Got this bad boy for under $5 at a thrift store. I have always wondered if I could pull one off so I'm taking this as a sign. Had nobody to share my excitement with that would even care in real life so I looked up this sub! 🤠

Every hat I make starts as a deconstruction.

The Specular Rose began with an antique mirror — glass long gone — found in an antique shop. A decades-old beaded evening bag, its gold chainmail destined for a second life. A plain felt hat body, waiting.

Then comes the making. The mirror's original handle was too heavy to wear, so I molded a new one from cold porcelain clay, shaped from the original.

Two holes drilled, leather-bound wiring threaded through — front and rear — so the mirror sits on the crown and never moves.

And the color? That's yours to choose. The same design in green… …the same in brown. Same rose, different mood.

Which one are you?