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Magda Zgorska Interview

Poland is making its own fashion statement under the modern millinery label 'Expose Akcesoria' created by Magda Zgórska in Szczecin, Poland. Magda discovered her love for high fashion while living in Dublin and on return to Poland in 2011 established her own brand.

What do you love most about Millinery?

What I love about millinery is how fast you can make your…

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An Inspiration Of Millinery Photography

A massive thank you to all members who have shared photographs of their millinery as we celebrate over 20,000 photographs on the Hat Academy community! With inspiring headwear photos in all styles and genre, we asked 10 of our regular contributors to discuss their favourite.…

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New: Brim Extensions Course

Discover how to add a transparent extension following the circumference of a hat, or hand sculpt an elevated sweep to combine with a headpiece.

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Behind The Hat: Angie Jackman

Congratulations to Angie Jackman whose headpiece caught the eye of judges at the 2020 Spring Carnival Millinery Award. This masterpiece received runner-up with inter-weaving of shape and colour to create such a unique work of art.

Perusing your millinery designs we are drawn to the geometrical line of all your work - simplistic with occasional feather or…

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New: Creative Crinoline Course

Add a fresh look to crinoline used in your styling and give your millinery a distinctive design.

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Hatty Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all and a Happy Hatty New Year for 2021. Thank you for your ongoing support and loyalty through 2020. We look forward to bringing more exciting additions to Hat Academy next year!

Explore all the 2020 highlights on Hat Academy and browse the…

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Behind The Hat: Stephanie Spencer

Congratulations to Melbourne Milliner, Stephanie Spencer who received the 2020 Melbourne Cup Millinery Award. This COVID year has been the most challenging of all for milliners globally. Shoes as a Hat epitomises our feelings as our normal worlds have been turned upside down. A Milliner commented prior to the judging, "I love the ballet shoes hat. So clever and beautiful.” This certainly…

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MILLINERY AWARD FINALISTS 2020

Nothing conventional with the headwear creations in the 2020 Melbourne Cup Millinery Award, each piece radiates the extraordinary! Congratulations and hats off to all finalists.

Winner:…

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Celebrate Melbourne Cup at Home

This year for the first time in its history, the Melbourne Cup Carnival is going ahead without crowds. Whilst we can’t go to Flemington this year, many traditions continue, and we can all still enjoy the Carnival by celebrating at home. Since March, I have been dressing up and making an event of following the races at home. Along the way, I have learnt a few tricks I can share with you to help…

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Rosemary Kanko Arthur Interview

Milliner Rosemary Kanko Arthur truly believes “Through simplicity comes great Beauty” as she designs intricate and delicate headwear for customers in Ghana. Her love of nature, plants and flowers is reflected in all her designs with added sparkle and brilliance.

What do you love most about Millinery?

Making hats brings out my creativity and are simpler to…

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New Veiled Brim Perchers Course

Discover creative and practical millinery techniques to create a stunning headpiece that suspends gracefully over the face.
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Meet Your Tutor: Waltraud Reiner

Waltraud Reiner has inspired countless students to discover their own millinery passion.
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Theatrical Millinery With Margaret Gill

For Master Milliner, Margaret Gill an opportunity was given to diversify from Fashion Millinery to Theatrical Work. Read about the challenges and delight she experienced with this transition.…

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BOATER HATS COURSE

Capture Sophie Allport's passion for leather in your own millinery styling as you learn new techniques for modern materials.
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Christopher Julian Garner Interview

UK Milliner Christopher Garner has the ability to create headwear that is delightfully demure or fantastically whimsical, all of which delight the beholder.

What do you love most about Millinery?

There are so many things that I love most about millinery so this is such a difficult question to answer (laughs out loud). I love the…

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New Course: Buntal Trims

Manipulate robust buntal straw to create showstopping trims with a concealed sinamay edge on a blocked buntal beret.
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Behind The Hat: Angela Menz

Very few milliners are given the chance to exhibit their headwear in a National Museum. Melbourne milliner and designer Angela Menz was so excited to be asked to exhibit her creation, rewarding her for her passion for Fashion on the Field.

Photos: @ontrackontrend

How did the Winx outfit idea develop?

Winx was racing at…

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Milliner: Amy Jo Traylor

Amy Jo Traylor of Florida, US is on a mission to see women wearing hats. Like many milliners she started making for herself and soon people were asking, “Where did you get that Fantastic hat from?” ….and so she established her business 'Amy Jo Original Hats’ in 2014. Her love of colour and bold trims and…

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Hat Hints with Louise Macdonald

Spend time with Master Milliner and International Educator Louise Macdonald and gain practical hat making tips gained from 25+ years in the Millinery industry.
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M&S Schmalberg Interview

Adam Brand is known globally as 'The Flower Man' and rightfully so as he manages the family business in New York to produce the most exquisite flowers to adorn milliners headwear and fashion designers creations.