱 SARRACENIA is inspired by the sinister beauty of pitcher plants. This design is the first of my ‘mashups’ celebrating 10 years of millinery and blends the form of my draconic headpieces with the carnivorous themes of my flytrap fascinator.

Happy Earth Day! 🌍🌱 SARRACENIA is inspired by the sinister beauty of pitcher plants, a group of insect-eating species dependent on the preservation of wetland habitats. This design is the first of my ‘mashups’ celebrating 10 years of millinery and blends the form of my draconic headpieces with the carnivorous themes of my flytrap fascinator.

In 2024, ÁCCENT MILLINERY turns 10!

To celebrate a decade of hat-making, I’ll be showcasing original designs and ‘mashups’ blending elements of my previous work to create something new. The first of these, SARRACENIA, will be released to mark Earth Day on April 22nd.

I’m beyond grateful to everyone who has supported my millinery over the last decade. These projects have been precious spaces for joyful, uninhibited self-expression. I’ve learned so much in the process, both about myself and the techniques required to bring increasingly ambitious ideas to life.

Putting together my first fascinator from foam sheets and a headband, I had no idea how much exploring this art form would change my life for the better, and I’m excited to see what the next 10 years have in store.

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The worthy will find what they seek; the wanting will light the way 🎃 HALLOWED draws inspiration from votive offerings and family trees, suggesting an alternative origin for the jack o' lantern's grin.

Together, we shall lift the veil 🎃 My second Halloween-inspired piece, HALLOWED, honours our lost loved ones, and the feelings of connection and distance defining our relationships with them.

A candle to light your way? 🎃 HALLOWED, the second of this year's Halloween-inspired pieces and a counterpart to THORN, explores the necessity of light in the darkness.

Escape the confines of false gospel 🎃 CIRCUMSCRIPT (2020) was inspired by the challenges of authenticity and the pain of existing within restrictive misunderstandings of our identity.

Draconic but never draconian 🎃 WYVERN (2019) combines Elizabethan design with draconic elements.

Do not mistake patience for permission 🎃 ATHERIS (2018) was inspired by the camouflaging, leaf-like scales of the African Bush Viper.

A stopped clock, fleeting in my fidelity 🎃 NATURE MORTE (2019) was inspired by Victorian specimen displays, still life paintings and my experiences with chronic illness.

An infatuation with inspiration 🎃 FLOW (2023) references the Leanan Sídhe (pronounced LAH-NAN SHEE), a vampiric muse from Irish Folklore. It blends the imagery of Celtic knotwork with the intricate networks of the circulatory system.

What shudders free from the shroud so white stretched by the hands of the clock? 🎃 MARI (2021) explores our discomfort with the liminal and draws inspiration from the Mari Lwyd.

Transformation through observation 🎃 OPEN (2016) uses the form of an inverted ribcage to explore the uncomfortable necessity of vulnerability.

A truth drawn from whispered lies 🎃

A sanguine perspective 🎃 MYOTIS (2019) draws inspiration from bat ears, vampires, and the bold contrasts of 60s fashion.

We are burned by the torches we carry 🎃 VOTIVE (2017) is a reflection on the power and pain of hope in dark times.

A truth brought into focus 🎃 My first 3D-printed piece, SPI-GLASS (2018), draws on arachnid forms to offer a dark, twisted take on technical eyewear.

Here, in the searing noon, our industry becomes trespass 🎃 A new shot of NOON, my piece from last Halloween, inspired by Poludnitsa, a personification of sunstroke from Slavic mythology.

Light in the darkness 🎃 A teaser for 'HALLOWED', the second of this year's Halloween-inspired pieces, making its debut on October 29th.

Growth demands breakage 🎃 CIRCUMSCRIPT (2020) was inspired by the challenges of authenticity, and the pain of existing within restrictive misunderstandings of our identity.

A vision in white 🎃 Dragula Season 5 contestant .phylactic.4
wearing WYVERN (2019), a headpiece combining Elizabethan design with draconic elements. Photo by Slater King Photos

Watch your step! 🎃 ATHERIS (2018) was inspired by the camouflaging, leaf-like scales of the African Bush Viper.

Is there beauty in my stillness? 🎃 NATURE MORTE (2019) was inspired by Victorian specimen displays, still life paintings and my experiences with chronic illness.

Our dreams have appetites 🎃 FLOW (2023) references the Leanan Sídhe (pronounced LAH-NAN SHEE), a vampiric muse from Irish Folklore. It blends the imagery of Celtic knotwork with the intricate networks of the circulatory system.

Betrayed are the living, betrayed the dead: All are confused by a horse’s head 🎃 MARI (2021) explores our discomfort with the liminal and draws inspiration from the Mari Lwyd.

Are you ready to be seen? 🎃 OPEN (2016) uses the form of an inverted rib cage to explore the uncomfortable necessity of vulnerability.

Her cards were strange mirrors, reflecting only what had to be seen 🎃 DIVINE (2016) is a tarot-inspired headdress featuring legendary drag queens as members of the Major Arcana

A state beyond reflection 🎃 MYOTIS (2019) draws inspiration from bat ears, vampires, and the bold contrasts of 60s fashion.