Head over to MyScoop to read my full story...
Mountain Brook Village is no stranger to millinery. In the first days of the Birmingham village, Southern women flocked to a Montevallo Road shop for beautiful hats. Decades later and just in time, Derby-bound Birmingham belles have descended on new spot in town for adornments (amusingly, it’s next-door-neighbors to the original millinery’s address). Get your wagers in girls—these hats are flying off the rack.
Nestled on a charming Montevallo Road, Christine’s has long stocked fine linens such as Yves Delorme and Sferra as well as fragrances that waft out the screen door to the sidewalk. But after a trip to Paris, Jean Clayton found herself smitten with the beautiful hats in Parisian shop windows. It wouldn’t be long before she brought the flair to Alabama, by way of the 37-year-old shop.
“I started carrying Louise Green hats on a whim,” Clayton said. And with the first stock displayed on hat racks of Christine’s two weeks before Easter, shoppers delighted. “This has been very curious,” she said of the endeavor. “Women even come in buying the hat before the dress.”
Crafted by famed designer Louise Green, these creations are fit for royalty—after all, Gossip Girl’s Queen B herself (Blair Waldorf) has donned a Louise Green original, as have Britain’s royal family, Eva Longoria, and Paris Hilton. The luxurious hats are unique to Birmingham, but can also be found a Neiman Marcus. There’s plenty to be a Louise Green or two shading a mint julep in Louisville this weekend.
Tickets, dress, and hat? Now that’s a Triple Crown we can bet on.
Christine’s | 2411 Montevallo Rd. | Mountain Brook, AL 35223 | 205.871.8297
How 'bout you? Are you Louisville-bound this weekend? Or just patiently waiting your turn like me...
I always wish I could pull off something like that! Oh... to be Blair.. =)
ReplyDeletezhengjx20160530
ReplyDeletelouis vuitton handbags
jordan 11
oakley vault
coach outlet
hollister jeans
lebron james shoes 13
cheap ray ban sunglasses
toms shoes
retro 11
cheap rolex watches
michael kors handbags
michael kors outlet
abercrombie and fitch
christian louboutin outlet
cheap basketball shoes
louis vuitton outlet
tory burch flats
coach outlet clearance
ray bans
adidas yeezy
nike air max
hollister clothing
louis vuitton
coach outlet store online clearances
adidas originals
gucci outlet
ray ban sunglasses uk
ghd hair straighteners
ray ban outlet
ray ban sunglasses
michael kors outlet
coach factory outlet online
michael kors outlet
coach outlet
fit flops
coach outlet store
coach factory outlet
timberland boots
michael kors outlet
retro 11