Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones comes to Brisbane
Posted By Steven Lewis on February 27, 2010
Style and whimsy: the signatures of a Stephen Jones hat
It’s been too long since I posted but it doesn’t mean I haven’t been looking at your heads to see what you’re wearing. I’ve been wearing a flat cap made from a hessian sack of basil, at least that’s what it pretends to be. Anyway, I like it and I bought it on my honeymoon as a wedding present to myself so it reminds me of that. Everyone else seems to be wearing little straw trilbies so fashion’s not changing in that regard.
The major news, however, is what I see from my Weekend Herald: Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones will be in Brisbane between 27 March and 27 June at the Queensland Art Gallery (media release).
I saw the exhibition in London and loved it so go, go, go if you can. I shall be doing my best to get there and I’m working on meeting the man himself, who is here to wish the exhibition well on what is the beginning of a six month voyage around the world. (I’m producing audio travel features for an airline and this would make a great feature for Brisbane.)
If I do get to meet the great milliner, probably I won’t mention that I tried to knock off his fez using a Turkish woman from Etsy.
Before the exhibition opens at the end of March, you can be part of its progress by looking at QAG’s Flickr stream.
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Oh – there is nothing like a whimsical hat! One of my hitherto unknown passions in life, if only one could make a living from millinery! Definitely need to tag this one in the diary and look for a good excuse to get to Brisvegas … thanks for the heads up!
Thanks for following us | Don’t forget to track the exhibition installation progress of ‘Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones’ | LINK | http://www.flickr.com/photos/queenslandartgallery/sets/72157623380241893/ | There will be regular updates on our Flickr site over the next 4 weeks before the opening on 27 March 2010 | For the local audience, there is also the Australian component | If you get to the exhibition, enjoy!
Just announced | To celebrate ‘Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones’ the Queensland Art Gallery will establish a ‘Hats Salon’ at the Gibson foyer, Stanley Place entrance, where visitors can purchase exclusive hand made creations by leading milliners, many of whom have work featured in the exhibition | The range will include hats by international milliners Stephen Jones and Noel Stewart and leading Australian milliners such as Richard Nylon, Alexandra Harper, Susie O’Rourke, Melissa Jackson, Paula Walden and Liza Stedman. Fall in love with a Stephen Jones ‘Rose of Paris’ headdress or be intrigued by a ‘cocktail hat with veil and acrylic smashed trim’ by Noel Stewart. As well as many spectacular creations, there are lots of gorgeous hats suitable for everyday wear | There will also be a number of in-store appearances by milliners to assist you with finding the perfect hat. For more information phone the ‘Hats Salon’ during the exhibition | The exhibition catalogue ‘Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones’ will be available at the ‘Hats Salon’ and Gallery Stores at the special price of $39.95 during the exhibition (normally $45) | A range of exhibition merchandise exclusive from the Victoria & Albert Museum will also be available in the Hats Salon | The catalogue and a selection of merchandise will also be for sale online at http://www.australianartbooks.com.au during the exhibition. Hope this is of interest.
Is the Stephen Jones Anthology coming to Sydney?
No, Brisbane is its only Australian stop. I think it’s going back to Europe (Belgium) then and onwards for about six years.