Hats-Off to History Tea Party

“A hat can not only change your day, it can change your life!” -Jenny Pfanenstiel

Put on your best hat and join the Oldham County History Center for on February 18 at 11:00AM for our Hats-Off to History Tea Party with special guest Jenny Pfanenstiel, featured milliner of the 149th Kentucky Derby. Jenny will discuss the art of millinery with demonstrations and a mini fashion show.

More about Jenny:

Jenny Pfanenstiel, Master Milliner and owner of Formé Millinery, is internationally recognized for her award winning craft of hand creating and sculpting hats using the highest quality and rare materials found all over the world. The art of Millinery is a technique that dates back centuries through molding straw and wool over wooden hat forms. In addition to incorporating traditional millinery skills, Jenny has created a unique style of hats that are sculpted on her braid machine from the 1800’s. She sculpts the braid with her hands as it is sewing together creating one-of-a-kind sculptures for the head, something Jenny is known for throughout the world.

In November 2015, Dover Publications published her 1st book, “The Making of a Milliner” about millinery and a “how to” with different hat making projects and is currently working on her 2nd book.  Jenny has collaborated with an array of companies to create hats for their collections and productions. Some include: “Official Milliner” of the Kentucky Derby Museum, Co-branded Derby collections with Vineyard Vines, Covet Fashion Style App, American Express, Goodman Theatre, and the Joffrey Ballet. Jenny is also a hat designer for McCall Patterns and creates flat pattern hats through the Formé Millinery label.

Jenny has created hats for some of the world’s most fashionable people, including Former First Lady Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Madonna, Neil Diamond, Barbara Corcoran from the TV show “Shark Tank”, Nikki Sixx from Mötley Crüe, and actress Regina Taylor. You can find her hat collections in specialty boutiques around the world and in magazines such as, Southwest In-Flight Magazine, Vogue, Tatler, Country Living, and Belle Armoire.  She is also a Featured Milliner at Keeneland, and on CNN, NBC Sports, FOX News, and The Oprah Show. In 2019, she was selected as a Tory Burch Fellow through the Tory Burch Foundation.

The program will conclude with a short walk to Judith M Millinery Supply House on historic Main Street in LaGrange and a tour of the shop. Seating is limited, and tickets are $20 for museum members/$25 for non-members. Hot tea and light refreshments will be served. RSVP/Advanced ticket purchase is required by calling 502.222.0826.