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MILLINER: JAYA LEE

Traditionally boater hats were worn by men as the summer alternative to a formal bowler hat. They were the favoured hat for boating or sailing in the Victorian era, hence their name. Boaters were also worn by women with the essential hat pin due to a shallow crown. New York Milliner,…

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MILLINER: NESS BUHLMAN

What a huge surprise for Ness Buhlman who lives in country Victoria, Australia to discover one of her head pieces featured in the media. Dunkeld may be in an outlying country region but their passion for country racing has become a major social event. As a Hat Academy student she is applying what she…

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MILLINER: BEAUTY OF HATS

Like many of us ‘Beauty of Hats’ milliner Agata of London enjoys watching the Hollywood movies of the 30’s and 40’s. The glamorous Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth and Heddy Lamar wearing stunning hats in their movies have been her inspiration for this years Winter collection. The best quality Fur Felt was…

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MILLINER: CAROLINA FERNÁNDEZ

In Guadix, Granada, Spain, it isn’t common to wear a hat, although the weather in Winter is very cold. Carolina Fernandez loves to wear all types of fascinators, headbands, hats, and wants all her friends to wear hats too. So every opportunity to wear a hat she ensures she co-ordinates with her…

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MILLINER: YAEL COHEN

Yael Cohen is a multi-faceted designer and lecturer and established the “Justine Hats” studio in 2012 to create a sincere & relevant dialog in the millinery & fashion field in Israel as part of her cultural and social outlook. Her Autumn/Winter ‘Positive Gold Collection' deals with repetitive…

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MILLINER: CARRIE JENKINSON

EstabIishing the millinery business did not just happen accidentally for Mumprenuer and Milliner, Carrie Jenkinson. Two years ago much to the shock of her hubby, Carrie who is a a mum of three stepped away from a well paid corporate career to tackle her new biz full-time. In such a short period…

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ALBUM: ELLA GAJEWSKA FASCINATORS

All Ella Gajewska designs are handmade and hand-shaped with enormous passion and love.
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MILLINER: ALISON BULL

“Gorgeous and Glorious” is the label brand name chosen by UK Milliner, Alison Bull and every piece she makes defines the ultimate statement of any outfit! How stunning would this hat look at Royal Ascot, Kentucky Derby…

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MILLINER: KAREN HAWES

With retirement has come a wonderful new experience for Karen Hawes - a new career in millinery has begun. In her designing Karen loves to capture the personality of her customer. She has a passion for fashion and loves her customers to glow with delight at what she has created for them to co-ordinate…

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MILLINER: TIFFANY AREY

Novelty Hats always attract attention as they are so unique to the creative thinking of the milliner. This one is the result of thinking outside the box! Using the black & white theme with a touch of red, Tiffany Arey of Pennsylvania has arranged each individual box in a topsy turvy fashion with mini…

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MILLINER: SOPHIE ALLPORT

Luscious leather is now the real passion of Melbourne milliner Sophie Allport. Just to meet Sophie you will recognise her high energy and passion for millinery which she first discovered at USQ summer…

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MILLINER: MARISA GROOM

Award winning milliner Marisa Groom of York, UK offers a refreshing approach to millinery. How delicious is this piece titled ‘Cherry Slice’ trimmed with wired sinamay slices and loops. She creates both classic and contemporary ‘one off’ hats and headpieces. Nature and wildlife, art, sculpture and…

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MILLINER: RUTH CONNOR

We all love coffee and cream – can’t you visualise the swirls of the coffee art in the design of this sinamay and silk abaca headpiece. Milliner Ruth Connor of Silvan, Victoria never…

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MILLINER: ROZ WILLMOTT-DALTON

The Hat Academy community has been behind Christchurch milliner Roz Willmott-Dalton encouraging her to release her millinery collection to the fashion world at the recent Christchurch Summer Fashion Show.

Roz and her family survived the…

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MILLINER: VICTORIA HENDERSON

A highlight this year for milliner Victoria Henderson of Geelong, Australia was celebrating the third birthday of her store “Ruby and Leo.” Each Spring racing season Victoria together with daughter…

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ALBUM: ADORN COLLECTION

Unique racing fashion, handmade hats, headwear and fascinators from Melissa Barnes.

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MILLINER: SHERILEE HONNERY

Worried you live in an outlying village or town away from sufficient customers to set up a millinery business? Imagine living in outback Queensland, Australia and 1500 kms from the capital city of Brisbane. Such was the challenge for Sherilee Honnery of Hughenden. She made a decision to risk all…

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CELEBRATE #HATOBER!

In collaboration with master block maker Darryll Osborne of “Blocks by Design”, Hat Academy is offering every student

who purchases a Course in the month of October a free mini block valued at $35…

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MILLINER: BELLINDA HAASE

When Hat Academy tutor Elaine Mergard saw the beautiful clutch bags made by Bellinda Haase of Toowoomba she encouraged Bellinda to use her design and sewing skills in Millinery. As a…

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MILLINER: MISS LAUREN

Many Hat Academy members recall their grandmother making hats and now it is their time to learn this Heritage trade. Miss Lauren has been wearing hats all her life and several years ago asked her grandmother to teach her. She loves going to church these days and…