James Faulkner, an aspiring fashion designer, has used the wings, feathers and furs of animals killed on roads to create an entire range of headgear.


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Mr Faulkner, 27, of Edinburgh, will exhibit his 36 animal hats under the spotlight rather than the headlights at a fashion show in May. The feathers or furs of foxes, magpies, rabbits, wood pigeons, pheasants, mallards, crows and peacocks make up the centrepiece of his creations. The show on May 14 will mark the end of his 18-week milliners course at Edinburgh's Telford College, and will display his range of hats along with those of other students. Mr Faulkner, who originally started making the hats in May 2009, said: "It sounds very sinister, but I find it very satisfying to make something beautiful from something gruesome. "It started when my friend wanted to buy a hat for her wedding. Without thinking, I said I'd make one, then I instantly panicked, but one day I was walking along the road and I spotted a magpie in quite a sorry state. "I knew that my friend's dress was black and white so I thought it could work. I picked it up using a plastic bag and later used the wing feathers to make the hat. It sounds awful, but I cut off the wings with an axe.

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