{"product_id":"9780062283405","title":"Couture Hats","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the recent royal wedding, couture hats and headpieces are gaining more attention than ever before. Featured on guests from Victoria Beckham to Sarah Ferguson’s daughter, Princess Beatrice, whimsical and sculptural hats are now splashed across the pages of fashion magazines, advertisements, and blogs. The trademark accessory of fashion muse Isabella Blow, couture hats were among the most talked about elements of the recent Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Met, and a Stephen Jones Couture Hats exhibition is running at Bard from September 2011 to April 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCouture Hats\u003c\/em\u003e, a luscious gallery of modern fashion designs, will be unlike anything else on the market, artfully showcasing the most innovative work of master milliners around the world, including the likes of Stephen Jones, Philip Treacy, Anthony Peto, and Nasir Mazhar, designers who have all constructed numerous hats and headpieces for members and guests of the royal family, as well as celebrities like Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Daphne Guinness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlready endorsed by the creative director of Givenchy, each chapter of \u003cem\u003eCouture Hats\u003c\/em\u003e is devoted to a particular designer or design house, providing biographical information, professional philosophies, trade secrets, and intimate interviews. With hundreds of full-page, full-color photographs, these gorgeous modern hats include gravity-defying sculptural shapes to delight and inspire refined women, modern fashionistas, designers, students, aspiring milliners, and costume lovers. Even for those without the gall to wear such daring pieces, these hats will fascinate all creative minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the designers included are:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Treacy for Alexander McQueen\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Treacy\u003cbr\u003eStephen Jones\u003cbr\u003eNoel Stewart\u003cbr\u003eHouse of Flora\u003cbr\u003eHeather Huey\u003cbr\u003eTour de Force\u003cbr\u003eÀngel Coll\u003cbr\u003eManuel Albarran\u003cbr\u003eClaudia Schulz\u003cbr\u003eEdwina Ibbotson\u003cbr\u003eTolentino Haute Hats\u003cbr\u003eCharlie Le Mindu\u003cbr\u003eSimon Ekrelius\u003cbr\u003ePiers Atkinson\u003cbr\u003eEmma Yeo\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Chambers\u003cbr\u003eEllen Christine\u003cbr\u003eAnya Caliendo\u003cbr\u003eDinu Bodiciu\u003cbr\u003eGustavo Adolfo Tari\u003cbr\u003eIrene Bussemaker\u003cbr\u003eDayna Pinkham\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070305976560,"sku":"9780062283405","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062283405_p0.jpg?v=1772804466","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062283405","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}