Milli Starr

Milli Starr Couture hats and headpieces created from the finest handwoven straws and fur felts.

Milli Starr is known for exquisite craftsmanship and a vintage-inspired elegance that complements a modern wardrobe.

Another lovely Derby Day spent locally! The Live Oak Bar always puts on a great party and guests embrace the opportunit...
05/03/2026

Another lovely Derby Day spent locally! The Live Oak Bar always puts on a great party and guests embrace the opportunity to dress up and watch the big race!

I love it when a hat suits someone so perfectly that it’s immediately worn ~ and the customer walks away with a hat on their head and an empty hat box in hand. Thank you, Aileen, for being the latest Milli Starr fan!✨

Congratulations to on his Best Dressed Gent win🎩 It was wonderful to catch up with him and Candice

Looking forward to #153🏇

I’m trying to make a few favorites in new color ways. This is the “Haidyn” headband in sinamay with hummingbirds. Isn’t ...
12/06/2025

I’m trying to make a few favorites in new color ways. This is the “Haidyn” headband in sinamay with hummingbirds. Isn’t the brass gorgeous next to the olive green?!?

Swipe to see the original design in black, as pictured on 📸 .raw

Custom color requests are always welcome. Sinamay straw comes in a wide range or I can dye to match. Always happy to drop swatches in the mail!📫

There’s still time to register for my 2-day class at in McKinney, TX! I’ll be a guest instructor in Jenny’s beautiful s...
09/13/2025

There’s still time to register for my 2-day class at in McKinney, TX! I’ll be a guest instructor in Jenny’s beautiful studio on September 26 & 27, teaching “Tip Top Sinamay Crowns”

Learn how to block and build a two part crown out of a sinamay straw, a popular material for occasion millinery. It helps to know the tricks and I’m happy to share all I’ve learned in my 28 years as a milliner✨

Scroll through to see some in-process photos from students who took this class with me in Austin in August🪡

Details and sign up at
https://baywillowdesign.com/products/tip-top-sinamay-crowns

More from the Paul Poiret exhibition at MAD🩷1. The vivid color palette of the exhibition design was unique, no doubt a r...
09/10/2025

More from the Paul Poiret exhibition at MAD🩷

1. The vivid color palette of the exhibition design was unique, no doubt a reflection of Poiret’s obsession with the Ballets Russes.
2. L > R Beaded silk dress 1910, Velvet dress Mélodie 1912
3. Detail of the beadwork
4. Metallic embroidered silk dress Tolède 1921, Velvet dress Spi 1922
5. Detail of the orange dress
6. Coats 1911, 1910 and 1910 (plus beaded headdress 1914)
7. Tea gown by couturier Charles Worth 1895. First Empire hussar stage costume by Jacques Doucet 1900. This example was worn by famous dancer Cléo de Mérode. Poiret worked for both Worth and Doucet early in his career.
8 - 9. Sorry ~ no dates or details on these!
10. Cape and day dress 1919, Cape and cullotte-dress Flammes 1911, Tunic dress Cairo 1907. The cullotte dress was designed for Poiret’s wife and muse Denise Boulet-Poiret.
11. Detail of Flammes. That knotted fringe!✨
12. Dress Bretonne 1919, Dress Fleurie 1912
13. Detail of embroidery attributed to Monnot Brothers.
14. Dresses 1921 and 1912, belonging to Poiret’s sister Nicole Groult, who also worked as a fashion and costume designer.
15. Detail of black dress
16. Prints by Atelier Martine. Three-leaf screen 1912-1913, fabric panel of roller printed linen canvas 1912, and child’s dress 1920 belonging to Poiret’s daughter Martine.
17. Detail of screen
18. Paul Poiret and Mariano Fortuny ~ Ensemble Bacchante 1912. Tunic, garland and sandals worn by Denise Boulet-Poiret at the Festes de Bacchus costume party. Fortuny made the printed tunic from one of his Knossos scarves.
19. Work jacket of printed linen 1920, belonging to Poiret. Print by Atelier Martine.

Fashion Exhibition 5 of 6 ~ June 29Musée des Arts Décoratifs Paris “Paul Poiret: Fashion is a Feast”Curator: Sophie Carr...
09/06/2025

Fashion Exhibition 5 of 6 ~ June 29
Musée des Arts Décoratifs Paris “Paul Poiret: Fashion is a Feast”
Curator: Sophie Carron de la Carrière

SO GOOD!!! The vibrancy of this exhibition and the sheer scope of it (over 550 objects) was extraordinary. The 1910s is one of my favorite decades for fashion and this had some of the very best examples on display plus art, photos and film footage. I’d go again if I could!

“Fashion is a Feast” runs through January 11, 2026

This first post is all about the Accessories🖤
1. Entrance
2. Black Silk Hat 1911, Magenta Coat 1911
3. Closer shot of hat with jeweled band and feathers
4. Black beaded headpiece 1914
5. Embroidered handbag 1910
6. Turban 1911-1913
7. Detail of Bolero that belonged to dancer Nyota Inyoka 1920s
8. Millinery Sketches
9. Louis Vuitton Suitcase 1923 & Monogrammed Travel Trunk 1911 belonging to Paul Poiret
10. Advertising Fan for Les Parfums de Rosine
11. Abbesse Dress 1920 with Wig 1914
12. Closer shot of wig
13. Parasol, Shoes & Toque Hat featuring prints by Atelier Martine
14. Embroidered Shoes, Perugia for Poiret 1924
15. Toque 1911
16. Detail. I love how the print is created by wrapping colored silk threads around a twisted cord foundation🧵

Fashion Exhibition 4 of 6 ~ June 26La Galerie Dior Paris Similar in presentation and experience to the Dior exhibitions ...
09/02/2025

Fashion Exhibition 4 of 6 ~ June 26
La Galerie Dior Paris

Similar in presentation and experience to the Dior exhibitions I saw in Brooklyn and Dallas, but absolutely worth the visit. Swoon-worthy textiles and embellishments, especially in the more recent designs of Maria Grazia Chiuri.

1. Miniatures around the grand staircase
2. Early designs, 1949 and 1950
3. Dior Red 2 pc formal, 1949
Photos 4-5 love the vintage photos of models wearing garments on display
6. John Galliano for Dior 1998, Maria Grazia Chiuri for Dior 2023
7. Maria Grazia Chiuri for Dior 2021
8. Detail of that incredible textile, a devoré velvet with a mille fleurs motif, hand-painted on gold lamé ground✨
9. Yves Saint Laurent for Dior 1960
10. Maria Grazia Chiuri for Dior 2024
11. John Galliano for Dior 2010
12. Gown embellished with garlands of lily of the valley 1957, gown with silk flowers by House of LeMarié 1949
13. Christian Dior’s office 1946
14. Accessories in models’ dressing room
15. Live demo and stitch samples by les petites mains, the highly skilled seamstresses who work in the atelier
16. Toiles
17. 📸
18. Maria Grazia Chiuri for Dior 2024 moiré faille gown (and I spy and me in the background)

Azzedine Alaïa FoundationPost 2 of 2Photos 1-3 the time capsule of Alaïa’s atelier, untouched since his passing in 20174...
09/01/2025

Azzedine Alaïa Foundation
Post 2 of 2

Photos 1-3 the time capsule of Alaïa’s atelier, untouched since his passing in 2017
4. Alaïa 2013, Alaïa 1988, Mugler 1995 ~ rope and raffia fringes!
5. Mugler 1980, Alaïa 2009
6. Mugler 1984, Alaïa 1984, Mugler 1986
7. Serenity of courtyard and cafe, bookstore is to the right. I bought “A Couturier’s Collection.”
8. My partner in fashion adventures and beyond, beautiful

Fashion Exhibition 3 of 6 ~ June 26Azzedine Alaïa Foundation Paris “Azzedine Alaïa, Thierry Mugler 1980-1990 Two Decades...
09/01/2025

Fashion Exhibition 3 of 6 ~ June 26
Azzedine Alaïa Foundation Paris “Azzedine Alaïa, Thierry Mugler 1980-1990 Two Decades of Artistic Affinities”
Curator: Olivier Saillard

Absolutely LOVED and would consider it a must-see for anyone who loves fashion and is visiting Paris. This is one of two posts as I took so many photos!🖤

1. L > R Alaïa 2016, Alaïa 1988, Mugler 1979 (designed by Mugler but constructed by Alaïa)
2. Detail of velvet dress, left
3. Detail of tuxedo jacket, right
4. Alaïa 1991, Mugler 1988
5. Detail of Alaïa skirt of tulle embroidered with floral piping, 1989
6. Alaïa 1985, Mugler 1990, Mugler 1993
7. Detail of the velvet inserts and bustle-effect bow
8. Alaïa 1990
9. Detail of silk velvet gown with gathered chiffon inset and quilted bodice
10. Alaïa 1985
11. Alaïa 2007, Mugler 1992
12. Detail of Alaïa black cotton piqué dress 1990
13. Mugler 1992, Alaïa 2011, Mugler 1992
14. Alaïa, Mugler, Alaïa
15. Reflecting and me

Fashion Exhibition 2 of 6 ~ June 25Louvre Paris “Louvre Couture Art & Fashion: Statement Pieces”A huge exhibition but di...
09/01/2025

Fashion Exhibition 2 of 6 ~ June 25
Louvre Paris “Louvre Couture Art & Fashion: Statement Pieces”

A huge exhibition but disappointing imo. There was no uniformity in how garments were dressed, no discernible storyline or theme that tied everything together (or the theme of couture and its connection to dec arts was weak) and finding the 65 mannequins felt like a scavenger hunt.

1. Christian Dior 1949 (reproduction)
2. Iris van Herpen 1984
3. Jean Paul Gaultier 2008-2009
4. Ceiling
5. John Galliano for Christian Dior 2005
6. Fendi 2019-2020
7. Vivienne Westwood 2012-2013
8. Rick Owens 2020
9. More resplendent ceiling art
10. Looking up through the iconic glass pyramid. This was about an hour before a massive storm blew through Paris.

I have so many photos from my trip to Europe (especially from fashion exhibitions!) that I haven’t had time to share. Bu...
09/01/2025

I have so many photos from my trip to Europe (especially from fashion exhibitions!) that I haven’t had time to share. But I’m determined to do it before the end of summer. That’s Labor Day, right?!?! So here we go…

Fashion Exhibition 1 of 6 ~ June 23
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam “Suit Yourself: 100 years of menswear, 1750-1850”

Small but beautifully curated exhibition of historic menswear. Photo 6 is of the library, 7-10 taken in the museum entrance and nearby in Amsterdam.

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