I live in a land where it rains almost all the time, so with water as a theme it was inevitable that rain would feature in my entry – but how? I was struggling for inspiration but on a day when it was rainy and sunny at the same time hatspiration struck. I spotted the most gorgeous golden autumn leaf lying on the grass surrounded by globes of glittering raindrops. So I stopped and stared at it for a while mesmerised by the way the light was reflecting off the rain drops. And I wondered could I recreate this moment in millinery?

I chose “Sparkle in the Rain” for the name of my piece as in one of those strange cases of interconnectedness I was listening to the album “Sparkle in the Rain” by my favourite band Simple Minds. Hard to believe that the album is 40 years old and the teenager who rushed to the record store to buy it on release date has grown up to still love and be inspired by the music.

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