Tracy Gardner / Jess Sinclair
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
  • BOOKS
  • BOOK TRAILERS
  • MEDIA
  • Blog
  • Contact
MADE IN
MICHIGAN
A blog dedicated to
​Michigan works

Rachelle Marie Willnus, Designer

9/15/2015

0 Comments

 
Picture
You’ve been invited to an event - maybe a charity benefit or a fashion show with girlfriends. Wouldn’t it be nice to add a little oomph to your standard go-to look? Something that brightens the mood, an accessory that infuses more flair than a new bracelet or earrings. 

Or what if you’re getting married? Imagine your bridal party dressed to complement you and your groom, the overall effect beautiful and artistic, as much a part of the desired ambience as every other painstakingly chosen detail.

Rachelle Marie Willnus is a magician. Her magic wand is a deft artist’s touch backed with engineering technique and a creative streak a mile long. Derby Hats by Rachelle offers hats, fascinators and clothing with pleasing aesthetic flair to add style and beauty to any event. The master's prepared manufacturing designer morphed her skills at Ford Motor Company into a career as a clothing and fascinator designer as a way to spend more time with her two daughters. Designing hats since 2009, Rachelle finds the endeavor provides her a fulfilling creative outlet, and the fashion world is benefitting.

Derby Hats by Rachelle is widely recognized in the Metro Detroit area and beyond, with her work appearing on ABC television, Fox 2 News, WDIV local 4, in the Detroit News, Modern Model Magazine, The Metro You, SOLIS New York and more. Her hats have been featured as StyleLine Magazine Editor’s choice for headwear three years in a row and her bridal line, Marie Rachelle, has been featured as trendsetter three years running as well. Rachelle’s work is soon to be seen in the September 2015 issue of KEEL fashion magazine in a several page layout. Derby Hats by Rachelle was the winner of the Head-to-Head Hat Competition at Michigan Fash Fest 2012 and named Best of the Best for 2012.

In an exciting recent development, Derby Hats by Rachelle is the selected designer to create crowns for the upcoming Lucas Miles film, CROWNING JULES (by a Disney writer). The film stars local actresses Elizabeth and Jacqueline Labadie.

Each creation in Derby Hats by Rachelle is designed, sewn and hand-crafted by the artist. The fascinators are gorgeous, unique, whimsical … and as individual as the vast variety of wearers. The photos below provide a much better vision of the work than any words ever could. 

Rachelle Marie Willnus believes in good design – whether it is for an engineer training program or to look great during a special event. Her chapeaus require a strong knowledge of design, shape and form. “As with engineering design, hat designers must be able to assess fit of product, such as a client’s face and head shape in relation to hat size and function,” Willnus says. “It’s about finding the best design to compliment the shape of the face and head size of the wearer. Any woman can wear a hat or fascinator.” Check her out below and prove her right!

Find Rachelle Marie Willnus:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Derby-Hats-by-Rachelle-176781505706605/timeline/


Email: rachellewillnus@sbcglobal.net


Photo credits (1): Attire: Rachelle Marie Willnus. Photographer: Jennifer Alder. Model: Lia Morse. Makeup: Stacey Manuel. Hair: Jennifer Nelson. Styling: Hoda Salameh.
Photo credits (2): Headwear: Rachelle Marie Willnus. Photography, skirt, and jewelry: Janna Coumoundouros. Styling: Marv Neal. Makeup: Stacey Manuel. Model: Joan Lutz.
Photo credits (3): URBAN DECAY Series, Detroit; Headwear: Rachelle Marie Willnus. Photographer: Janna Coumoundouros.
 


0 Comments

    Archives

    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015

    Categories

    All
    57 Lives Of Alex Wayfare
    89X
    All Things Detroit
    Angel
    Ann Arbor Book Fest
    Art
    Artist
    Arts
    Author
    Author Signings
    Baldridge
    Belle Isle Heights
    Blue Frog Books
    Books
    Books And Brews Pub Crawl
    Bookstore
    Book Store
    Brighton
    Bruce Springsteen
    Carlos Santana
    Cherub
    Clothing Designer
    Coumoundouros
    Crowning Jules
    Daisy And The Frontman
    David C. Hayes
    Derby Hats
    Derby Hats By Rachelle
    Detroit
    Detroit Artist
    Detroit Author
    Detroit Fiction
    Detroit Photos
    Detroit Radio
    DIA
    Dining
    Dinner Club
    Dinner Club Pop Up
    Dream Girl
    Esoteric Truth
    Fascinators
    Fashion
    Faygo
    Fillmore
    Film Maker
    Food
    Fortune 500 Company
    Fowlerville
    Gourmet
    Gourmet Chef
    Gourmet Meal
    Hat Designer
    Horror
    Hot Sauce
    Howell
    How To Unbreakup
    Identity Theft
    IMDB Profile David C. Hayes
    Indie Book Store
    Janna Coumoundouros
    Jewelry
    Jon Arking
    Keeping Molly
    Kiss Of Death
    Laura Lee
    Librarian
    Lilacpop Studio
    Lisa Peers
    Love And Other B--Sides
    Madonna
    Mama's Sweet Chile
    Mandy And Matt
    Marie Rachelle Bridal Line
    Matt Baldridge
    Metro Detroit
    MG Buehrlen
    Monica R. Sholar
    My Dad's A Paranormal Investigator
    Papa's Smoked Peppa
    Papa Turts
    Penny Coleman
    Photographer
    Photography
    Photo Printing
    Playwright
    Rachelle Marie Willnus
    Rebekah Purdy
    Restless Writer
    Rob Vedro
    Rock And Roll
    Samurai
    Science Fiction
    Scovie Awards
    Sick Day
    S. J. Lomas
    Small Town
    So Hot It Hurts
    Star Wars
    Stationary
    Storefront Gallery
    Suspense
    Tardis
    The 24th Letter
    The Artist And The Chef
    The Cinderella Complex
    The Legend Of Me
    The Romeo Club
    The Summer Marked
    The Winter People
    Thriller
    Time Travel
    Tom Petty
    WHMI
    Whole Foods
    YA Books Central
    Young Adult
    Young Adult Fiction


    RSS Feed

Last update: March 3, 2022
Tracy Gardner Books

​Designed by Kalie Holford
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
  • BOOKS
  • BOOK TRAILERS
  • MEDIA
  • Blog
  • Contact