Patent leather adds a touch of luxury to this button creation by Jill Humphries of Melbourne, Australia. Leather flowers and blocking is Jill's signature styling which is in huge demand currently. Her love of millinery started because she always wore headwear herself. She trained under the…

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…

To celebrate the Milliners of Etsy fashion show we are selling posters on the site.  $15 for one of two designs.  Shirts will also be for sale soon.  All funds go to putting on more amazing events and shows.  Please support your fellow milliners by buying one or both of these posters. You can buy them HERE…

What's more burlesque & show girl than feathers? Valerie "Lulu "O'Neill has captured this theme within her designing of Headpieces and Accessories. Her Label "Slightly Scarlet" has been featured on the front cover of "SundayTimes."  Whether it is race day, a wedding, a photo shoot or performance Valerie can add…

Due to the nature of felt with no weave it lends itself easily to reshaping & embellishing to make trims from scraps. Create leaves, flowers curled loops & bows even add stitching.
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Dublin Milliner Sarah Stephens has had a career in fashion and is now adding millinery to her skills as her love of hats surpassed every other area in fashion. This headpiece is ready for a bride who loves to wear pearls as a girls best friend. The combination of differing sizes and shades in the pearls adds to the  attraction of this piece. Her label, "The Hat Society" exhibits her ambition to expand…

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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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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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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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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Be tempted by this delicious Strawberry Tart created by Melbourne milliner Emily Minikem. This cute number is perfect for less formal occasions like high tea with the girls.

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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.…

Funloving Austrian Milliners Josef Kepka and Sohne will make you smile with this stop motion video created for the intro of their website. But when it comes to millinery business they are serious contenders.



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Vintage Swiss Straw and leather duo has enabled Chicago Bespoke Milliner Tonya Gross to create this stunning hat.

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Within Hat Academy you can add a link to your photo description to push to your website or an item on your online store or Etsy shop.

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Editorial is the most effective advertising and it does not have to cost a cent. Our product, the hat  attracts attention especially with a colour pic and hopefully, the journalist will take a photo. Read this recent tabloid article about up-and-coming Australian Milliner Christie Stokes.

Co-ordinating hats with the outfit is Therese's speciality. The technique to create her brims displays innovation. Exciting to see worldwide millinery styles! Therese is the first Milliner from Ghana to join Hat Academy.

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Colour the world in luxury & passion! That is the theme for winter 2012/2013 It may not be your favourite colour but watch out for it everywhere from head to toe. Catwalks in the Northern Hemisphere are alive with the power of Purple.
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