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- John Shevlin's late father started a hat manufacturing company in Malahide in 1960.
John has followed in the tradition and has designed and made hats for many outlets in Ireland, including A-Wear, Arnotts, Accessorise, The Hat Shop Dublin and remains the only blocked felt and straw hat manufacturer in Ireland. He is also the only maker of real panama hats for ladies and gents, not just the classic ecru Panama but also in various colours. John ranks as one of the most established and respected milliners in the Irish fashion scene and his made to measure hats are exported all over the world. One of his celebrity customers is the one and only Jean Butler of Riverdance fame.
Shevlin Millinery is a registered member of the Crafts Council of Ireland.
John was commissioned to design and produce the last air hostess hat for the Aer Lingus uniform and has made hats for leading Irish couturiers Ib Jorgensen and Thomas Wolfangel.
Senator David Norris commissioned John to restore his ancient trade-mark boater, which was painstakingly done with strips of straw re-woven, to replace the holes in his well worn Joycean boater.
John Also collaborated with artist Will St. Ledger for the exhibition "Celebrity Guns & Ammo" in The Hive, Dublin in the summer of 2007.
The Gate Theatre in 2010 commissioned John to make a hat for the renowned actor Owen Roe, for Samuel Beckett's Endgame, directed by Alan Stanford.
The Abbey Theatre in June 2011 commissioned John to make 2 stove pipe hats for Brian Friel's play “Translations”
Shevlin hats are regularly featured in Image, Social and Personal and Irish Tatler. Other publications include The Sunday Business Post, Gloss Magazine, Ireland of the Welcomes magazine and various weekend newspaper magazines. John has also been on RTE's Off The Rails, RTE's The Business programme, RTE's “Made in Ireland” series with Pat Kenny, TV3 Am and City Channel. His hats are regularly featured on various fashion blogs.
Shevlin hats come in a wide variety of different styles and various fabrics and colours. John prides himself in making the perfect hat to fit every head and personality, not only made to measure, but in the fabric and trim of your choice – all for no extra cost!
- Website
- www.shevlin.ie
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Welcome to Hat Academy!
So thrilled as a commercial manufacturer you have joined us. Like me you have seen the highs and lows over 40+years but we are all on a roll at the moment...I want to retire but the stores I supply do not want to hear the word Retire!! Use the Directory and My Store to promote your work.
Feel free to share your hat or headpiece creations, join in or start a hatters discussion and add your info to the My Store panel above. Remember online help is a click away. To begin with Lessons check out our Get Started page. I am looking forward to sharing Millinery techniques, ideas and fashion news with you.
Best Wishes & Enjoy, Elaine.
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