Behind the scenes at Lord Nelson’s crane lift
Just how many people does it take to put a giant hat on Nelson? and which celebrity made a surprise appearance at the crane ride on Sunday night in Trafalgar Square?Read more ...
Ta da! London’s a catwalk – of hats!
Walk round London today and you’ll see some of the city’s most famous statues dressed to the nines. This is HATWALK, a celebration of British Fashion and London’s heritage - a combined project between GRAZIA and Mayor of London.
Scroll down to see the hats and how it happened.
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The statues
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Duke of Wellingtonnear Wellington Arch by the House of Flora
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The Angel of PeaceHyde Park Corner by Rachel Trevor-Morgan
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Rooseveltin Bond Street by John Boyd
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Churchillin Bond St by Herbert Johnson
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William Shakespearein Leicester Square by Bernstock Speirs
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Beau BrummellJermyn St by Noel Stewart
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General Sir Henry Havelockin Trafalgar Square by Philip Treacy
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Lord Nelsonin Trafalgar Square by Lock & Co
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General Sir Charles Napierin Trafalgar Square by Sophie Beale
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Robert Burnsat Victoria Embankment by William Chambers
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King George IVin Trafalgar Square by Stephen Jones
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Sir Arthur Sullivanat Victoria Embankment by Gina Foster
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The Ladyon Victoria Embankmet by Victoria Grant
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Isambard Kingdom BrunelVictoria Embankment by Charlie Le Mindu
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Francis 5th Duke of Bedfordin Russell Square by Piers Atkinson
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Charles James Foxin Bloomsbury Square by Pip Hackett
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Young LoversFestival Gardens by Shirley Hex
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Queen VictoriaBlackfriars by Justin Smith Esquire
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Captain John SmithBow Churchyard by Edwina Ibbotson
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William ShakespeareSt Mary Aldermanbury Gardens by Emma Fielden
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The Duke Of WellingtonBank by Ian Bennett
The locations
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1. DUKE OF WELLINGTON,nr Wellington Arch (House of Flora)
2. ANGEL OF PEACE,Wellington Arch (Rachel Trevor-Morgan)
3. F.D ROOSEVELT,Bond Street (John Boyd)
4. WINSTON CHURCHILL,Bond Street (Herbert Johnson)
5. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE,Leicester Square (Bernstock Speirs)
6. BEAU BRUMMELL,Jermyn Street (Noel Stewart)
7. GEN SIR HENRY HAVELOCK,Trafalgar Square (Philip Treacy)
8. LORD NELSON,Trafalgar Square (Lock & Co)
9. GEN SIR CHARLES JAMES NAPIER,Trafalgar Square (Sophie Beale)
10. ROBERT BURNS,Victoria Embankment (William Chambers)
11. KING GEORGE IV,Trafalgar Square (Stephen Jones)
12. SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN,Victoria Embankment (Gina Foster)
13. THE LADY,Victoria Embankment (Victoria Grant)
14. ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL,Victoria Embankment (Charlie Le Mindu)
15. FRANCIS 5TH DUKE OF BEDFORD,Russell Square (Piers Atkinson) F
16. CHARLES JAMES FOX,Bloomsbury Square (Pip Hackett)
17. YOUNG LOVERS,Festival Gdns (Shirley Hex)
18. QUEEN VICTORIA,Blackfriars (Justin Smith Esq)
19. CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH,Cheapside (Edwina Ibbotson)
20. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE,St Mary Aldermanbury Gdns (Emma Fielden)
21. 1ST DUKE OF WELLINGTON,Bank of England (Ian Bennett)
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Stephen Jones and Paula Reed talk hats at BT London Live!
The Curators of the HATWALK milliner Stephen Jones and Grazia's Style Director, Paula Reed talk through the reasons behind, and some of the ups and downs of creating HATWALK, and explain why hats are so quintessentially BritishRead more ...
Our Spectacular HATWALK Party at the top of the BT Tower
Last night the revolving top floor of the iconic BT Tower hosted an extremely glittering party with the cream of the London millinery scene . . .Read more ...
How do you test giant hats for statues? In a WIND TUNNEL of course!
Our brilliant production team made sure the hats were safe to display in London by blasting the, thoroughly in MIRA's wind tunnel to make sure they wouldn't fall off in the breeezeRead more ...
William Shakespeare's hat stolen overnight from Leicester Square!
WANTED! Information leading to the safe return of Bernstock Speirs' Shakespeare Bunny Cap. Did you take the hat or know the person who did?Read more ...
OMG… we’ve put a hat on Lord Nelson!
Even the tallest of all of London's statues; Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square was not too great a challenge for our dedicated team of hatwalkers!Read more ...
Phillip Treacy, Milliner to the Stars
From royalty to the Queen of Pop, Phillip Treacy has made hats for the most famous heads around. Check out our gallery to view his celebrity customers!Read more ...
Stephen Jones, the man who dresses the A-list's heads
Our amazing HATWALK curator, Stephen Jones, has clocked up some remarkable fashion milestones in his career in hats. Here are some of his glittering clienteleRead more ...
HATWALK at BT London Live in Hyde Park
If you'd like to see the hats up close for yourself, make your BT London Live in Hyde Park your destination. There are hats galore - including ones you can try on for yourself!Read more ...
Sophie’s Story – Sophie Beale winner of the HAT FACTOR 2012
Sophie Beale – the newest name in the world of millinery to take part in HATWALK won the opportunity in Grazia’s millinery competition, Hat Factor. Read the story of her journey from College to Cultural OlympiadRead more ...
So, how did HATWALK happen?
The backstory to Grazia’s audacious London fashion project as part of the Cultural Olympiad; the brains behind the operation, and the highs and lows of making the quirky scheme a realityRead more ...
BT live in Hyde Park
See the hats up close at BT live.
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