Fabulous wedding creations from Oxon milliner

Oxfordshire's Hat Couture has announced the launch of its first collection, The Hollywood Legends. “I upcycle designer hats and create original objects d'art for discerning clients and fashion mavens,” says milliner Denise Marsh. “Each rescue project is carefully taken apart by hand and remade using only the finest silk, sinamay, vintage lace, plumes, real pearls, flowers and luxury trimmings.”

Hat Couture scours local thrift stores to rescue designer millinery and fabric in good condition, making a sizeable donation to charity and providing items too good for landfill with a new lease of life. After removing all trimmings and cleaning, the hat base is reshaped and put into stock to await the creation of a new design to match that special outfit or become a statement piece for an international fashionista.

Most of the fabrics and trimmings used are also upcycled from vintage fabric collections found via the internet or the designer's own inherited treasure trove of laces, silks, buttons, flowers and beads. When dispatched to a new home, each design is carefully wrapped in tissue paper (recycled) before being placed into a signature black and white candy stripe box (made from recycled paper), tied with a sumptuous satin bow (recycled from heritage stock) to be whisked away.

The Hollywood Legends collection is available for immediate shipping to International and local clients, who can enjoy the feel-good factor that comes with wearing an exclusive upcycled, one off creation. To find out more about Hat Couture, go to www.etsy.com/shop/HatCoutureCreations or www.facebook.com/hatcouturecreations – and check out the latest issue of Your Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wedding for a fab offer.