The Cotton Mill presents...Hurry Up and Live! and The Jack and Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation!

We are excited to announce that The Cotton Mill is teaming up with two amazing charities, Hurry Up and Live!and the Jack and Jill Foundation to host an in-store event on June 14th.  It marks the launch of HUL!'s new lifestyle tee shirts, proceeds of which go to the JAJF.

The Jack and Jill Late Stage Cancer foundation is dedicated to "treating families to WOW! Experiences, giving children who will lose their Mom of Dad to cancer a timeout to creat indispensable memories as a family...while they can."  Founder of JAJF Jon Albert lost his wife, Jill, to Stage IV breast cancer. During her illness, Jill and Jon realized the toll that cancer was taking on their children and their family as a whole.  They decided to make their last experiences as a family as positive and memory-making as possible.  After Jill's passing, Jon was inspired to share his family's experience with others, creating a foundation to make beautiful memories for other families dealing with Stage IV cancer.

Hurry Up and Live! was founded by Nashvillian Karen Dobbs after the loss of her husband, Chip, to cancer.  She, like Jon, recognized the toll that such an illness had on herself and her daughters.  She vowed to "hurry up and live"--to live and enjoy each day to its fullest, since we don't know what life has in store. Amazingly, she and Jon were introduced and shared their experiences.  After sharing her mantra of "hurry up and live!", she and Jon were inspired to join forces. Hurry Up and Live! now has a line of lifestyle tee shirts to encourage us all to follow that wise advice. Happily, Karen and Jon decided to hurry up and live...together! They were married last fall.

Join us at the Cotton Mill on June 14th for the launch of special Hurry Up and Live! tees shirts! All proceeds go to benefit Jack and Jill.

 Thank you to our sponsors NFocus and Allegra Printing. Also, a very special thank you to Cynthia Kelley of Cynthia Kelley Communications, will be donating her time for all Publicity, Marketing and Event Management for the event.



Yestadt Millinery Spring 2012

Every year, its the same struggle. The springtime hunt that is so familiar to the Southern girl...the search for the ever-elusive perfect hat! Whether it's for Easter, Derby, or Steeplechase, a chic springtime topper is a necessity. The trick is finding that perfect balance between fabulous and frump, church lady and beach bum.

We have a solution: Yestadt Millinery! Started in 2008 by Fashion Institute of Technology grad Molly Yestadt, Yestadt Millinery uses old-school millinery techniques with a modern twist. Each piece is hand-blocked on a wooden form, then trimmed by hand in New York City at their Lower East Side studio using the finest quality materials.

YM has already caught the attention of designers like Marc Jacobs, Vena Cava, and Thom Browne, all of whom have commissioned custom Yestadt Millinery pieces for their runway shows. Their hats have also graced the pages of W, Nylon, Italian Vogue, Interview and more. Style.com just featured their Spring 2012 video look book; check it out here!

 

Cotton Mill x Yestadt Millinery exclusive!

 

This little beauty is Japanese shantung straw, making it super light and airy.  The trim is a vintage silk taffeta ribbon with hand-sewn lace details from French lace maker Sophie Halette.

 

A jaunty striped hat made of hand-sewn toyo straw, trimmed with lovely silk Japanese grosgrain. This hat is "packable" and great for traveling; wear it to the races and then take it to the beach!

Another custom piece! The trim is more vintage grosgrain, trimmed with a Sophie Halette raffia flower and velvet ric rac.

Stand out from the crowd with these beautiful hats. Come see them before they fly out of here!