Bespoke Louisiana Inauguration 2020
Maria Etkind
This past winter I had the privilege to be hired to create a bespoke hat for Mrs. Donna Bel Edwards. She would be wearing the hat to her husband’s inauguration on Jan 11, 2020 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I met with Mrs. Edwards at her home in the Governor’s mansion before Christmas and discussed a hat shape, material and flowers for her custom hat.
See full inauguration images here
We agreed on a royal blue felt color and I proposed custom flowers that would have an ombre color effect that would go from teal-royal blue. I was super pleased with the outcome and Mrs. Edwards. I also tried to buy all my materials in the US.
We got very lucky because it stopped raining right before they came out for the event. Which made all of us very happy.
Materials:
Velour royal blue felt
Handmade custom flowers from M&S Schmalberg