"Lucille" hat design (vintage hat design inspired by my grandmother and her love of dancing) - Hand-sewn couture hat that matches a coordinating red and white 40s-style dancing dress
Purple Hat #1 (custom felted hat with light blue grosgrain ribbon accent) - created while studying abroad in Paris - constructed during a hatmaking class taught by Jean-Pierre Tritz, the couture hatmaker for Jean-Paul Gaultier
Purple Hat #2 (custom felted hat with light blue grosgrain ribbon accent) - created while studying abroad in Paris - constructed during a hatmaking class taught by Jean-Pierre Tritz, the couture hatmaker for Jean-Paul Gaultier
Blue Beret (custom felt beret with petite bow) - created while studying abroad in Paris - constructed during a hatmaking class taught by Jean-Pierre Tritz, the couture hatmaker for Jean-Paul Gaultier
"Fleur" feather comb - Handcrafted decorative bridal comb made from feather flowers, beads, lace, tulle and Russian veiling
"Fleur" feather comb - Handcrafted decorative bridal comb made from feather flowers, beads, lace, tulle and Russian veiling
"Fleur" feather comb - Handcrafted decorative bridal comb made from feather flowers, beads, lace, tulle and Russian veiling
"Jennifer" birdcage veil - Handcrafted custom veil with asymmetrical lace detail created using Russian veiling vintage lace appliques
"Jennifer" birdcage veil - Handcrafted custom veil with asymmetrical lace detail created using Russian veiling vintage lace appliques
"Jennifer" birdcage veil - Handcrafted custom veil with asymmetrical lace detail created using Russian veiling vintage lace appliques
"Jennifer" birdcage veil - Handcrafted custom veil with asymmetrical lace detail created using Russian veiling vintage lace appliques
"Margarete" wedding veil - Custom 2-tiered hand-beaded wedding veil
"Melissa" wedding veil - Custom 2-tiered cascade style hand-beaded wedding veil
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Headwear/Accessories Designs
A sample of some completed accessories designs including:
• Custom felted hats (created while taking a class taught by Jean-Pierre Tritz, the couture hatmaker for Jean-Paul Gaultier)
•Sinamay hats with hand-sewn fabric details
•Custom bridal veils and decorative bridal combs
Available
Freelance, Full-time, Moonlighting
Shelley Schmidt
Textile/Surface Pattern Designer & Apparel Product Developer
Atlanta, GA