Why should a hat always have a front and a back? Why can´t it have two fronts?
This thought follows me for years.
This Little hat actually HAS two fronts. I turn the hat with the change of my clothing and moods.
One front shows some flowers, I made from a damaged petersham ribbon and some vintage satin-ribbon. The “other front” shows a beautiful and rare example of art nouveau-lace.
So don´t be afraid to leave the path of “convention” in milllinery. As long, as the hat does anything for you, it´s also good enough for your environment and you shouldn´t care what they say.
And if you have flawed, vintage peterham ribbon, don´t throw it away. Just rip it off. It can still make good centers for some kinds of millinery-flowers.