It was a bizarre unveiling for the strangely-shaped Chapeau d’Amour (The Love Hat).
The debut, which was staged at the gallery of Christie’s in London, began with a female model playing a flute, trailed closely by a second model throwing flowers along her path.
Hollywood actress, the gorgeous Alicia Witt, followed suit, cheerily wearing the Chapeau d’Amour as guests and members of the press watched silently.
Made out of platinum fabric, the diamond and amethyst encrusted hat was crafted by famed couture designer Louis Mariette.
Mariette explained that the inspiration for the hat came from a walk he shared with a mysterious lover in a field of bluebells near the forest of Cliveden.
When asked for her opinion on the Chapeau d’Amour, Witt stated that wearing the hat felt “incredible”, and left her feeling “a bit like a princess.”