Hat Makeover - Christmas in July

Over the years I've made a lot of hats, and while some I continue to love just the way they are, others haven't been quite right. I don't like to get rid of them, so clearly, they need a makeover.

To begin, my Victorian Christmas-in-July hat. (Why? Because I had a Victorian Christmas-in-July party)

The event was awesome, but the hat is a bit silly. I was so in love with pheasant feathers that I only wanted them straight.

I contemplated taking the hat apart completely and reusing the bits, but I thought that there might be a simpler solution. So a little bending of wire and curling of feathers later, and the new improved hat is ready.