Category: Tea Party Fashion

The best tea party hats are those that exude elegance, style, and a touch of whimsy. They add a charming and sophisticated element to a tea party outfit, complementing the overall look and creating a fashionable statement. We want to share some popular styles and features of tea party hats with you. To help you choose the right one.

Wide-Brimmed Hats

Wide-brimmed hats are a classic choice for tea parties. They feature a large, circular brim that provides shade while adding a touch of drama to your outfit. Wide-brimmed hats can be made from a wide range of materials, such as straw, sinamay, or organza, and can be adorned with ribbons, flowers, feathers, or delicate lace. Here are some of our favorite wide-brimmed hats.

Fascinators

Fascinators are also a popular option for tea parties. They are smaller, decorative headpieces that are often attached to a headband or secured in your hair with clips or combs. They are known for their intricate designs, featuring feathers, flowers, netting, beads, or veils. Fascinators offer a more compact and lightweight alternative to traditional hats, allowing for greater versatility in styling and easy pairing with various hairstyles. Here are some of our favorite ones.

Pillbox Hats

Pillbox hats are a timeless and elegant choice for a tea party hat. They have a round shape that allows them to fit snugly on the head. Pillbox hats can be decorated with bows, veils, feathers, or jewelled embellishments. They are often made from materials like wool, felt, or satin, lending a polished and sophisticated look to the wearer. Here are some of our favorite pillbox hats for this season.

Floral Hats

Tea parties often feature an abundance of flowers, and incorporating floral motifs into hat designs is a popular choice. Floral hats can be created using real or artificial flowers, arranged in a wreath-like fashion around the crown or used as accents on brims or fascinators. These hats evoke a fresh and feminine vibe, embracing the beauty of nature. Here are some of our favorite options.

Vintage-Inspired Hats

Drawing inspiration from bygone eras, vintage-inspired hats add a nostalgic touch to a tea party outfit. Styles like cloche hats from the 1920s, picture hats or Gainsborough hats from the Edwardian era, or 1950s-inspired pillbox hats evoke a sense of timeless glamour. Vintage hats often feature intricate details, such as delicate lace, feathers, bows, or netting, and they can be found in various materials, including straw, velvet, or satin. Here are some of our favorite vintage-inspired tea party hats.

Alternatives to Tea Party Hats

For a unique touch, consider turbans, headbands or feathers as interesting alternatives to tea party hats. These can be specially chosen to match your outfit, incorporating specific colors, fabrics, or embellishments. Wear a unique alternative that perfectly reflects your style and personality, ensuring you stand out at the tea party.

Remember, the best tea party hat is one that makes you feel confident, comfortable, and captures the essence of the occasion. Whether you opt for a wide-brimmed hat, a delicate fascinator, or a vintage-inspired design, choose a hat that suits your personal style and enhances your overall tea party outfit. Enjoy!

Summer is coming and we are already getting invitations to Garden Parties and Afternoon Teas! We are looking forward to the season when we can get out in the sun, enjoy the warm weather and finally see each other again.

The warmer weather and invitations have prompted us to get busy finding the best tea party dresses for garden tea parties! We have found some stunning options and look forward to sharing them with you!

Grace Karen Boat Neck Dress with Belt

We are in love with the freshness of blue and white polka dots and had to put this cute tea party dress first on our list. It is sweet, fresh and fun – and did we mention it comes in many other colors too!

Grace Karen Boat Neck Dress with Belt

1960s Style Garden Tea party Dress

We also spotted this lovely navy and polka dot dress with the gorgeous ruffled neckline. Pop a swing style petticoat underneath to make this swing dress pop!

Backless Floral Dress

The swing style dress is incredibly flattering for all shapes and can be seen in many beautiful designs for garden wedding parties. We love this sweet and soft swing style dress with the floral overlay on the top. It is pretty and sweet.

Navy Floral Swing Party Dress

Our next pick has a longer back and a lower neckline. In beautiful navy with embroidered floral design, this dress is elegant and stylish for a day to night event.

Retro Polka Dot Swing Tea Party Dress

This lovely swing tea party dress has a gorgeous halter-neck design that shows off your shoulders and curves all at once! The larger white polka dot takes us back to the fun 1950s housewife style, so you can go full vintage with the hair and make-up in this dress.

Red Polka Dot Swing Dress

This red polka dot dress is also a fantastic 1950s design with wider straps and a gathered bust. It is slightly longer and has a small flare at the bottom. Wear it as is or add a wide petticoat underneath to show off the swing style more.

Strapless Swing Dress

Can you tell that we are in love with polka dots this season? Now we have the 1950s pin-up style dress. This off-the-shoulder swing dress has a beautiful satin bow and ruffles around the bottom. Add a pair of high heels and some bright red lipstick and you will stand out in the crowd with this dress.

Demure Blue Party Dress

After all that va-va-voom our next pick is a demure blue and white dress with a bow at the front and ribbon panels around the waist. Floaty and sweet, this number is perfect for a simple elegant garden party dress.

Navy Jumpsuit

The next few options are for those of you who always want something a little different. A garden party is a perfect place to bring out a fun jumpsuit. Pair it with high heels, fantastic hair and make-up and you will look stunning in these options.

Pistachio Green Wide Jumpsuit

Retro Capri Playsuit

Short Playsuit

Peach Blossom Print Wiggle Dress

After that small detour into jumpsuits, we are back to the dresses. This next one is a fabulous wiggle dress with the ruffle detail on the hip in a beautiful peach blossom print.

Retro Print Dress

The fun prints keep coming with this retro-inspired dress.

Mint Green Button Dress

Mint green and black polka dot remind us of mint chocolate ice cream, and make us want to indulge in more summer fun! This pretty 1950s inspired button-through dress with black polka dots and bows is summer fun in one outfit!

Halter-Neck Dress

In a similar fun style this red, black and white halter-neck dress is fabulous in so many ways. It flatters most shapes and looks perfect at a garden tea party.

Pink Belted Swing Dress

We also love this pink swing dress with belt and bow. It is sweet, fun and delicious!

Pink Swing Dress

Or try this salmon pink swing dress with heart-shaped buttons and cap sleeves. This also comes in other colors.

Checkered Wiggle Dress

One of our other favorite designs is the black and white check. This fun check dress has a great with the details of a defined bustline, wider shoulder straps, a nipped waist with belt and finally a flirty ruffled hemline. We love it.

Cherry Swing Dress

This Cherry Swing Dress goes perfectly with pink lemonade and summer garden parties. The flattering gathered bust and nipped waistline show off the swinging style of this fantastic dress. This design also comes in many color options!

Nautical Wiggle Dress

Summer garden parties are the place to wear some fun nautical styles. This navy and red wiggle dress sails into the party and makes an impact!

Gingham Check Wiggle Dress

More wiggle dress fun with this halter-neck blue gingham dress. The contrasting panels make this design super flattering!

Lobster Print Wiggle Dress

Hello summer BBQ! Sizzle in this red lobster wiggle dress with a cross-over halter neck.

Lilac Wrap Swing Dress

Pretty in Lilac and White, this fun swing dress has a lovely collar option and wrap-around design.

Show-Stopping White Dress

This show-stopping dress is pure elegance, available in a range of colors, we love love love the off-the-should detail paired with the tea-length hemline and nipped-in waist.

Our final three sweet dresses for a summer garden party caught our eye with the clever use of retro patterns in timeless designs. They are sweet, they are elegant and you will wear them again and again!

Blue and Red Vintage Print Dress

Golden Oriental Print Maxi Dress

Classic Vintage Print Dress with green trim

50s Vintage Pillbox Hat – A Classic Option for Garden Tea Party Hats

We love this classic pillbox style hat with an elegant veil to peek through. This range of garden tea party hats comes in more than 30 different colors – meaning you have endless options for something that compliments your dress.

Butterfly Fascinator

Whimsical summer wedding tea party to attend? Then this pretty butterfly fascinator might just take your fancy and impress the other tea party guests!

Black Side Fedora

The key to an elegant tea party look is a classic side hat, a string of pearls, gloves and a sleek silhouette dress. This black side Fedora is perfect and comes in three other great colors.

Rose Felt Pillbox Fascinator

Side Fascinator with Veil and Feathers

Bring some drama to the afternoon tea with this gorgeous side feather fascinator and veil!

Peacock Fascinator with veil

This stunning tea party fascinator also comes in this fantastic peacock feather version. Guaranteed to turn heads!

Pink Fascinator with veil

Demure in pink, this salmon-coloured side hat with feathers and veil is stunning in understated elegance for an afternoon tea.

Bold Derby Hat with Pearls

Or go dramatic, bold and unforgettable with this black pearl and veil combination.

Black and White Rose Derby Hat

We fell in love with this one at first sight. The bold white rose combined with black and white feathers and a black hat brimmed in white, was just stunning at a recent tea party.

Wide-Brimmed Organza Hat

For something quite different for garden tea party hats, we found this floaty wide-brimmed hat. We know this is perfect for those of you looking for a romantic summer wedding hat.

Bejewelled Headband and Veil

Simple headbands and veils are another classic option for garden tea party hats.

Vintage Rose Fascinator

Bring back the romance of vintage garden tea party hats with this rose fascinator.

Partridge Feather Pillbox Hat

We could not go past this spring green tea party hat with partridge feather and pearl. Love love love this combination for an early summer garden party.

Silver and Lilac Side Hat

The silver, subtle lilac and black of this stunning afternoon tea party hat caught our eye. And we can predict it will certainly get attention in all the right ways at a garden wedding.

Black and White Polka Dot Garden Tea Party Hats

This black and white polka dot hat adds that summer vibe to any afternoon tea party outfit.

Leopard Print PIllbox Hat and Veil

Or just go wild with this leopard print hat and veil!

Green Feather Fascinator

Classic green feathers and veil can be just perfect with a simple summer dress and will wow at a garden tea party.

Large Lace Side Hat

Black and white lace and feathers are always going to look great with any afternoon tea party outfit.

Pink Butterflies Pillbox Hat

More butterflies for the romantic summer garden tea party wedding.

Green Feather Fascinator and Veil

Cream Pillbox Hat and Veil

Go classic in cream with this lovely afternoon tea party hat.

Organza Polka Dot Wide Hat

This polka dot and pink floaty wide-brimmed garden tea party hat is perfect for keeping the sun off your face, while making a statement!

Dramatic Black Feathers and Veil

Black veil drama with a cotton summer dress makes a contrasting statement that will turn heads.

We have found all the best 1920s party dresses!

We have gathered our pick of the best 1920s party dresses and accessories to make sure you are ready to party with the Great Gatsby.

Fringed Flapper Dress

Classic flapper dresses were all the rage in the 1920s.
Just over the knee with lots of tassels and gold and silver trim. We love these Gatsby Style Art Deco Embellished Fringed Flapper Dress

Make everyone green with envy with this gorgeous green flapper dress.

Blue Fringed Flapper Dress

Or make a statement in bold midnight Blue

Our next pick is dramatic in pink, this 1920s-style dress is covered in sequins that will sparkle all night as you celebrate in style.

Long 1920s-style Dress

For a more formal 1920s party look, we love the look of this evening dress. This one comes in a number of colors, but we were most drawn to this blush pink.

Peacock Flapper Dress

This peacock sequined dress caught our eye immediately. The combination of silver, black and jade green stood out. If you want to stand out from the crowd, this unique dress may be just the thing you are looking for.

Black and Pink Colored Flapper Dress

Bring out the DIVA in you with this beautiful black and pink tasselled dress that will rock a 1920s party.

Short Tassel Dress

This cute shorter version of the flapper dress is flirty and fun. It is perfect for a cocktail event or for dancing all night long.

Plus-Sized Flapper Dress

Dancing the night away in a fabulous dress is something for everyone. Thats why we were excited to find this gorgeous dress that goes up to a 5XL. No limits, and no excuses – this is a dress for a party.

Don’t forget your wings

While searching out the best dresses and outfits for a fantastic 1920s party, we stumbled across these divine wings. Which amp up the drama of any of these dresses by about 1000%. We are in love with this new twist on a 1920s night.

And then bring on the 1920s party accessories….

Lace Garter

Nothing says prohibition like a miniature hipflask or gun attached to a lace garter half-hidden beneath the skirt of your dress.

Gun Slinger Garter

Or opt for something a little more gangsta style with this gun slinger garter. Hands-up if you are having fun!

Pearl Accessories Set

Go all out with a long string of pearls, glittery feather headband, matching earrings, feather fan and long gloves. This 1920s costume party set has everything you need to add glam and style to your dress.

Feather Fascinator

Large feather fascinators look beautiful with the 1920s-style dresses we have found. This cream colored one is just beautiful. Can we wear it every day?

Headbands with feathers, sequins, and jewels.

Headbands were popular in the roaring 20s and this one is gorgeous with geometric shapes, gold chains and black ostrich feathers.

Satin Charleston Headband

Or rock a bejewelled turban with this Satin Charleston Headband with Feather and Jewel Detail

Large Feather Fan

Keep cool while you sizzle with style with a large feather fan and the right jewellery.

Blue crystal Art Deco Pendant

If you are looking for a special piece to make your outfit stand out, while also treating yourself to something that you will enjoy beyond this one day, then this gorgeous piece could be the gift to yourself you need. Stunning blue sapphires, set in white gold sparkle in the light.

Black Lace Gloves

Gloves to the elbow in black, cream or white.

White Lace Gloves

Gangster Suit

Make sure your man is also looking fab with a cool tux and scarf or gangster-style outfit

Classic Gangster Suit

Gangster Outfit

This costume has the whole package – suit, hat, cigar, tie, pocket watch and handkerchief

More Vintage Party Fashion Ideas HERE

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