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Permalink Reply by Vee Cee M September 29, 2014 at 6:45am

All the best

Permalink Reply by La Coquito- Thomas M. November 11, 2014 at 3:35am

thanks ! :)

Permalink Reply by edith f October 10, 2014 at 4:14am

Look at orpheliehats.com. she is based there and maybe she will answer your enquiries! It is not the boonies evey country and continent in the world has hat wearers - even the Amazon jungle inhabitants need hats to protect from hot sun!!! So your question may not have been answered because it was deplacee!

Permalink Reply by La Coquito- Thomas M. November 11, 2014 at 3:34am

Thanks Edith. 

Opheliehats, I found it! It gives me a broad idea about what to expect, it is a good advice.

There is always the gap to join between protective headwear and -justfor the fun of wearing- excentric millinery. So maybe I should keep giving it a try :).

Permalink Reply by Kiki Butler November 11, 2014 at 3:00am

Hello!

I live in Montreal and recently took an introduction course at commeunchapeau.com/english. You can take different type of course with Lucie.

To answer your question regarding people interest in hat in Montreal, lets be honest: it is low. Most of people wear hats to protect themselves from the cold, but you won't see many people wearing hats for the fashion aspect. There are, but not many. I think people are interested, but they are shy to draw too much attention maybe? And most people don't know how to shop for a hat that is flattering, so they get discouraged easily. On the other hand, I have the impression that hats are gonna come back soon as fashion (clothes) is quite boring and repetitive these days.

Permalink Reply by La Coquito- Thomas M. November 11, 2014 at 3:29am

Hey, it is great to have replies! This is my first discussion ever so I may not be of an expert with my replies.

Thanks KiKi Butler, finding daring people willing to use millinery is a constant here in my country too, and that website looks quite interesting.

I just realized I need to learn all millinery terms and names in french. Like bibis, and tulle grec, etc. Now i know them in english and spanish... phew that's a lot of terms to study! So taking the course would be a great idea to do so maybe,

Thanks again!

Permalink Reply by Kristin Silverman December 20, 2014 at 1:41pm

Kiki, are there any good places in Montreal to buy millinery supplies? I am in Vermont, and Montreal is by far the closest big city to me (about 1.5 hours away).

Permalink Reply by Kiki Butler January 9, 2015 at 11:26am

Sorry for not getting back to you earlier Kristin. Unfortunately, you won't find much stuff in Mtl... I will investigate a bit more in the next few days and I'll come back with some addresses if I find any!

Permalink Reply by Janice Mok May 10, 2015 at 7:53pm

Hi Kiki,

I have the same question. did you have any luck finding supplies in MTL? I want to buy some hat blocks.

Thx

Janice

Permalink Reply by Janice Mok May 10, 2015 at 7:54pm

Hi Kristin,

I am also going to MTL to hunt for supplies, have u had any luck for searching in MTL?

Thx

Janice

Permalink Reply by Sol Suarez March 1, 2015 at 1:11pm

Hey! I'm based in the Yukon, but I know people that work in fashion in Montreal who are starting to seek the work of milliners. Plus, there is also the film industry and other wardrobe related niches that you could get into. It will definitely take tons of networking and it wont be easy at first, but it is a largely untapped market and if i can find work in the Yukon, you certainly can in Montreal!  Ps. I'd love for us Canadian Milliners to stay and touch, and maybe ultimately form a guild. i was part of one back in Argentina where i am from, and it is so great to be able to exchange info and experiences, and join efforts into creating events and opportunities for our work to be showcased.
My facebook page is not as updated as it should be, but send me a message nonetheless and I'll see it.

Best of luck!

https://www.facebook.com/AmuriMillinery