Added: 02/07/2006 |
Patricia Underwood and Philip Somerville popular modern hat designersSpeaking about modern hat designers, we can`t but call the names of such celebrities as Patricia Underwood and Philip Somerville.
Being one of the most popular modern hat designers, Patricia Underwood creates plain hand made designs, which reveal a very subtle understanding of proportion, color and shape thus their a strikingly beautiful effect. This talented designer began her career rather accidentally. She just got the desire to attend the courses in millinery in the Fashion Institute of Technology. The girl wanted to create the hats, which would be able to flatter the appearance of the woman as well as to complement the clothes and not just to be a distracting ornament.
Today this one of the most renowned modern hat designers continues to produce hats of cashmere, leather, felt and straw. It is necessary to note that the company of Patricia Underwood has always been used the finest materials for its hats. The company once decided to produce the hats only in the United States. Nevertheless, the company does sell the hats throughout the world, in such areas as Australia, Japan, Europe, and the United States of America.
The career of the woman has been an on-going success for more than 25 years already. And what is good is that she has not given up her unwavering design principles. The outstanding work of Patricia Underwood was marked by a number of awards. Underwood Company managed to collaborate with the most prestigious designers of clothes in America. Her company created hats for such designers as Rebecca Moses, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Richard Tyler, Isaac Mizrahi, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Oscar de la Renta and Bill Blass.
The hats from Patricia Underwood are extremely popular with different celebrities. The hats are often used in feature films, for example, The Pallbearers and Return to Paradise, The Imposters, Austin Powers, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Six Days - Seven Nights and Sabrina. Such singers as Mariah Carrey and R. Kelly appeared in Underwood hats in their videos and tours. As well, a lot of hats by Patricia Underwood are exhibited in permanent collections of such museums as the Philadelphia Art Museum, Fashion Institute of Technology Museum and the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute.
At present, Patricia Underwood is one of the board members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. She was born in England but has resided in the United States of America since 1967.
Philip Somerville is also considered to be one of the most celebrated modern hat designers. The man has been the royal milliner for 12 years. Traditionally if the queen steps out, she wears a hat from Philip Somerville.
Philip Somerville says that it is almost impossible to guess which hat the queen is going to wear today. In most cases it depends on the weather. The designer says that when he creates the hats for Her Majesty, he wants it to be wearable. The hat should also match the color of the clothes that the queen prefers to wear. Also, the designer wants his hats to contribute to the image of the queen.
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