We are pleased to announce that effective immediately, Lillie & Cohoe is now represented in the Midwest by Bennye Seide. Bennye has been representing artisans for many years and is committed to originality, quality and excellent customer service. Her website showcases a diverse range of carefully selected artisans.
Liz will be returning to Chicago this July to work with Bennye in her booth at the Gift Market:
Chicago Gift Market
"What a Girl Wants"
Booth 8-8061
Merchandise Mart
July 21-24, 2007
The hot items this Fall is the equestrienne cap, Lillie & Cohoe version being "Jackie" and it occurs many times in the collection. You will see it mentioned in the June issue of Accessories magazine on page 19.
You can now purchase Lillie & Cohoe hats in the following locations:
Figurehead II, 2 West Franklin St., Hagerstown, MD
Head Games, 95 Union Street, Newton Centre, MA
HOTBOX Accessories, 2560 Main St., Vancouver, BC
Banbury Cross Gallery & Gifts, 842 Broadway St. E., Fort Qu'Appelle, SK
Look for the following locations for the upcoming Fall/Winter 2007 season:
Silver Star Mountain Resort, 1234 Main St., Silverstar Mountain, BC V1B 3M1
Patricia Shoppe, 7861 Hwy 42, Egg Harbour, WI
Boutique de Joie, 120 N. Main Street, Adrian, MI
The Empty Nest, 21 North Gore, Webster Groves, MO
Bodacious Boutique, 1719 Monroe Street, Madison, WI
Northern Possessions, 129 East Bay Street, Harbor Springs, MI
Christine's Beauty Room, 18910 Grand River, Detriot, MI
What follows is a ‘portrait’ of Pear, Triangle, and Diamond face shapes, describing the unique features that distinguish it from the others, and a discussion of hat features. Following this are recommendations on how best to wear hats for your facial shape, and a selection of Lillie & Cohoe hat styles especially chosen to correspond with your face shape.
PEAR-SHAPED The pear shaped face has a narrow forehead that gradually widens through the cheek area to a wide jawline and chin. Wear a small brimmed, high crowned hat to draw the eye up and bring balance to the face.
Crown: Choose a broad crown as wide or slightly wider than the widest point of the lower facial outline, and fairly full and high to help balance the overall shape of a pear-shaped face. You want to draw attention upwards and add height to the face with a high crown.
Brim: Short straight or upturned brims will balance the prominent jaw line and accent the eyes, drawing attention away from the strong jaw line. To add width and emphasize the narrow upper third of the face, try short-brimmed hat styles that are accented with colour and trim on the crown or brim edge.
How to wear: Hats can be worn straight across the brow, but the crown should never be narrower than your cheekbones. Tucking hair behind your ears will draw attention to your eyes and add fullness through the upper part of your face. Chose a hat with a decorative detail (ie: buckle, flower, or notched brim) that sits to the side, drawing the eye off center.
Avoid: Too much height at the crown. Large, down turned brims or heavy shapes. This will draw the eye down give the appearance of added weight to the face.
Suitable styles: Anna, Chelsea, Diva, Pearl (with side brim notch), Miranda, Paulette, Skimmer.
TRIANGLE The triangle-shaped face is broad across the top third of the face, narrowing dramatically through the cheek area to a delicate jaw line and chin.
Crown: A tapered crown, like that in a cloche or fedora, mirrors the shape of the face and provides balance. Be certain that the crown is never wider than the highest points of the cheekbones to create balance in the upper face. Square and round crowns are suitable, if they are soft fabric that can be pushed to one side to soften the appearance.
Brim: To minimize the width of the top of the face, try styles with a downward curved brim.
How to Wear: Wear on an angle to offset the line of the brim across the width of the face.
Avoid: Avoid upward sweeping brims that emphasize the broadness of the upper facial contour.
Suitable styles: Audrey, Balaclava, Brook, Cloche, Coco, Diva, Flapper Girl, Fedora, Gretchen, Jeanette, Justine, Newsboy, Olivia, Tam, Tara, Tikka, Virginia.
DIAMOND The diamond shaped face is equally narrow at the forehead and jaw line, and widest at the cheekbones. The face shape is balanced and dramatic on its own, when choosing a hat it is important to select a style that will complement and balance the broad cheek bones and delicate chin.
Crown: Wear rounded, or soft fabric crowns that can be pushed to one side to soften the appearance. A tapered crown, like that in a cloche or fedora, mirrors the shape of the face and provides balance.
Brim: To highlight the eyes and bring out the cheekbones, try styles that have distinctive brims. An upturned brim adds fullness and lift at the temples, without adding width to the widest part of the face, the cheekbones. You can wear shorter brims, but to achieve balance between your dramatic cheekbones and delicate chin line, a medium brim that can be turned up towards the face, and worn down towards the nape of the neck will provide more balance.
How to wear: Chose a brim that can be manipulated, allowing you to turn it up on one side and down on the other, allowing light into the face.
Avoid: Broad crowns with strong, angular shapes and too much height. Heavy, down turned brims that hide your face and overpower your features.
Suitable styles: Balaclava, Cloche, Coco, Constance, Diva, Fedora, Flapper Girl, Gretchen, Jeanette, Newsboy, Olivia, Tikka, Tam, Tara, Virginia.
