Donshey, who has been designing professionally since 2009, is best known to fashion enthusiasts as the top milliner (hat designer) in the Tampa Bay Area. This season's collection, however, will also feature her new line of wearable, authentic couture corsets.
The launch party, to be held at Downtown Clearwater's new urban bistro METRO 528 Grille (528 Cleveland Street), will feature fashion, live music and a special appearance by national performer, Cherry Von Topp.
Dolly Donshey studied under the wonderfully talented Jan Wutkowski, alumni of the Melbourne School of Millinery in Australia. This is where she learned her craft and enhanced her passion for hat making and designing. In 2009 she was proud to use these techniques to introduce new imaginative hat lines to Florida and around the world.
Dolly's design style has been described as "Edgy Elegance," incorporating leather, fur, feathers, lace, spikes, studs, crystals and other unexpected materials into her designs as much as possible.