Poor orphan! The mannequin I mean! Some of the photos are before I got her a wig. She looks much better with hair!

I have been making hats lately.... some can be seen in the ESTY mini off to the right; others I will post from time to time. It took several tries to perfect the pattern draft for the hat currently in progress. It is an 8-panel parachute pattern, in a modified aviator style that Brando wore in the 1953 classic "The Wild Ones"... camel melton wool; lined in silk oxford cloth with leather brim and sweatband. The customer provided a metal stretch band for the front. I am ready to begin sewing it up.... it should be hot!