Bastille DayMill-a-Bout

On Saturday, July 14th, I joined my fellow milliners of the Milliners Guild for our annual Bastille Day Mill-a-Bout on the High Line of Chelsea, NYC. It was a gorgeous evening with a slight breeze. Everyone was decked out in their raise the barricade finest. One of my customers showed up in a hat that she bought from me fifteen years ago. She and the hat looked fantastic!! We wore hats ranging from Royalist to Napoleonic, with lots of plumes, flowers and cockades.


There was the usual good time had by all, telling jokes and exchanging insider sewing tips. We gave out bateau paper hats and Milliners Guild pins, and then had a nice visit amongst the lovely wild flowers of the High Line.