Mad Hatter Moments
Millinery Musing and Minutia
Violet Peacock & the (Not So) Lost Art of Millinery – Houstonia Magazine
"Violet Peacock teaches a new generation of Houstonians how to look fantastic in a hat". Sarah Gabbart. While vending at last months "Houston Vintage Day Market" I met Sarah Gabbart, a writer for Houstonia Magazine who was covering the event and we had a lovely chat...
Violet Peacock Moves into Stanford Row
Violet Peacock has a new address.. No, we haven't abandoned Houston, although the heat is making it tempting. No, we have a new online store address, Stanford Row, where you can now purchase Violet Peacock pieces. We haven't quite managed to move everything in just...
Punk Rock Mad-Hatter & “1/100 Creatives of 2013”
The Houston Press today published the next installment in their "100 Creatives in 2013" series; Violet Peacock! 100 Creatives 2013: Lindsay Halpin, Punk Rock Mad Hatter To be listed, first of all, as a "Creative" of any kind in a publication is an honor, all Press is...
Elements Mini Collection
Violet Peacock made a new collection for the Houston RAW Final. It was a four piece mini collection, called Elements. Each piece was inspired by one of the four elements. Today was a hard and long, but immensely rewarding day shooting the collection with four amazing...
Two Star Symphony
Today Violet Peacock attended an event at the Photobooth on Montrose involving Two Star Symphony and contemporary dancer, Paola Georgudis. The event was an awesome mix of dance a great music in intimate surroundings. And of course, there was some great headgear worn...
Violet Peacock and Burlesque
Violet Peacock loves burlesque. We love working with performers of all kinds but the burlesque girls are amazing. The hats we can make for performers are generally very different and more avant garde than we are able to make for general sale. I just wanted to make a...
Fiona Dawson Shoot
Awesome photographers, Monica Kressman and Mauro Luna invited Violet Peacock to style a shoot with the amazing Fiona Dawson. It helps that Fiona is a fellow British expat living in the US. Fiona hosts and produces her own show “Who the F cares?” “Who the F cares?” is...
Houston Accessories Designer of the Year 2012
Violet Peacock Won! Violet Peacock is the RAW Houston Accessories Designer of the Year 2012. Thank you so much to everyone who helped get us through. All the models and friends who helped with the amazing show, I could not have done this without you. You are all...
Vote for Violet Peacock
Hello Delicious Friends, Please head over to the glacially slow RAW Artists Registration Site (http://www.rawartists.org/register) and register to vote for Violet Peacock to become the RAW Accessories Designer of the Year. Then when you are registered (you only need...
Houston Vintage 2012
Violet Peacock is excited to be part of Houston Vintage 2012. I will be walking a number of pieces (mostly new collection but perhaps some old favorites as well) at the Preview Party at Avant Garden on Saturday (29th September from 9pm to 12pm) and will then be...
Lights, Camera, Action!
I had the opportunity to be involved with an independent movie called Love, Why Don't You Stay by filmmakers Mike James and Jason Swarthout. The movie involves murderous witches in the 1920s, all of which wear stylish hats, of course. This was also an opportunity to...
More Than Just Millinery
I had a chance to get some of my clothes in front of the camera recently. I don't make clothes much at the moment as I have been concentrating on hats but I really love this couture dress and jacket. Everything here is hand finished using couture techniques and is...
You are invited – Violet Peacock @ RADIATE Houston
Violet Peacock, now a fully fledged member of the RAW: natural born artists community, is pleased to announce that we will be showing our newest collection August 9th as part of RAWartists August event. Click for more Details, and we hope to see you at the event!
How Peacocks See Their Feathers
jennadaily: How Peacocks See Their Feathers: The Royal Society has a new exhibition which shows the difference in what we see versus what animals see. For example, birds can see ultraviolet so when they are looking at a potential mate, they would not see the beautiful...
Peacock Art
wakeupdonnie-: by Tracey Cameron Beautiful! (Source: http://society6.com/product/Peacock-HGG_Print)
Violet Peacock - The Early Years, now on ETSY!
Violet Peacock Millinery – Tumblr Edition
I’m an English designer working out of Houston, Texas while studying Fashion Design. My previous career as a Bio-archaeologist was cut short by my move from the UK to Texas and I took the move as an opportunity to change direction and do something I truly loved and...
Violet Peacock Joins Tumblr!
Hopefully this will lead to many more VP posts.