Now THESE are Easter Bonnets. Incredible Floral Hats and Headdresses.

floral easter bonnets

There are several amazing milliners out there.
Philip Treacy, Vivien Sheriff, Noel Stewart, Narida Fraiman, Piers Atkinson, Rachel Trevor-Morgan, Bundle Maclaren and Stephen Jones to name some of the best. Their hats, headwear, fascinators and more have graced the covers of magazines worldwide and topped the heads of the most royal to the most outrageous.

Floral Hats & Headdresses

floral easter bonnets

But these fresh floral headdresses, or giant Easter Bonnets if you will, created by fashion designers in conjunction with floral designers for the Tulips and Pansies Headdress Affair*, outshine most anything seen at the Kentucky Derby or Royal Ascot.

Atelier Aimee in collaboration with Elizabeth Ryan Floral Design:

Atelier Aimee in collaboration with Elizabeth Ryan Floral Design IIHIH
Atelier Aimee in collaboration with Elizabeth Ryan Floral Design

Betsey Johnson in collaboration with Preston Bailey:

Betsey Johnson in collaboration with Preston Bailey IIHIH
Betsey Johnson in collaboration with Preston Bailey

Blank Silk in collaboration with Rachel Cho:

Blank Silk in collaboration with Rachel Cho
Blank Silk in collaboration with Rachel Cho

Carolina Herrera in collaboration with Lewish Miller, LMD Floral Events:

Carolina Herrera in collaboration with Lewish Miller, LMD Floral Events IIHIH
Carolina Herrera in collaboration with Lewish Miller, LMD Floral Events

David Dalrymple for House of Field in collaboration with Golf Srithamrong of Tantawan Bloom:

David Dalrymple for House of Field in collaboration with Golf Srithamrong of Tantawan Bloom IIHIH
David Dalrymple for House of Field in collaboration with Golf Srithamrong of Tantawan Bloom

DKNY in collaboration with Ovando:

DKNY in collaboration with Ovando
DKNY in collaboration with Ovando

Ela Rose in collaboration with Roy Braeger Events:

ela Rose in collaboration with Roy Braeger Events IIHIH
Ela Rose in collaboration with Roy Braeger Events

House of Holland in collaboration with Martin Snaric:

House of Holland easter bonnet with Martin Snaric IIHIH
House of Holland in collaboration with Martin Snaric

Naeem Kahn in collaboration with Preston Bailey and his floral designer Sanaw:

Preston Bailey and his floral designer Sanaw T&P 2011 IIHIH
Naeem Kahn in collaboration with Preston Bailey and his floral designer Sanaw

Kboom Couture in collaboration with Studio Artiflora:

Kboom Couture in collaboration with Studio Artiflora
Kboom Couture in collaboration with Studio Artiflora

Lilly Pulitzer in collaboration with Cote Fleurie Studio:

Lilly Pulitzer in collaboration with Cote Fleurie Studio
Lilly Pulitzer in collaboration with Cote Fleurie Studio

b. michael in collaboration with Michael Gaffney and The New York School of Flower Design:

b. michael in collaboration with Michael Gaffney and The New York School of Flower Design IIHIH
b. michael in collaboration with Michael Gaffney and The New York School of Flower Design

Rafe New York in collaboration with Dig Gardens:

Rafe New York in collaboration with Dig Gardens IIHIH
Rafe New York in collaboration with Dig Gardens

Sara Claire and Esther in collaboration with Diana Gould Ltd:

Sara Claire and Esther in collaboration with Diana Gould Ltd IIHIH
Sara Claire & Esther in collaboration with Diana Gould Ltd

The Blonds in collaboration with Linda Ferrando Floral Design:

The Blonds in collaboration with Linda Ferrando Floral Design:
The Blonds in collaboration with Linda Ferrando Floral Design

Tracy Reese in collaboration with Gerald Palumbo, Seasons A Floral Design Studio:

floral headdresses
Tracy Reese in collaboration with Gerald Palumbo, Seasons A Floral Design Studio

Hunter Dixon in collaboration with Fleurs New York:

Hunter Dixon in collaboration with Fleurs New York
Hunter Dixon in collaboration with Fleurs New York

Hector Rodriguez in collaboration with Verde Custom Flowers, Inc:

Hector Rodriguez in collaboration with Verde Custom Flowers, Inc IIHIH
Hector Rodriguez in collaboration with Verde Custom Flowers, Inc

Mataano in collaboration with Touch of Elegance Floral & Event Design:

Floral & Event Design
Mataano in collaboration with Touch of Elegance Floral & Event Design

Betsey Johnson in collaboration with Bloom New York:

Tulips and Pansies 2011 millinery
Betsey Johnson in collaboration with Bloom New York

Mara Hoffman in collaboration with Fleurs New York:

tulips and pansies 2011
Mara Hoffman in collaboration with Fleurs New York

Blank Silk in collaboration with Diana Gould ltd:

Blank Silk in collaboration with Diana Gould ltd
Blank Silk in collaboration with Diana Gould ltd

Tracy Reese in collaboration with Linda Ferrando Floral Design:

Tulips and Pansies 2011 G IIHIH
Tracy Reese in collaboration with Linda Ferrando Floral Design

Sara Claire and Esther in collaboration with L’Oasis Floral Design:

Tulips and Pansies 2011 H IIHIH
Sara Claire and Esther in collaboration with L’Oasis Floral Design

Viktor Luna in collaboration with Avery J Fashion Consultants and Flora Tech:

Tulips and Pansies 2011 F IIHIH
Viktor Luna in collaboration with Avery J Fashion Consultants and Flora Tech

Chris March in collaboration with Tantawan Bloom:

Tulips and Pansies 2011 J IIHIH
Chris March in collaboration with Tantawan Bloom

Atelier Aimee in collaboration with Ariston Floral Boutique:

Tulips and Pansies 2011
Atelier Aimee in collaboration with Ariston Floral Boutique

Sadly, I cannot find the designers to credit for this one:

*an annual runway show that ran from 2001 through 2011 to raise funds and awareness for VillageCare’s HIV/AIDS programs

Photo credits: The images with the black backgrounds are photos by Matthew Peyton.  Some of the 2011 images are courtesy of illamasqua whose Senior US make-up artist and US brand ambassador Andrea Helgadottir headed up a team of 6 artists who created looks on 18 models.

See the 2008 tulips and Pansies Headdress Affair here and the 2009 Tulips and Pansies Headdress Affair here.

About:
tulips and pansies invite

• Tulips & Pansies – The Headdress Affair, is a runway show which brings together prestigious fashion and floral designers to create elaborate headdresses all to raise funds and awareness for VillageCare’s HIV/AIDS programs. The annual shows seem to have ceased after 2011.

VillageCare is a community-based, not-for-profit service organization serving the older adults, persons living with HIV/AIDS and individuals in need of medical and rehabilitation services.