Kate Middleton’s coronation headpiece designer has unveiled her latest masterpiece
Jess Collett is one of 12 milliners taking part in the Haute Dogs 2025 calendar to raise money for rescue dogs.
Dogs wearing hats designed by world famous royal milliners is a combination difficult to resist.
The charity calendar Haute Dogs is back with a bang for 2025, featuring 12 international milliners and 12 cuter than cute rescue dogs.
Designers involved in the initiative, now in its seventh year, include founder Awon Golding, whose designs have been worn by royals including Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton and celebrities like Lady Gaga.
Also on board for 2025 is Jess Collett, the British milliner who was commissioned to make the intricate silver leaf and crystal tiara headpieces worn by Kate and Princess Charlotte for the coronation of King Charles at Westminster Abbey last year.
“The calendar is just awesome, and I’m thrilled to be part of it again,” Collett tells PEOPLE. She adds, “With Haute Dogs, I can be a bit more playful and explorative with ideas.”
The milliner, who attracted world fame after she was approached to work with Alexander McQueen for the coronation, was part of the very first Haute Dogs calendar back in 2018.
Creating a retro Wimbledon-themed hat for June, modeled by a crossbreed named BB (who was rescued from China with horrific injuries), Collett explains,
“Dogs just love chasing tennis balls, and then I thought, when worn, the dog would look she had just crawled out from under a hedge! The purple flowers are, of course, the Wimbledon colors.”
