BRONTE bicentenary celebrations are going flat – and fans of the literary legends couldn't be happier!

Special flat caps are being produced to mark the 200th anniversary of Charlotte's birth this year, and there will also be caps for her siblings, Emily, Anne and Branwell.

They have been created by designer-to-the-stars Rhian Kempadoo-Millar, who counts actor and musician Idris Elba among her celebrity customers.

The Yorkshire-made hats, being launched on April 23, will be sold exclusively through Haworth gift shop Daisy Days.

Shop owner Jill Ross said: "We love stocking locally-produced, quirky brands and when we found out about Rhian's flat caps we knew they would go down well with our customers.

"When we met with her and got talking, the idea of doing an exclusive Bronte-themed range tied into the bicentenary celebrations came up and we all got very excited!

"We input into the designs by giving Rhian an insight into the personalities of the four Bronte siblings and then let her work her magic.

"The end result is amazing and we can't wait to start selling them.

"We're sure they are going to be hugely popular with locals, the many tourists we attract and customers from across the UK.

"They will also make a great addition to our themed window display for this year's Haworth 1940s Weekend."

Rhian will attend a launch-day event at the shop and give a short talk at 11am.

"Haworth is an area I have always been very fond of but knew little about," she said.

"When I arrived on the cobbled Main Street and saw the shop, I knew straight away that it was going to be the perfect fit!

"The Charlotte Bronte hat, like its namesake, is chic and understated with a lilac check tweed and a pheasant pin detail.

"As the author of Wuthering Heights, we wanted the Emily Bronte hat to be more eccentric and romantic so went for a feminine pink tweed with a bow detail.

"The Anne Bronte hat has been designed as a unisex baker-boy cap in earthy greens and browns to reflect the bleak moors in which the siblings lived.

"And the Branwell Bronte hat is a more masculine wool khaki baker-boy cap.

"They look fantastic and the fact they will only be sold in Haworth gives them an even more authentic and local feel."