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FEATURED MILLINERS

Featured members receive great exposure in the Headlines and social media. Following are a few things to help you be featured.

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Fun 'n Flirty

All things bright & beautiful is Amanda's theme for her striking simplistic styling. Largely self taught her pieces will make you smile as you can sense how much fun she has with her Millinery.

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There was a fantastic turnout at the Kilbeggan races and some with really fabulous style. A number of women were very creative when it comes to fashion, with some of the finalists even making their own headpieces.

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Fashion Festival Fascinators

Some hat eye candy at this weeks Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival Brisbane from local boutique The Hat Box. The show included big 'n bold colours, brims and trims and even an Eiffel Tower to charm the audience.

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Top Tilt

Tilt to the right or left? No matter which way you tilt the brim you will appear taller and more elegant. Budding Milliner Melissa Glim has created this two toned felt hat with flower and feather trim to add glamour touch to any outfit.

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Stop Press

Blue fur felt handcrafted hat 'Carmen', with macaw feathers by Aoife Kirwan Millinery featured in the Irish Independent Weekend magazine in an article about Heidi Higgins new Autumn/Winter 2012 collection.

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Sculptured Creations

Hand moulding felt hoods and capelines is an art on its own. Karina Salazar exhibits her ability with felt sculpturing adding her own exquisite hand designed felt flowers. Check out the pretty pink felt orchid Karina has created to complete the black cloche seen in her Gallery.…

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THAT'S A PRETTY HAT

Kathleen Lisson is a hat lover dedicated to showing women that hats can be worn with confidence and style on special occasions and in everyday life. She invites us to join her for a day at the races and shares an insight into her blog.…

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MASTER MILLINER FOCUS

Californian Master Milliner Wayne Wichern has mastered felt creations with trims that attract you to each piece. This Turquoise velour felt with wired felt feathers is topped off with a smashing brooch trim.

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Fabulous Fur

The quality of this fur felt may cause you to ask ,"Is it Felt or fabric covered?" It is soon recognised as felt with the inserted felt bows which is a technique that can be used with felt successfully. This curvette shape, which UK Milliner Rosa Nunn has used is so yesteryear and looks outstanding on…

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INTERVIEW WITH ELAINE

When Hat Academy's mentor Elaine Mergard is not working on filming new lessons or making hats, she teaches hands on at millinery workshops. Check out this interview with Elaine elaborating on her teaching process.

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Gatsby Gal

The block used to make Leeanne Goodwins gorgeous felt hat with the Gatsby appeal would have to be an all in one crown and brim Vintage block. Add the ostrich feathers favoured in the 1920s and she is quite a flapper!

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ONLINE LEARNING BENEFITS

Convenience, access from a computer or ipad. It's self paced, so you can study at your own pace. Study at any time of the day. Don't have to worry about your location, transport. Fit your study commitments around your…

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Faces of Caulfield Finals

Melbourne Racing Club have been searching for a Face of Caulfield to help bring the Carnival’s racing and fashion activities to life. The competitors frocked and suited up before parading for onlookers and a panel of judges including fashion milliner Richard Nylon.
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Style Cut

No this is not about the latest Hair style but a fascinator style that is a cut above the rest! Corina Haywood uses scissors daily in her LA studio - we all need to look within our work studio for inspiration around us.

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WEDDING BELLS

Susanne adores making wedding head pieces. "The air that surrounds the world of weddings makes it kind of magical, I love to know that I´m an ever so small part, of a very special day."

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SPOTS AND STRIPES

Calling all Creatives - here is a challenge with spots & stripes maybe an outfit with hat/headpiece to match!! Great worldwide competition from Tessuti Fabrics to win International flights for 2 valued at $5,000. Closes 19/9/12
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FEATHER TECHNIQUE

In lesson 9 "Customised Feathers" we learn how to redesign feathers through a variety of techniques. Miss Lauren has applied a diamond cut feather method to this Black & White Derby Day inspired fascinator.

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SPRING INTO COLOUR

Melbourne Cup 2012 Spring Summer collections will be a beautiful range of dramatic hats and headpieces created in vibrant colours to complement outfits with strong, bold & confident styling. Leading milliner Serena Lindeman is currently preparing her Spring Collection which exhibits her love of colour & clean contemporary…

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HOT SPOTS

So reminiscent of the 1960s is the combination of spots and lace. Milliner Deborah Thompson has many happy customers for her unique fascinators.

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