Linda Ford in the media: "While headpieces fitted with a perspex trim are proving popular overseas, Bundaberg milliner Linda Ford suggests keeping it big and bright for Australia's biggest horse racing event on November 6."
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All set for the stage on Race Day is this Moulin Rouge inspired top hat complete with French inspired bustier. Queensland milliner Beverly Hone started creating Headwear for herself and daughters and soon they caught the eyes of friends. Now Beverly watches out for her styles on the "Fashions of the Field" stage.

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Rowena Reeve lives in the beautiful Yarra Valley outside Melbourne where the plums grow and fuchsias flower. Although she favours headbands her sculptured Hatinators are also a speciality. This Plum & Fuchsia sinamay piece is a great style for this years Spring Racing Carnival and Melbourne Cup.

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Melanie Veronica is on a mission to share her many expressions of love and happiness through millinery design and to enlighten others to the connection of spirit we call creativity. Melanie discusses her millinery journey in this interview from a recent catwalk performance.
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"I wake up in the middle of the night dreaming up the next hat design" Have you ever said that ? You then proceed to make this creation and long to see it donning a customers head so she looks & feels a million dollars. Bridget relates an incident when the buyer did not respect the intrinsic value of the newly purchased designer hat. Why do…

TV host Ricki Lake invites a Fashion Stylist to share secrets on what hat to wear with which outfit. Listen for these tips- securing a tilted hat, the line of fascinator matches the oval face, folds in hat replicate movement of draping in garment and for smart casual a Hat-Cap. Which hat do you consider was the most suitable for Ricki?
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Cher Karney-Smith from West Australia  stumbled across millinery about two years ago and now lives and breathes the art of millinery. This stunning disc headpiece tilts at the right angle to give elegance & height and the feather tree trim is complemented on the under side with hand tooled petals.

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2012 BMW Caulfield Cup Carnival ambassadors Hetty, Evan and Jesinta bring us a glimpse into Spring Carnival racing, from the sights and sounds around the course to fashions and millinery on the catwalk. Take a peep at the video collection including a trip to last weekends BECK Caulfield Guineas Day.
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Preparations for Belgrade Fashion Week at the end of October are well underway. It enables designers to showcase the current fashion trends for Spring 2013. Serbian Millinery Label "Blackbirdfield" is a popular catwalk designer. This striking  piece catches your gaze for some time as your eye follows the mystical twisted & curled feather spines.

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Cocktail Hats with a touch of her Japanese culture are Pheiga Sugahara Macdonalds speciality. This striking hat of purple wool felt is blocked on a vintage style 3/4 riding hat and trimmed with deep blue edging, charcoal veiling and two arrow feathers to make a striking statement.

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Pillbox Hats are small brimless hats with a flat crown and straight sides. Jacqueline Kennedy, First lady of the United States from 1961-1963 was well known for her signature pillbox hat. She wore them more often than any other style. They are timeless and look chic even today, learn how to wear a modern Pillbox.
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Bellinda Haase launched her first collection recently. She commenced learning how to make hats in sinamay in July this year through Hat Academy online lessons and has found her true Passion. Reminiscent of a bygone era – this striking disc hat calls for unapologetic attention. Using an irresistible classic – polka dots – combined with flamboyant loops, feathers and…

Australia Milliner Sandy Aslett has mastered a technique of pleating fabric on a foundation and then sculpturing the folds to create fluid movement. For "Cherry Twist" she has chosen richly coloured silks which reflect the light and shade to each pleat.

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Megan Beverley shares some tips on how to get social networks under control. "I work full time in someone elses business so need all the help I can get to focus on my own sometimes. There are a couple of tools available to help you manage these and remove distractions."

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As a singer and performer New York milliner Mindy of 'Princess Wow Hats" has brought joy to many from the stage but now brings pleasure on the New York millinery stage for those who wear and observe her creations. As her label suggests it is all about fun! This rich burgundy felt has been hand moulded and trimmed with delicate feathers.

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Take a video tour of Stephanie's creative studio and millinery business. Stephanie and Tyrone "Ty" Dickey brought Stef-n-Ty, their designer hat business, to Detroit a year and a half ago after spending 20 years working out of New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia.
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Free form sculpturing is the styling in demand for this years Melbourne Cup Carnival. Leigh Cassidys piece is a sample of her ability to Sculpt, allowing a freeform design no matter what the straw component and every twist, curl and loop makes a piece unique.

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Royal Ascot banned fascinators this year, a base of 3" was acceptable but is that a headpiece or a fascinator? Kate Henry asks a question to define universally what is a fascinator / cocktail / headpiece?
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Now live for members is a way to buy & sell hats through the Hat Academy Marketplace. Listings will be at no charge as a service to help students and milliners to sell online. All that is required is for you to add a short description, upload pictures, set the price & choose your preferred method of payment.

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