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concept title:

Le cirque macabre / The macabre circus

Concept:

Justin was inspired by the idea of the hat as a prop in the worlds of circus, variety, music hall, cabaret, burlesque, striptease, magic. The Master of Ceremonies’ hat, the clown’s slapstick comedy hat, the hat juggled with, the contortionist doffing the hat with her toes. The ostrich plumes of the fan dancer, the performing dog in a hat. Each hat in Justin’s collection was tailored to an individual burlesque or circus performer and designed to be used as part of a performance. The styling for the collection was based on a Victorian funeral and each decadent hat was laced with French jet and black ostrich plumes.

A dance of the dead!