La Asociacion de Sombrereros de España les complace el invitarles al "I Festival del sombrero" en el Hipódromo de la Zarzuela, el jueves 16 de junio (22:00 a 00:30h) y domingo 19 de junio (11:00 a 15:00h).

Este encuentro pretende acercar y vincular las carreras de caballos con el "fashion" , tratando de rememorar la centenaria carrera de Ascot, donde los sombreros, pamelas y tocados ponen la nota de color y elegancia a un día en el hipódromo. Este I Festival del Sombrero, quiere rescatar y fomentar el uso del sombrero, que tras haber caído en desuso durante muchos años, ahora resurge con fuerza en el mundo de la moda y en el día a día entre señoras y caballeros, dando prestigio a la artesanía, explorando la creatividad y el buen hacer de la elaboración manual, el gusto por materiales de calidad y la búsqueda del diseño exclusivo.

Entre las actividades cabe destacar un Concurso al mejor sombrero, que con un jurado de excepcion, se repartirán tres premios entre los asistentes.
Tambien una exposicion con base fotografica y plastica, que reflejará el sentir y la moda en las tribunas.

Precio entrada sencilla: 10€
Precio engtrada VIP: 40€  (Incluye barra libre delux y catering en la zona mas chic del Hipodromo. Compra anticipada. Dar como referencia la Asociacion de sombrereros para acceder a este precio reducido)

Stephen Jones: my Saturday job

 

The hat maker extraordinaire describes how a seasonal postal job led him to deliver a Christmas package with a difference

 

 

 

Hat maker Stephen Jones learned of the value of supportive workmates as a postie

I was a temporary postman for a few Christmases while growing up in Maidenhead, Berkshire. The regular postman used to have two or three people to help cover his normal round and he would sort the post into piles for us to deliver. Most of the houses had names rather than numbers and so you needed to know the district. Off I'd go on my old bicycle with a basket on the front, filled with piles of letters to post.
My main recollection is of delivering a letter bomb, but accidentally delivering it to the wrong address. T his was in the early 1970s when there was lots going on with the IRA. It had sent out 50 or 60 letter bombs to various people; some of them were primed and some weren't. They were all in A3 envelopes with "The Fisherman's Calendar" printed on the outside. How I remember this when I can't remember my own phone number, I'll never know.
There were two houses next to each other, Weir House and Weir Cottage. But the postman had put the envelope in the wrong pile, so I delivered it to the house instead of the cottage. There was this old boy who lived there. He'd been reading about the letter bombs in his Daily Telegraph, then his wife had brought in the post and on top was one of these calendars.
The first I knew about it was when I was cycling back to the sorting office and suddenly it was like a movie scene with police cars everywhere. I'll never know if the envelope did have explosives in it, but I recall having to fold it in half to get it through the letterbox.
I had to miss a bit of work because of it all but the postal workers' union was very kind and allocated me an extra four days' work. And I learned about the value of supportive workmates, they were great at the sorting office, asking me if I was OK. I really valued the camaraderie there.
Stephen Jones's Drifting and Dreaming collection will be showcased in the Royal Ascot daily fashion show on 14-18 June.   Graham Snowdon  The Guardian, Saturday 28 May 2011

Fashion at Royal Ascot

Fashion at Royal Ascot

Three Centuries of Thoroughbred Style 

by James Sherwood and Foreword  The Duke of Devonshire

Royal Ascot unites thoroughbred fashion with some of the greatest horse racing on the international calendar.
For the first time in its history Ascot has released its formidable archive to present a history of elegance as seen through the prism of this unique event – from millinery to morning dress.

Illustrated throughout with rare archival imagery alongside contemporary photography, this is the ultimate record of the styles and personalities that have defined Ascot as the most elegant of sporting occasions.
James Sherwood has co-presented the BBC’s fashion coverage of Royal Ascot since 2004, and co-presented coverage of the Royal Wedding in 2011. For more than two decades, he was a fashion and style critic for the Independent on Sunday, The Financial Times and the International Herald Tribune. He is the author of Savile Row: 
The Master Tailors of British Bespoke.
The Duke of Devonshire serves as Her Majesty’s Representative at Ascot.
Amanda Wakeley, one of Britain’s foremost fashion designers, is internationally renowned for her stylish, luxurious women-swear and accessories