Eat your heart out Marie Antoinette

For you this Valentines day my lovers: Every girl's true fantasy. A real life dress up party. Alice in Wonderland meets Marie Antoinette meets East Coast bad assery.

One day, I swear I will plan something in advance but until then, you can understand how my procrastination is not dire. I shit you not, we pulled off this shoot in one week. When you have so many bougie bitches on speed dial, this is just another Sunday afternoon... ;)

My first muse Tia Darling sporting, oh so naturally, this French blue Marie Antoinette inspired mini tricorn hat and a necklace she is too humble to tell you she made herself.

 

These pink champagne coupes are not a dream. They are real. And they our mine. Well, really their ours. Another Tia & Jas thrifting escapade find!

Are you sitting down?? Well GET UP because Nina in this mini hat and Jill Andrews Gown is already one of the best moments of 2013.

 A little authentic Victorian goggle action courtesy of House of Jill. 

Jill has the most awesome assortment of the finest, classical, ton notch vintage shit you've ever seen.

Like these vintage clothing labels from Baltimore designers and department stores. Lord have mercy. #gimme

 The hauntingly beautiful Erica Von Lindenberg who I am so unbelievably lucky lends me her head for my hats. 

 And of course me! Bougie bitch numero uno feeling all glam with that red silk hair flower and this A-MAZING collar made entirely of real rose petals!! Its true!!!

And the lady herself behind these DIVINE live rose petal collars. Amanda Veronee of Anthomanic. This girl is unstoppable. Her work is straight out of a dream with its weepy, sultry, romantic vibe.

These colorssss!!! Le sigh*

Paired with the turquoise skirt surrounded by a myriad of vintage busts. Dream within a dream.

And red heart balloons :)

Did I mention this all came together in a week like real life MAGIC?! The purple flowers, the deep plum gown, that wysteria top hat. <3 nbsp="" p="">

Yes, atop that pink and gold flawlessly ruffled cake sits a pink mini tricorn hat with a tiny bird, Sailboats, pink ostrich plumes and a teeeny tiny vintage crown for aforementioned tiny bird.

Nina, Tia, Jasika, Amanda & Erica

Thank you to the group of women who rallied to pull this together so seamlessly. This level of fabulousity could not be achieved without each of you:

Hats. Headpieces : Two Back Flats 

Flowers: Anthomanic

Gowns . Location: Jill Andrews Gowns 

Makeup : Maureen Flynn - Tom Ford 

Hair : Erica Von Lindenberg - A Second Glance Salon 

Pink Ruffle Cake: Fat Girl Cakes 

Photography : Abby Grace Photography

ONE LOVE, 

Jas 

Tea Time

Check that wedding and shower calendar ladies! It is officially tea time with this colorful and oh so fun tea party hat. I cannot get enough of these foam flowers this spring.

Elegant and whimsical. Its the name of the game.

Happy Tuesday dolls
X
Jas

I make tiny things

To all my fabulously amazing followers: I'd like to take a minute to introduce Petite Four Couture.

PFC has been my baby and I can not believe we are celebrating its FOURTH BIRTHDAY this month!

After tons of hard work, our website is LIVE! If you love tiny hats, I can promise you that you will love these tiny cakes.

Just like Two Back Flats, every single confection made by Petite Four Couture is completely hand crafted from scratch with the utmost amount of care and attention to detail.

Please take a minute to browse through our site, watch a little video and read our story. Sure to leave you drooling. Then hop on over to our Facebook page and watch for some exciting delicious happenings!

You just may need some tiny cakes to go with that tiny hat!

All my love,
Jasika

Mini Top Hats for Tea Party Goers

I had to share one of the custom mini top hats I shipped this week. When I ask people what their inspiration is, I love seeing photos of lavish tea parties and bouquets of peonies. But one special lady simply responded "Thunderstorms. Blue and Yellow". What a smashing concept. The outcome was a delight. I love this hat so much, I had trouble shipping it!



Created from scratch using my favorite* blue/gray dupioni silk. I tried to convey the rolling of thunder with the dramatic cascade of pale yellows. Bolts of striking yellow flowers and pops of dusty blue buds. The droopy yellow and blue stems in the back are breathlessly romantic. There are subtle rhinestones and pearls hidden within for even more depth.

Once the photos were taken, it reminded me so much of "The Garden of Earthly Delights" by Hieronymus Bosch. A little dark and a lot of fantasy.





I am thrilled to say this is now for sale in my shop for tea party goers, throwers, lovers of gardens, thunderstorms or anything delightful!

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I have to thank my customers once again for for inspiring me every single day!

One Love,
Jas

Tea Party Mini Top Hat - Part deux

Oh custom orders! You complete me. I had a bridal party order a set of ADORABLE hats for a Mad Bridal Tea Party. She requested the ever classic Tea Party Mini Top hat that we all know and love :


But instead she asked for a white and pink pin stripe fabric. I can not tell you how in love I am with the new spin! It makes this hat even daintier and sweeter. Didn't think it possible.





As if that wasn't cute enough to eat: She requested matching Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum mini top hats for her sisters. The idea to make pinwheels instead of propellers hit me IMMEDIATELY. Once I started making the pinwheels, I literally could not stop.

See why?

I shipped the hats out yesterday and hat to talk myself out of keeping them all for myself! Enjoy ladies!! These are some of my favorites to date!!

xoxo
Jasika