The Petits Chapeaux can be worn to parties, concerts, weddings, dinners, synagogue or church, school, lectures, opera, dances, or even to go shopping - anywhere, really.
To make the "chipaute" I use ribbons, tulle, netting, lace, silk flowers, buttons and beads (vintage and new), charms, pendants, and Swarovski crystals. Each hat takes around 2 hours to make, and I never repeat designs.
Now I need to photograph les Petits Chapeaux and put them in my Etsy shop. I only wish my brother, Michael, lived here so he could be my photographer. Alas, without him and without Lightroom, photographing, processing, and uploading digital photos takes me as much time as designing and making les Petits Chapeaux.