The Torontonian designing hats for King Charles's coronation weighs in on how to avoid a headwear faux pas and his favourite looks from the royal family
Toronto-based milliner David Dunkley is no stranger to designing hats fit for royalty. After training with the Queen Mother’s very own milliner, Dunkley’s creations have adorned heads at events like Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding. He even presented one to the soon-to-be Queen Consort Camilla Parker Bowles during one of her visits to Canada.
You have a royal history of sorts—you apprenticed with Rose Cory, the milliner to the Queen Mother, King Charles’s grandmother. How did that happen? Well, it was 2003, so I took a more old-school approach—I found her address and sent her a letter. I knew of her iconic hats, and I wanted to learn from the best. So I asked if she would teach me and included my phone number. She just called me and said yes. At first, I thought it was my sister trying to trick me, but it was the real deal.
I was in the midst of designing something out of vintage black straw, and it felt a bit too sombre for a coronation. Then I saw a picture of Noble, who is black and silky, and thought,So I used the shiny black straw to create a miniature boater hat with an oversized brim. I added this magical grosgrain ribbon that reminded me of the leather bridle a horse wears, along with my signature silk rose and hand-cut feathers.
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