60 Hats for 60 Years
A Royal Millinery Retrospective
- 11:00 A.,M. - 2:00 P.M., June 18, 2012
- Paletta Lakefront Park and Museum
- 4250 Lakeshore Road, Burlington , ON
- Free Admission
Norma Shephard is the founder and director of the Mobile Millinery Museum, a unique travelling museum whose “working hats” have raised funds for diverse causes; from homeless teens in rural
Shephard’s use of hats, shoes, and vintage garments as cultural story blocks to prompt the telling of tales, myths, and legends transforms audience members into folklore informants, eager to share their own reminiscences.
A magnificent willow ostrich trims the brow of this black velvet Edwardian widebrim |