A vibrant racing season in remote West Australia has given Port Hedland milliner, Amanda Smith the chance to establish her millinery business “Gloria Pearl”. Recently she has also explored photography and after a …

Light and movement are artistic techniques that have challenged artists for centuries. Milliner and textile artist Elena Shvab of London created this hat to capture the amphoric floating forms of jellyfish with their captivating movement and ever changing form. Elena chose to use classic…

Helen Tilley discovered millinery by misfortune, when an expensive purchased hat fell apart! It was so poorly made Helen decided to take a Fascinator Course with a milliner to…

Glamorous lace will add a new level of elegance to your overall look in headwear. Learn from Master Milliner, Brett Morley of Melbourne how to create refined silhouettes in lace to create a sensation on the bride’s big day or as your next Fashions on the Field race day entry. In…

Venture into the wonderful experience of Lace Millinery with Master Milliner, …

Anel Heyman of Palmerston North, New Zealand has an academic background in graphic design. Now applying these design principles to fashion she is excelling as a talented milliner. Her creations are individualistic and contain a classic beauty with timeless elegance - loved by clients globally. Recently…

A warm cosy felt hat is the solution especially when temperatures can go as low as minus 12 degrees C. Larisa from Moldova has been creating stylish felt hats in wool and fur felt for 15 years and has set up a hat shop in her…

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Milliners are multi-talented creatives and photography is often another string in our bow. Hatspiration Celebration applauds every members contribution in Hat Academy to create over TEN THOUSAND inspiring photographs of hats and headwear in all styles & genre! We asked ten top contributors in Hat Academy to choose their favourite hat photograph amongst the community pics, detailing the reason for their choice.

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It may be turning a little cool in Dublin, Ireland but milliner Deb Fanning believes it is still time for a touch of glamour. This beautiful silver fabric with pleated texture has been chosen for this cocktail hat style and Deb…

Just when we thought smocking was part of our past, Melbourne milliner Emily Minikem introduces smocking in millinery using one of newer millinery components – Tinalak. The grain of Tinalek and Silk Abaca lend…

Felting wool is a traditional skill and taught in detail by felt artist and tutor, Wendy Bailye. This course is packed with all the practical hands on tips and over seven hours of contemporary techniques to enable you to make your own perfect felted hat with smooth surface and added embellishment.…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…