JCN Fascinators

25 May 2015

Fascinator Hat Mondrian

Straw Base, Ostrich, Pheasant and Rooster Feathers, Crinoline, Glass Beads / Base in paglia,Piume di Struzzo, Fagiano e Gallo, Crinolina, Perline di Vetro

SHOP HERE:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/231806272/fascinator-hat-mondrian-colors-black?ref=shop_home_active_20

Fascinator Hat Valentino recycled

https://www.etsy.com/shop/JCNfascinators

Sisal Base, Pure Cotton Flowers, Guinea Fowl Feathers. I have recycled the fabric of the flowers from an original Valentino vintage shirt / Base in Sisal, fiori in puro cotone, piume di faraona.
Ho riciclato il tessuto dei fiori da una camicia vintage originale Valentino

18 May 2015

Mad Hatters Society - Thinking Outside The Box Competition 2014 - Honorable Mention

The Wire Charmer -

DVD plastic cover, electric wire, paper boxes, red nail polish

Comments from Judge: Thought this was very fun and spacey

https://www.facebook.com/groups/madhatterssociety/permalink/904326192934437/

12 May 2015

Antique Pink & Black

Sinamay Saucer, Veiling, Ostrich and Goose Biot Feathers, Glass Beads / Disco in Sinamay, Veletta, Piume di Struzzo e Oca, Perline di Vetro

SHOP HERE:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/231705408/fascinator-antique-pink-black-saucer?ref=shop_home_active_6

04 May 2015

Photo Album Exhibition I Sogni Nel Cappello - Arezzo Tuscany May 2015

JCN

in the middle:

Claudia della Frattina - creator of JCN Fascinators

JCN

21 April 2015

Prize for CONTEST ROYAL BABY

http://gildaandtheroyals.com/2015/04/21/contest-royalbaby-vinci-il-fascinator-royalbaby-contest-win-the-fascinator/

Cotton Alice Band, Sisal Base, Veiling, Guinea Fowl & Peacock Feathers, Glass Beads / Cerchietto in Cotone, Base in Sisal, Veletta, Piume di Faraona e Pavone, Perline di Vetro

Album Mercato Monti Sept. 2014

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1477482415870712.1073741831.1475030419449245&type=3

Crinolina Rosa Antico

Shantung Silk Base, Crinoline, Satin, Rooster Feathers, Glass Beads, Hair Clip on the back/ Base in Seta Shantung, Crinolina, Raso, Piume di Gallo, Perline di Vetro, Molletta sul retro

SHOP HERE:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/232703080/antique-pink-fascinator-crinoline?ref=shop_home_active_23

Articolo di Silvia Berardi

https://sostylishsbys.wordpress.com/2014/11/13/larmonia-e-leleganza-del-brand-jcn-fascinators-little-hats-di-claudia-della-frattina/

19 April 2015

Orange Peacock

Alice Band, Canvas and Silk Base, Peacock Feathers, Paillettes & Glass Beads / Cerchietto, Base in Cotone e Seta, Piume di Pavone, Paillettes & Perline di Vetro
SHOP HERE:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/238194423/orange-and-beige-fascinator-peacock?ref=shop_home_active_5

16 April 2015

Pheasant Fascinator with Green

Wool Felt Base, Pheasant & Goose Biot Feathers / Base in Feltro di Lana, Piume di Fagiano e Oca

23 January 2015

The Great Anita O'Day

Felt Base, Veiling, Ostrich Feathers, Mother of Pearl Bead / Base in Feltro, Veletta, Piume di Struzzo, Perlina in Madreperla
Silvia Manco Trio @ Gregory's Jazz Club Roma - Night O'Day - Feb. 19, 2015 (Silvia Manco piano - Luca Fattorini contrabasso - Michele Salgarello batteria). Cappello JCN per Silvia Manco ispirato ad Anita O'Day

Zelda in Purple & Black

Double Satin Alice Band, Crinoline, Ostrich Feathers, Glass Beads / Doppio Cerchietto in Raso, Crinolina, Piume di Struzzo, Perline di Vetro

SHOP HERE:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/232199437/fascinator-in-purple-burlesque-1920s?ref=shop_home_active_3

Billie H in Red

Cachemire Base, Ostrich Feathers, Satin, Glass Beads / Base in Cachemere, Piume di Struzzo, Raso, Perline di Vetro
SHOP HERE:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/233040320/red-fascinator-billie-h-in-red-burlesque?ref=shop_home_active_4

03 November 2014

Fascinator Tweed

Tweed Wool Base, Pheasant Feathers, Glass Bead / Base in Lana Tweed, Piume di Fagiano, Perlina di Vetro

SHOP HERE:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/245489948/fascinator-tweed-wool-pheasant-feathers?ref=shop_home_active_4

21 October 2014

Revisited Editions: Liliac Angora Hat

Original Vintage Kangol Angora Hat 1970s, Ostrich & Marabou Feathers, Vintage Brooch / Cappello in Angora Originale Vintage Kangol Anni '70, Piume di Struzzo & Marabù, Spilla Vintage

SHOP HERE:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/231681296/summer-sale-winter-hat-kangol-liliac?ref=shop_home_active_7

28 August 2014

Faye D. Beret Winter Afternoon

Wool Beret, Marabou and Partridge Feathers, Vintage Brooch / Basco in Lana, Piume di Marabù e Pernice, Spilla Vintage

SHOP HERE:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/245260938/wool-beret-wine-red-with-marabou-and?ref=shop_home_active_4

25 August 2014

Crinoline Hat Peacock

Crinoline, Peacock Eye and Sword Feathers, Glass Beads / Crinolina, Piume Occhio e Spada di Pavone, Perline di Vetro

SHOP HERE:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/245273701/black-crinoline-hat-peacock-statement?ref=shop_home_active_1

Little Red Hat

Sinamay, Silk Flower, Duck Feathers, Goose Biot Feathers, Bead /

Sinamay, Fiore di Seta, Piume di Anatra, Piume di Oca (basi), Perlina

SHOP HERE:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/231698813/fascinator-red-blue-white-red-little-hat?ref=shop_home_active_3

Alice Band Downton Black & Blue

Double Velvet Alice Band, Crinoline, Guinea Fowl Feather, Marabou Feathers, Glass Beads / Doppio Cerchietto in Velluto, Crinolina, Piuma di Faraona, Piume di Marabù, Perline di Vetro

SHOP HERE:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/232400100/fascinator-downton-black-cobalt-blue?ref=shop_home_active_17

Autumn

Buntal, Crinoline, Pheasant Feathers, Emu Feathers, Glass Beads / Buntal, Crinolina, Piume di Fagiano, Piume di Emu, Perline di Vetro

SHOP HERE:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/232516820/brown-fascinator-hat-autumn-pheasant-and?ref=shop_home_active_10

About me

Claudia della Frattina

I was born in Bremen in 1966 by German mother and Italian father. I live in Rome since I was a child but have always been strongly influenced by the mix of the two cultures.
I started producing my collection in 2014. I mainly use recycled fabrics and accessories, with the idea of giving a new life to old designer clothing, precious fabric leftovers and samples, vintage costume jewelry, buttons and accessories of all kinds. Almost all of my hats have feathers, natural or dyed. I never make hats I wouldn't wear myself!
When I create a hat, I focus on the proportions, on the harmony of colors and materials and very much on the little details.
I called my brand JCN because I wanted to dedicate it to my late mother Jutta and grandmother (Oma) Nina.
They are my inspiration. I inherited from them a sense of creativity and a passion for elegance. Since I was very little, my mother taught me to sew and to recycle any kind of materials for creative purposes; with Oma Nina, a ceramist, I used to attend during summers the ceramic schools in Worpswede, cradle of the German Expressionism. From her I learned the art of taking care of my appearance. My paternal grandmother Olga, Countess della Frattina, passed away when I was still a child but thanks to her I keep the strong persuasion that a woman doesn’t board a cruise ship without white gloves!
My logo is designed by my father Andrea della Frattina.
I try to make hats that are easy and comfortable to wear, never over the top but still with a strong sense of frivolity. I believe a hat must inspire, make you joyful, be a topic of conversation, and this is never achieved by staying too much on the safe side!

My Tokyo Story # 1 and Tokyo Story # 2 have just been selected for the London Hat Week 2019!
My Chrystal Palace inspired tophat was selected for the 2018 LHW and my Vertigo inspired hat was selected for the 2016 LHW.

https://sostylishsbys.wordpress.com/2014/11/13/larmonia-e-leleganza-del-brand-jcn-fascinators-little-hats-di-claudia-della-frattina

Honorable Mention in the Mad Hatters Society contest "Outside of the Hatbox" under the name Claudia Annessi Mecci ( https://www.facebook.com/notes/mad-hatters-society/2014-winners-list-2nd-annual-outside-of-the-hatbox-competition/904326189601104?pnref=story

Exhibition in Arezzo, Tuscany in May 2015 - I Sogni nel Cappello
http://www.aglitteringwoman.com/i-sogni-nel-cappello-arezzo

Quotes about hats that inspired me:
"Wearing a hat versus not wearing a hat is the difference between looking adequate and looking your best" (Martha Sliter)
"Life is like a new hat. You don't know if it suits you if you keep trying it on in front of your own mirror" ( Shirley McLaine)
"Saying you don't look good in a hat is like saying you don't look good in shoes" (Unknown)
"We just know inside that we're queens. And these are the crowns we wear" (Felecia McMillan)
"Whenever you wear your hat, your day will be special" (Margo Nickel)
"I myself have 12 hats, and each one represents a different personality. Why just be yourself?" (Margaret Atwood)
"Wearing a hat is like having a baby or a puppy; everyone stops to coo and talk about it" (Louise Green)
"If a woman rebels against high heeled shoes, she should take care to do it in a very smart hat" (George Bernard Shaw)
"A hat will make you look solar, solemn, regal, joyful ... or bad, in the case of a wrong choice! A hat is the epitome of femininity in every sense of the frivolity this term lets imagine. And let it be for a dress, a bag or a hat, the principle is always the same: Always choose the most noble fabrics!"
(Little Dictionary Of Fashion - Christian Dior, Ultra, 2013)

Materials I use:
Recycled high quality fabrics
Sinamay (a stiff coarse open textile woven in the Philippines chiefly from abaca)
Buntal (Straw obtained from leaves of the Talipot palm)
Crinoline (it was originally a stiff fabric with a weft of horse-hair and a warp of cotton or linen thread. The fabric first appeared around 1830. Today it’s made of plastic or nylon, which are low in cost, lightweight and flexible)
All beads and brooches are vintage costume jewellery, surplus stock and samples from the fashion industry.
All feathers are hand sewn, not glued

About my hats

Headpieces created recycling high quality fabrics from vintage designer clothing, costume jewellery, natural and dyed feathers. All beads and feathers are hand sewn.

Sinamay -

A stiff coarse open textile woven in the Philippines chiefly from abaca.
Fibra tessile rigida originaria delle Filippine, ottenuta principalmente dall’abaca.
Buntal -

Straw obtained from leaves of the Talipot palm.
Paglia ottenuta da foglie di palma Talipot.
Crinoline -
Crinoline was originally a stiff fabric with a weft of horse-hair and a warp of cotton or linen thread. The fabric first appeared around 1830. Today it’s made of plastic or nylon, which are low in cost, lightweight and flexible.
La crinolina era in origine un tessuto rigido con una trama di crine di cavallo e un ordito di filo di cotone o lino. Il tessuto fa la sua prima apparizione intorno al 1830. Oggi è realizzato in plastica o nylon, che sono a basso costo, e lo rendono più leggero e flessibile.
All beads and brooches are vintage costume jewellery, surplus stock and samples from the fashion industry.
Tutte le perline e spille sono bigiotteria vintage, stock in eccesso e campionario dell’industria della moda

Quotes About Hats / Citazioni Sui Cappelli

"Wearing a hat versus not wearing a hat is the difference between looking adequate and looking your best" (Martha Sliter)

"Life is like a new hat. You don't know if it suits you if you keep trying it on in front of your own mirror" ( Shirley McLaine)

"Saying you don't look good in a hat is like saying you don't look good in shoes" (Unknown)

"We just know inside that we're queens. And these are the crowns we wear" (Felecia McMillan)

"Whenever you wear your hat, your day will be special" (Margo Nickel)

"I myself have 12 hats, and each one represents a different personality. Why just be yourself?" (Margaret Atwood)

"Wearing a hat is like having a baby or a puppy; everyone stops to coo and talk about it" (Louise Green)

"If a woman rebels against high heeled shoes, she should take care to do it in a very smart hat" (George Bernard Shaw)

"A hat will make you look solar, solemn, regal, joyful ... or bad, in the case of a wrong choice! A hat is the epitome of femininity in every sense of the frivolity this term lets imagine. And let it be for a dress, a bag or a hat, the principle is always the same: Always choose the most noble fabrics!"
(Little Dictionary Of Fashion - Christian Dior, Ultra, 2013)

"Indossare un cappello contro non indossare un cappello è la differenza tra essere adeguata ed essere al tuo meglio" (Martha Sliter)

"La vita è come un cappello nuovo. Non saprai mai se ti sta bene se continui a provartelo davanti allo specchio" (Shirley McLaine)

"Dire che non stai bene con un cappello è come dire che non stai bene con le scarpe" (Sconosciuto)

“Dentro di noi sappiamo che siamo regine. E queste sono le corone che indossiamo "(Felecia McMillan)

"Ogni volta che indossate il vostro cappello, la vostra giornata sarà speciale" (Margo Nickel)

"Io personalmente ho 12 cappelli, e ognuno rappresenta una personalità diversa. Perché essere solo se stessa?" (Margaret Atwood)

"Indossare un cappello è come avere un bambino o un cucciolo, tutti si fermano a tubare e a parlarne" (Louise Green)

“Se una donna si ribella alle scarpe col tacco alto, dovrebbe prendersi cura di farlo in un cappello molto elegante” (George Bernard Shaw)

"Un cappello vi renderà solari, solenni, regali, gioiose… o brutte, nel caso di una scelta sbagliata! Un cappello è la quintessenza della femminilità in tutti i sensi che la frivolezza di questo termine lascia immaginare. E che sia per un abito, una borsa o un cappello, il principio è sempre lo stesso: scegliete sempre i tessuti più nobili!"
(Piccolo Dizionario Della Moda – Christian Dior, Ultra, 2013)

JCN Fascinators

JCN Logo

25 May 2015

Fascinator Hat Mondrian

Fascinator Hat Valentino recycled

18 May 2015

Mad Hatters Society - Thinking Outside The Box Competition 2014 - Honorable Mention

12 May 2015

Antique Pink & Black

04 May 2015

Photo Album Exhibition I Sogni Nel Cappello - Arezzo Tuscany May 2015

21 April 2015

Prize for CONTEST ROYAL BABY

Album Mercato Monti Sept. 2014

Crinolina Rosa Antico

Articolo di Silvia Berardi

19 April 2015

Orange Peacock

16 April 2015

Pheasant Fascinator with Green

23 January 2015

The Great Anita O'Day

Zelda in Purple & Black

Billie H in Red

03 November 2014

Fascinator Tweed

21 October 2014

Revisited Editions: Liliac Angora Hat

28 August 2014

Faye D. Beret Winter Afternoon

25 August 2014

Crinoline Hat Peacock

Little Red Hat

Alice Band Downton Black & Blue

Autumn

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