The Pheasant Feather Hair Extension Trend. . .

Get Married.com

The crimping of pheasant tail feathers into hair is spreading across the country as the latest trend for summer fashion fun. The Get Married blog has suggested that brides consider this hair embellishment for themselves and bridesmaids for their weddings. . . a fun idea for a Bohemian, earthy event for sure. I am thinking, however, that this sassy statement is a great idea for other pursuits involving fun and the sun, leaving something more spectacular for one of the most important moments in our lives.

Thanks to Hair Goodness for this technique tutorial:

Why not consider a more expressive feather statement inspired by our avian friends? We would love to help you with these options. =)

Here's to sassy ways of stepping up the fun!

The Pheasant Feather Hair Extension Trend. . .

Breeziway Bridal Hat

The Mon Cheri Occasions Collection of bridal suits and dresses are a good place to look for this less formal option to bridal fashion, if you are unable to engage a custom couture designer like Katerina Bocci to create a unique look. Some of the designs below would look fantastic with one of our custom bridal hats, like the Nostalgia. . .

A straw bunting base is embellished with bleached hackle and hybrid pheasant feathers, vintage silk French veiling with chenille design, and finished with a Swarovski AB crystal accent with matching hat pin. Pair this with your classic off-white suit for a stunning memorable effect. . . so classy!

The choices are truly endless! . . . oh, joyous & delicious decisions. . . . enjoy!

Breeziway Bridal Hat

Miuccia Prada designs celebrate the natural beauty of cock & peacock feathers. . .

Prada's exciting Milan RTW show for Spring, 2005 was a colorful eclectic blend of materials, including feathers. A few of my favorite designs from this show are below. Brilliantly-dyed coque and schlapen feathers sweeped around chloes, pheasant feathers create shingles on other chloes, next are the peacock body feather and herl adorned chloes, and finally, peacock body and eye feather skirts. So much creativity in this collection!

I would love to see our Meadow and Marnie (below) paired with the Prada peacock skirt and blouses of different contrasting colors.

Hoping that each of you state-side enjoyed a relaxing

Thanksgiving Day

with family and friends. Here's to a deliciously-spent holiday weekend!

Miuccia Prada designs celebrate the natural beauty of cock & peacock feathers. . .

Mischa Barton in Ring-neck Pheasant

As a native Londoner (later, a naturalized American), it is no surprise that Mischa Barton would feel as free-as-a-bird wearing her jaunty chloe cap covered in feathers from the ring-neck pheasant. The photos of Mischa taken while playing with friends in Primrose Hill, London this past spring were provided by http://www.hollywoodrag.com/.

There are 35 species of pheasants, with each bird creating a complex array of feather colors and patterns (10+). They are gorgeous birds, and this past summer was spent in part learning more about the unique and broad array of feathers worn by various species of pheasant. We have processed many pelts of beautiful materials for future designs.

The ring-neck pheasant shown below is the species whose feathers were used to create the hat worn by Mischa and the stunningly-shaped chloe shown below.











I look forward to wearing my own pheasant feather hat this winter and hope you will each find a way of keeping toasty-warm in the months ahead.

Best,

Mischa Barton in Ring-neck Pheasant