Lomax & Skinner – Bespoke Millinery

Nov

30

Book Review, Millinery: The Art of Hat-Making

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Thanks to Becky Weaver the editor of the downloadable monthly millinery magazine HATalk for the lovely review of our book in this months edition.

Becky interviews Rachel and the magazine also features one of the step-by-step projects from the book, our Felt Trilby

HATalk is an excellent resource for both beginners and experienced milliners, a place to meet, share and offer advice and guidance as well as being packed full of all things millinery. Also included this month is coverage of the 2017 Melbourne Cup Carnival and a feature on Kizzy McKeown, the creator of the HATalk Hat of the Month.

Please click on the below images to read the review.

Oct

04

Millinery Book Release on 7th October 2017

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Thank you so much to everyone who came to our book launch on Saturday. We both feel totally overwhelmed by the incredible support through our family, friends and customers and the community of Lewes. A very enjoyable evening was had at the Depot Cinema, cafe and restaurant it was great to celebrate the book after all the hard work.
‘Millinery: The Art of Hat-Making’ comes out on 7th October. You can order it through Amazon or Waterstones or direct from the publishers GMC Group www.gmcbooks.com or if you are local in Lewes pop by our studio to get a signed copy!

The book provides fully illustrated step-by-step instructions for 12 stunning hats and headpieces, which are suitable for a wide variety of occasions and require minimal tools and materials. The eye catching designs include a felt trilby, a chic pillbox, a leather cap, a feathered headband, a sparking cocktail hat and a bridal headdress.

Novices will find all the advice they need on the tools, materials and techniques required to make the hats. Full of inspirational photography, this beautifully designed book shows you how to achieve high-end, couture results at home.

Aug

22

Moods on the Ouse: Lewes Artwave 2017

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‘Where Fashion meets Art’ is a contemporary slant on how nature inspires and shapes art in a myriad of sublime forms.

Hosted in Susie Monnington’s secret hideaway studio, this collaboration melds all that is best from the sussex countryside with the height of fashion through the form of bespoke millinery.

The juxtaposition of classical natural imagery and three dimensional fashion design is innovative and intriguing. The striking silhouettes of the Lomax & Skinner designed hats (art forms in themselves) against Susie’s romantic water lily paintings adds an exciting dimension that wouldn’t be out of place in a London gallery or on the catwalks of Milan.

This fresh take on exhibiting art leaves one breathless. If you see only one show this season, see this.

Moods on the Ouse

Oct

05

Hen Party Millinery Fun!

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Fancy wearing your own creation on your wedding day and doing something a little different as part of your Hen day celebrations? Our ‘Hen Party Millinery Fun’ workshop can be booked for up to 12 guests. This 4/5 hour fascinator workshop can be tailored to suit the brides colours and theme for her wedding day. Millinery tuition, equipment and materials are all provided. No previous sewing skills needed.

A break for afternoon tea including Prosecco, homemade scones, lemon drizzle cake and a selection of English teas is also served. (Please let us know any dietary requirements so we can cater for them)

As you can see this lively group of ladies thoroughly enjoyed their day and had a lot of laughs!

Aug

30

Rolling Stones Exhibition

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Thrilled to see a hat I made for Mike Jagger’s Voodoo Lounge Tour is on display at The Saatchi Gallery London now but it finishes on 4th September so hurry if you want to go. It was along time ago that I made it, 22 years to be precise back in 1994 !

http://www.saatchigallery.com/