Apr
18
We are very excited to be part of this fabulous collaboration of amazing milliners from The British Hat Guild in Mayfair London. This is the ideal place to find your perfect hat for Royal Ascot or any other Summer hat wearing event. Bring your outfit along to colour match and be guided by experienced staff helping you find a stylish hat just right for you.
List of all the designers involved:
Please email us or the shop for any other info
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SHOP OPEN HOURS
Monday – Friday
10am – 6pm
Sunday / Bank Holidays
11am – 4pm
Sep
25
Showtime for Hats is the first UK exhibition of its kind, focusing solely on hats for theatre, film, TV and opera. It’s a celebration of the milliners and hatters in the British Hat Guild who create specialist headwear for this niche. This is a fantastic opportunity to see handcrafted original pieces made by the UK’s finest hat makers, many of whom have been in the business for decades!
Headwear being exhibited includes Timothy Daltonʼs topper from Licence To Kill (Lock & Co Hatters), Michele Pfeifferʼs stunning transparent lace hat from the film Cherie (Sean Barrett), Paul Kayeʼs felt trilby worn in Year of The Rabbit (Ellie Vallerini), Ian McKellenʼs extravagent panto hat from Mother Goose (Claire Strickland) and Eddie Redmayneʼs helmet from Cabaret (Noel Stewart).
Come and be inspired! So often the audienceʼs favourite character wears a hat.
‘Showtime for Hats’ is a free exhibition less than 5 minutes walk from Luton train station. We are showing a toile we made for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella West End Show in 2022.
For more information including opening hours/address and £8 tickets for panel discussion at 2pm on Saturday 14th October please go to: https://www.thebritishhatguild.org.uk/about-showtime
Apr
26
Launched this week is #AllTheKingsColours A collaboration between @thejockeyclub and @thebritishhatguild raising vital funds for @braintumourrsch with a Magnificent Millinery Auction!
A fascination of hats have been created by some of the biggest names in UK millinery inspired by the royal racing colours scarlet, purple, black and gold, to celebrate the Kings Coronation 👑
The 22 hats in the auction will be on display over the Coronation weekend at the QIPCO Guineas Festival in Newmarket 5 – 7 May and The Derby at Epsom Downs on 3 and 4 June.
To view the 22 amazing hats and auction go to: https://app.galabid.com/allthekingscolours/items
Many thanks to amazing mezzo-soprano
Laura Wright @laurawrightofficial
who looks fabulous modelling our Queen of Hearts Hat for the auction.
Make-up – Maria @mariamakeupartist
Photographer – Tim @timkent_photographer
Hair – Chris Glow and Dry @chris88hair and @glowandry
Stylist – Alice @aliceharestylist
Apr
26
We are delighted to have our White Rabbit Hat in this fabulous exhibition curated by Yona Lesger. This is one of the largest exhibitions of its kind, pulling together practical and purposeful headwear, with wonderful and whimsical costume from stage and screen. The exhibition explores why we wear hats, and how headwear is used to protect and transform, to say something, and to mean something. For more information and tickets: https://www.culturetrust.com/whats-on/hats-made-me
Dec
05
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| There will be complimentary Artelium wine tastings and plenty of mulled wine as you browse the contemporary showcase of local craft and produce.
Artelium is a vineyard with hospitality at its heart, a space to enjoy wine and art against the breathtaking backdrop of the Sussex countryside. Look forward to seeing you there! |
Jun
10
“What an idyllic day I spent with Sarah in her studio in Lewes. Surrounded and inspired by many examples of her fabulous work that she designs and makes for stage and screen.
Her expert tuition and access to everything needed helped me make the corsage for my Dior inspired ballgown.”
Dec
08
We were delighted to make a large proportion of the hats and headdresses for this wonderful Westend production. It’s a romantic musical comedy written by Emerald Fennell with amazing set and costume designs by Gabriela Tylesova. Working through lockdown bought many challenges with delays and doing fittings over Zoom but it was a joy working with Gabriela who gave us a lot of scope with our own artistic flair bringing Gaby’s designs to life!
Apr
29
After a long hard winter and lockdown we are delighted to be able to welcome customers to our studio again to attend to your hat wearing needs! Please go to our contact page to email or telephone for an appointment and don’t forget to bring your face covering!
Jun
09
Millinery and fashion worlds come together in support of The National Emergencies Trust Relief Fund, NHS Charities Together, The Care Workers Charity and the Berkshire Community Foundation.
As an event which truly showcases the very best of British contemporary and traditional fashion and millinery, no Royal Ascot would be the same without a celebration of British style.
Since Royal Ascot 2020 (Tuesday 16th to Saturday 20th June 2020) will be held behind closed doors (owing to the COVID-19 lockdown and in-line with government advice), Ascot and the British Hat Guild have joined forces to launch a campaign designed to inspire racegoers whilst raising funds for four frontline charities: The National Emergencies Trust Relief Fund, NHS Charities Together, The Care Workers Charity and the Berkshire Community Foundation. Ascot will be kick-starting the fundraising with a £100,000 donation.
Royal Ascot and the British Hat Guild, spearheaded by the legendary Stephen Jones OBE, have invited leading British milliners to create a bespoke hat or headpiece featuring a rainbow theme, in-line with the nation’s use of rainbows to thank the NHS and frontline workers. The final collection includes designs by industry greats such as Stephen Jones OBE, Jane Taylor, Lock & Co. Hatters, Rachel Trevor Morgan, Lisa Tan, Lomax & Skinner and Awon Golding. Their hats will be auctioned online throughout the week of ‘Royal Ascot At Home’ with all money raised being added to the charity fund.
Juliet Slot, Chief Commercial Officer, Ascot Racecourse, comments:
“During what has been for many milliners an extremely challenging period, we were overwhelmed with the response this initiative received. More than 40 talented designers managed to turn around the most astounding collection of hats and headpieces in an extremely short space of time. Their craftsmanship and skill in creating these works of art is inspiring and we are extremely grateful to them for donating their time and expertise to create this collection, which I’m sure will raise a significant amount for our charity fund.”
To be part of the #RoyalAscot #StyledWithThanks campaign and to donate click here https://www.ascot.co.uk/millinery-auction
Jun
09
Georgina Abbott interviews Sarah Lomax and Vesna Pesic from Morley College London’s millinery team. The lockdown won’t stop us celebrating our love of headwear! Click on the link below to listen.
