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We have a new look website which allows you to purchase hats directly from us. You can be assured that they are all still lovingly hand stitched and each one is unique. Our new summer range will be available soon so keep checking back to see what's new.

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Lisa Schaefer Millinery's exclusive new spring collection www.lsmillinery.com.au

Derby Day Hats in black and white, as well as bright colours for this seasons Spring Racing Carnival Millinery selling now.

Mastering the inclusion of fabric will enable you to create  hats to co-ordinate with a clients outfits.  It allows you to create one off styles as there is a greater range of pattern & texture. Lesson 17 features the use of buckram with fabric, this class gives you unlimited possibilities.…

Lisa Schaefer Millinery is a new bespoke millinery business specializing in hats for the races, special occasions and bridal head pieces, please check out my new website http://lsmillinery.com.au…

Bring together a team of eight multi-talented Australian milliners and what is the result? Fabulous headwear for "The Great Gatsby"! We chat with Sydney milliner, Margaret Gill – one of the costume milliners, about her once in a lifetime opportunity to fulfil a milliner's dream.

How wonderful to be involved with the millinery masterpieces for "The Great…

Philip Treacy surreal and sculptural hand-made creations defy the conventional understanding of what hats, and for that matter fashion, can be. The Irish designer returns to London Fashion Week after twelve years away.
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Origami inspired this bridal piece by Maggie Mowbray which is available on her Etsy shop. Milliners take Japanese paper folding techniques to the next level using fabric and ribbon with great results.

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Stay warm wearing this moulded felt cloche while putting at the famous St Andrews golf course. A short distance away you will discover the Millinery studio of Rita McVinnie with her treasure trove of French Vintage trims. Every hat is created with love & something French.…

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When designing a hat or headpiece there is often something missing to complete the overall impact and one of the best additions is a simple loop which adds life, energy and movement to the overall design. Loops are a great background to the trim focus which may be the flower or feather feature. 

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Hand made feathers using fabric or straw will enable you to co-ordinate the trim with component of your hat. Watch how to change shape & style of ordinary feathers.

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Finishing the edge of your Brim with a binding can be a feature of the final trim by co-ordinating or contrasting fabric or straw.

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Vintage 1950s Hat Styles were worn by movie star Doris Day -a fun loving Actress as her movies were often romantic comedies. Most of these hats are made from Swiss Straw excluding the Cloche felt Hat.

All the hats sat up on the head whereas today they sit down closer to the face and very often forward on brow. Have a browse at her most famous onscreen hats…