the Penman hat co.
Lady Penman
I'm proud to announce the Lady Penman line of hats. These hats are custom creations by Alyce Cornyn-Selby for Penman hats.
ALYCE CORNYN-SELBY
At age 13, Alyce convinced her best friend that they should spend all their hard-earned allowance buying two hats. Never losing that enthusiasm for acquiring hats, years later Alyce would have the dream job of becoming the executive curator of The Hat Museum (www.thehatmuseum.com), America’s largest with over 1,000 hats. Schooled in felting and costuming, Alyce has
put hats on the heads of “Jane Austen,” “Hello, Dolly” and “Scarlet O’Hara”.
At age 13, Alyce convinced her best friend that they should spend all their hard-earned allowance buying two hats. Never losing that enthusiasm for acquiring hats, years later Alyce would have the dream job of becoming the executive curator of The Hat Museum (www.thehatmuseum.com), America’s largest with over 1,000 hats. Schooled in felting and costuming, Alyce has
put hats on the heads of “Jane Austen,” “Hello, Dolly” and “Scarlet O’Hara”.
Alyce is also an author and adventurer, driving a topless vintage roadster solo across the USA (helmet required) and writing “Hit the Road” (www.ihittheroad.com).
What is it about hats?
“You’re not stuck with who you think you are---you can change your hat and change your whole outlook. You can be ultra feminine or tough as nails---your hat sets your mood. Katherine Hepburn said, ‘Sometimes I don’t approve of my attitude!’ and sometimes I don’t approve of mine either...so it is great to have the option to change it. And, of course, you get much better treatment by the airlines when you wear a hat.”
What is it about hats?
“You’re not stuck with who you think you are---you can change your hat and change your whole outlook. You can be ultra feminine or tough as nails---your hat sets your mood. Katherine Hepburn said, ‘Sometimes I don’t approve of my attitude!’ and sometimes I don’t approve of mine either...so it is great to have the option to change it. And, of course, you get much better treatment by the airlines when you wear a hat.”
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BLACK STRAW This deep dish black straw cloche is hand-trimmed with buttery 100% silk sash and pouf. Five wood rose buds are nestled in the fabric. If you wear this hat to a wedding, make sure the bride will be more beautiful than you are!
$88.00
PINK STRAW This lightweight pink innocence is surrounded with creme net and celebrates Garden Life with two matching flowers. A classic 1930's look that is very up-to-date...the hat you can wear to the Farmers Market in the morning and to that wedding in the afternoon.
$84.00
RIBBON ROSES Trimmed in crushed silk and handmade roses, this chocolate classic is ready to go casual or ?????? You've been asked to be Master of Ceremonies at a wine and chocolate tasting event, could this hat possibly be more perfect?
$84.00
AMBER This stylish and soft amber cloche is ringed with coffee-colored organza complete with handmade pouf. It's a little chilly in Bavaria even this time of year; better take that golden hat!
$86.00
$88.00
SATIN & FELT Get in touch with your Inner Jean Harlow in this totally classic 20'sstyle dark brown felt. The handmade trim is cream satin with 3 tawny fabric rose buds. If they didn't think this was a classic, why would they ask you to pose next to this 1924 Dusenberg?
$88.00
INTENSE ROSE is the color but this hat is a soft comforting ribboned material and features a one-of-a-kind satin pouf that twists and curls showing both sides of this unusual fabric. Simple and dramatic...just the right hat for shopping the Portobello Street Market in London on any Saturday.
$115 SOLD
PERFECT PINK with hand sewn white satin fabric--bouquets of roses in the white satin and three delicate pink rose buds that will hold the scent of your perfume for at least 3 months. This is the springtime hat to wear at a sidewalk cafe in Paris.
$105
GOLD THREADS crisscross the lightweight hat fabric and then white chiffon circles the hat and makes the gentle and dramatic pouf, all hand sewn. Now take to the Florida Keys in a convertible, a white Mercedes to match your hat.
$90
CLASSIC BLACK cloche in comfort fleece and wrapped in hand sewn vibrant red satin. Tucked into the pouf are 3 delicate wood-shaved rose buds that will hold your perfume in their petals for at least 3 months. This is the hat to wear when starting your next novel in a deck chair...the one you're writing.
Will you tell all?
Will you tell all?
$105 SOLD
A soft CREME CLOCHE with hand sewn golden pouf and a small green feather given up voluntarily by a generous parrot who lives in Minnesota. This is the hat to wear when catching that train to Nice for the film festival.
$90
NATURAL STRAW deep-dish cloche with silken blush lavender hand sewn trim. Position the pouf on either right or left side depending on who you'd like to attract. This is the hat you'll wear to match the lavender fields in Provence, France
$85
ANTIQUE LILAC, the delicate color taken from vintage postcards is so dramatic with black, this time in gentle fleece; the pouf makes twists and turns of velvety pastel lavender on this warm hat. When it is still cool in New England but they're having the Lilac Festival anyway, this hat will match the blossoms and your mood.
$85 SOLD
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY to own this one-of-a-kind dramatic but practical hat of ribboned material and then circled with pale golden chiffon. Delicate looking until direct sun hits the pouf and the rose buds lighting up the gold. Wear this hat when you're finally ready to share that secret that will knock them out of their box seats.
$97
MAUVE MOOD
A wide dramatic band of mauve sofa velvet is held with antique lavender curly mums and fabric leaves. The inside band is stretchy so this hat will hold to your head once you get it to that perfect angle. The innocence of the straw and the righthand dip say "maybe" but the contrasting romance of the extra wide band and the draw of the flowers say something else. This is the hat you'd be wearing in the Bodeian Library on your way to the Botanical Gardens for a picnic at Oxford.
A wide dramatic band of mauve sofa velvet is held with antique lavender curly mums and fabric leaves. The inside band is stretchy so this hat will hold to your head once you get it to that perfect angle. The innocence of the straw and the righthand dip say "maybe" but the contrasting romance of the extra wide band and the draw of the flowers say something else. This is the hat you'd be wearing in the Bodeian Library on your way to the Botanical Gardens for a picnic at Oxford.
$85
Prices DO NOT include shipping cost and all lady penman hats are ready to ship. No wait times.
the ADELE likes only what's unique...and this hat is it. Creme velveteen sash circles the Penman original hat and ends with a luscious bouquet of matching velveteen and chiffon blooms. Authentic vintage veiling adds depth to the crown. The hat pin is also one-of-a-kind by milliners at The Hat Museum. This is the hat to wear when you want him to KNOW, beyond a doubt, you've got brains as well as talent.
'' the Adele" is a collaboration between myself and Alyce. This hat can be made using pure beaver or pure rabbit felt. I have a wide range of felt colors to choose from: Black, Charcoal, Steel, Granite, Navy, Dark Moss, Wine, Dark Brown, Pecan, Natural, Sahara, and Silver Belly.
The trim on this hat will always be a one of a kind creation by Aylce herself. Making each hat a one of a kind
$375 and is shipped in a Penman hat co. hat box. Since this hat is a felt hat it has the same wait time as my handmade mens hats. Shipping is not included in the price.
Lady Penman