Where I find Inspiration!

My inspiration since I started designing hats has all along been vintage, even before vintage was in style. I guess that is why I pursued a career in millinery. Who does that trade now-a-days anyway.... growing up with 40's music, rummaging through garage sales .... all make me the person I am today.... I also had the fortunate opportunity to see the world and all cultures as a flight attendant for a number of years.

My beginnings are wholesome and humble and I keep these things as core values in my line of work. Color, textures and sillouette are all key when I design a collection. It has to "feel" right. I always say I am a trend-setter and psychic when I design. I have the uncanny ability to "see" what is going to be the next trend... I picked hats because at the time no one was really designing hats and I thought it would be a niche that I could market more easily because a milliner was a "rare" breed!

I hope you find this blog post informative and I appreciate all feedback as I find it necessary to growth of the business!

Keep reading my blog and enjoy!

Trunk show at The Palace Theater in Albany on March 17th!!

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http://www.facebook.com/kksllstrain?ref=mf#!/kksllstrain?v=info&ref=mf

The Palace Theater

19 Clinton Avenue
Albany, NY 12207-2211
(518) 465-3334

12-4 pm! See you there!!!

Well-Wed Magazine's bridal event and couture fashion show

We were thrilled when Well-Wed asked us to participate in this year's fashion showcase. We featured our headpieces at the Rochester and Southampton bridal shows. Our headpieces were paired with the latest trends in bridal fashions. For a peek at the latest trends..... log onto Facebook and go to the fan page for LISA BATTAGLIA to view the Sp/Su '10 bridal collection. Next up will be the Cape Cod show!!! Thank you so much to Well- Wed Magazine for asking us to be their featured headwear designer for this year's events!

For the love of true craftsmanship!

A quality cobbler and milliner are hard to find!!! I love this article and I stand behind my products with quality craftsmanship.... kudos to Grace Ormonde for publishing this!!!!

http://graceormonde.com/daily-photos/mr-abet-the-cobbler/

Headpieces on the Runway!

We received word today that the our headpieces got "rave" reviews from the crowd gathered at the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, NY on Saturday, January 23rd. The event was highlighted by a runway show featuring our custom headpieces!!! Thanks to Well-Wed Magazine and their staff for choosing our creations to be featured in their events this year! More to come! We will post pictures as soon as we get them! Stay tuned......

Marie Antoinette inspired headpieces

Inspiration for the headpieces for this years Well-Wed Magazine's event came from Marie Antoinette. Colors of baby blues, pinks and ivory were the core focus..... and of course the big plumes and ribbons! One of the headpieces was decorated with a linear bow combination with tendrils of the ribbons flowing from the head to the shoulder in varying lengths. I used shades of pinks and deep plums. The various elements of color and proportion made for a clean elegant headband inspired by Marie Antoinette.

Issac Mitzrahi gave this headpiece his thumbs up in a recent post of it on facebook! Thanks Issac!

Well Wed magazine's featured headpiece designer for the NY Wedding Affair!

We are pleased to announce that we will be the featured headpiece and hat designer for this year's NY Wedding Affair event!!! Well Wed magazine asked Lisa to participate in this year's event. We look forward to creating special fascinator and whimsy hats for this year's events!!! Stay tuned!!!