Fascinator - hat or hair accessory?
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What is a Fascinator?
A Fascinator is a fashionable hair accessory worn on the head. It may resemble a small hat but is held in place by a band, clip, pin or comb. Fascinators are usually worn by women, along with formal attire. Fascinators may be made from a variety of materials including sinamay, feathers, grosgrain, swarovski crystals, satin, silk, and tulle.
When to wear a Fascinator
Fascinator as alternative to hat or tiara
A Fascinator can be worn to weddings, christenings, a day at the races, cocktail and garden parties. Brides may prefer a veiled Fascinator to a tiara, and the bridesmaids and other members of the wedding party may like to wear matching or complimentary wedding Fascinators too.
Fascinator Materials
What is used to make a Fascinator?
Fascinators can be made from various materials, such as Sinamay, Jinsin, Paris Cloth and Crinoline. Ribbons of Petersham and Grosgrain line head fittings. Paste and real jewels, false and even real flowers may be used to make Fascinators. Swarovski Crystal fascinators make good impressions, as do elaborate feather fascinators.
My Favorite Fascinator Hat or Hair accessory site
Feather Fascinator Hats
Wedding Fascinators on Amazon
Fascinators from Amazon
Fascinator Hats and Hair Pieces
Flower Feather Fascinator with Sparkle
Buy Wedding Fascinators from eBay
Unique Fascinators
Why not make a Fascinator for Yourself?
Manufactured Fascinators vary from expensive versions with precious stones to much less costly and simple styles. For a truly unique look, making your own Cocktail or Wedding Fascinator is an obvious choice, and very much easier than making a hat - If you can sew buttons you can make a Fascinator.
The materials you need will vary according to the design you wish to make, but as a rule, the basic materials are:
Scissors
Dressmakers Pins
Thimble
Sewing needles
Small Pliers
Millinery Wire
Tape Measure
Sewing Thread
Mirror (to check the effect!)
Sinamay
Feathers
Elastic
Hair Combs
Bases
This is my favorite Fascinator hat or hair accessory site
More Fascinators
Where to buy a Fascinator...
Sinamay Fascinators
Fascinator Auctions
from UK
Feather Fascinator Hat In Purple & Black
from UK
Feather & Ribbon Hair Fascinator Hat
from UK
Do You Wear a Fascinator?
Fascinator Links
Further info on Fascinators
- Corvus tristis - Positively Fascinating
- I suppose the first step is to actually tell you what a fascinator is. ... For the purposes of this tutorial I put together two fascinators at once, ...
- Making a Fascinator - hat or hair accessory?
- How to make your own fascinator - a set by step instruction guide to walk you through making your own Fascinator
- Cut Out + Keep | How To ยป Zipper Roses Fascinator Hat
- Craft how-to - Romantic headpiece decorated with ribbons, toys or zippers in 15 steps. Time: 60 minutes, By: OutsaPop Trashion.
- What is a Fascinator?
- Brief and Straightforward Guide: What is a Fascinator?
- Her Majesty chooses a Fascinator for Grandson's Wedding
- For many women not wearing a hat to a wedding would be simply unthinkable. Not so for the Queen, who appears to have abandoned the traditional headware and in doing so has set a new trend.
- Elizabeth Hurley is toast of Glorious Goodwood in Pink Fascinator
- News and pictures from the world of celebrity, royalty, entertainment, film and music
- Kate Middleton Rocks the Fascinator - Lisa's History Room
- Kate Middleton Rocks
- BBC News - Kate Middleton's fascinator helps Whitley Bay ex-pat
- Royal wedding fever has a Whitley Bay milliner selling hats like hot cakes to Canadians
- Kate tips patriotic cap to Canada with fashionable maple leaf fascinator - Winnipeg Free Press
- TORONTO - Kate's salute to Canada's birthday? Call it a tip of the hat.... - Royal Tour - Winnipeg Free Press.
Swarovski Accessories
Feather Headbands
Fascinator Hat Amazon Search
Fascinator Guestbook
Are You Fascinated?
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KateHon
May 5, 2012 @ 11:22 pm | delete
- I love your article and Harmony, the tabby, wants to know if fascinators come in kitty sizes. She gives your lens two paws up!
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MelonyVaughan
Apr 24, 2012 @ 1:14 pm | delete
- I would say that a fascinator is somewhere between a hair accessory and a hat! Lovely lens!
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seriouslyafrolicious
Apr 1, 2012 @ 9:11 pm | delete
- I love fascinators. Great lens
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ottoblotto Mar 20, 2012 @ 9:04 am | delete
- I am beginning to warm up to head attire - "fascinating" lens!
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Tolovaj
Mar 18, 2012 @ 6:05 am | delete
- Never heard of fascinators until now.. I guess we learn all out lives... It looks cool!
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GetFactsnotHype
Feb 23, 2012 @ 4:42 pm | delete
- Hi, I featured this page of yours on one of mine. It's not in a "featured lenses" module, but I added it at the end of the section on brit royalty hats by Philip Treacy. It is a section showcasing coloring pages on hats, and then I added at the bottom that Fascinators is something that mom and daughter can do together as a project. Anyhow the page has kid activities royal princess style located here http://www.squidoo.com/royalandprincessthemedfun
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dannydeu
Jan 26, 2012 @ 2:04 pm | delete
- Thank you for your hard work. I like the look of Fascinators. Keep up the good work.
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TheHealthCabin
Jan 24, 2012 @ 10:19 am | delete
- I think Fascinators are so much more classy than hats and i love them! Great Lens, Thank you.
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SecondHandJoe
Jan 21, 2012 @ 8:16 pm | delete
- I love the name! Great lens!
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KilleenMcG
Jan 5, 2012 @ 10:27 pm | delete
- I AM fascinated! I actually made one of these a few months back and wore it proudly until I crushed it in my luggage. Forgot all about the endeavor of curling feathers with an old, blunt, dangerous knife! Thank you for reminding me to dig out my feathers and reacquaint myself with fascination. :) Now I have some new inspiration, too.
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jadehorseshoe
Jan 1, 2012 @ 12:52 am | delete
- Great Lens.
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flycatcher
Dec 12, 2011 @ 11:16 am | delete
- I've always thought, seeing them worn in old movies, that fascinators were very well named.
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PTurner56
Dec 11, 2011 @ 3:07 pm | delete
- Now that I've seen your lens, I will be thinking of ways to use fascinators. What a great accessory!
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presentsandgiftsgalore
Dec 10, 2011 @ 5:46 pm | delete
- I love fascinators. Great lens
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veryirie
Nov 29, 2011 @ 3:41 am | delete
- Yes, I love the retro look of fascinators. I'd like to try my hand at making some soon.
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