[Nfb-krafters-korner] Fascinator

[Eve Smyth]

There's your explanation.  I just wish I'd had time to try on the 
one I was looking at!  Eve


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>Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Fascinator

>Fascinator

>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia




>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kate_in_Ottawa_for_Canada_Day_
2011_croped.jpg)


>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kate_in_Ottawa_for_Canada_Day_
2011_croped.jpg)
>_Catherine,  Duchess of Cambridge_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine,_Duchess_of_Cambridge)  
wearing a red fascinator during her visit to Canada
>in  2011


>A fascinator is a _headpiece_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headpiece) , a
>style of _millinery_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatmaking) .  
The  word
>originally referred to a fine, lacy head covering akin to a 
_shawl_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawl)  and made from _wool_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wool)  or _lace_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lace) , but mostly
>feathers.  In the  modern usage, it refers to a woman's 
alternative to hat for
>formal attire; it is  usually a large hair decoration on a band 
or clip with
>elaborate trimmings and  decoration like a formal hat and it can 
incorporate a
>base to make it a  miniature hat.
>Today, a fascinator may be worn instead of a hat on occasions 
where hats
>were  traditionally worn—such as weddings—or as an evening 
accessory, when it
>may be  called a _cocktail hat_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktail_hat)
>.  It is  generally worn with fairly formal attire.
>A substantial fascinator is a fascinator of some size or bulk.  
Bigger than
>a  _barrette_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrette) ,  modern 
fascinators
>are commonly made with _feathers_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather) ,
>_flowers_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower)  or _beads_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bead) ._[1]_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascinator#cite_note-0)   They 
attach to the hair by a _comb_ (http://en.wikipedia.or
>g/wiki/Comb) , _headband_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headband)  
or _clip_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairpin_(fashion)) .  The fun,  
fanciful ornament is
>often embellished with crystals, beads, or loops of ribbon,  and 
attaches via a
>comb or headband; some have a small, stiff, flat base that  can 
be secured
>with bobby pins.  They are particularly popular at premium  
horse-racing
>events, such as the _Grand National_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_National) , _Kentucky Derby_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Derby)  and the
>_Melbourne Cup_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Cup) .  
Brides may
>choose to wear them as an alternative to a bridal _veil_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil)  or hat, particularly if 
their  gowns are non-traditional.
>At the _wedding  of Prince William and Catherine Middleton_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_of_Prince_William_and_Cathe
rine_Middleton)  in April
>2011, various female  guests arrived wearing fascinators.  
Amongst them was
>_Princess Beatrice  of York_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Beatrice_of_York) , who 
wore a piece designed by the Irish milliner _Philip  Treacy_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Treacy) .  The unusual shape 
and colour
>caused quite a media stir and went on  to become an internet 
phenomenon with
>its own _Facebook_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook)  
page._[2]_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascinator#cite_note-1) _[3]_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascinator#cite_note-2) _[4]_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascinator#cite_note-3)   Princess 
Beatrice used the publicity to auction it off
>on _eBay_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay) , where it garnered 
99,000
>Euros.  The sum was donated to charity by her._[5]_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascinator#cite_note-4) _[6]_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascinator#cite_note-5)
>In 2012 _Royal Ascot_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Ascot)  
announced
>that  women will have to wear hats, not fascinators, as part of a
>tightening of the  dress code in Royal Ascot's Royal 
Enclosure._[7]_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascinator#cite_note-6)   In 
previous years female racegoers
>were simply advised that "many ladies wear  hats."_[8]_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascinator#cite_note-7)







>Joyce  Kane
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