"Hatmaking Hatmaking or millinery is the design, manufacture and sale of hats and head-wear. A person engaged in this trade is called a milliner or hatter. Millinery is sold to women, men and children, though some definitions limit the term to women's hats. Historically, milliners, typically female shopkeepers, produced or imported an inventory of garments for men, women, and children, and sold these garments in their millinery shop. More recently, the term ""milliner"" has evolved to describe a person who designs, makes, sells or trims hats primarily for a female clientele. The origin of the term is probably the Middle"
"looking out from among foliage and feathers, to the point where some people were reported to breed kittens for the millinery trade. This is a partial list of people who have had a significant influence on hatmaking and millinery. Hatmaking Hatmaking or millinery is the design, manufacture and sale of hats and head-wear. A person engaged in this trade is called a milliner or hatter. Millinery is sold to women, men and children, though some definitions limit the term to women's hats. Historically, milliners, typically female shopkeepers, produced or imported an inventory of garments for men, women, and children, and"
"Adam Hats Adam Hats Corporation was an American manufacturer and retailer of hats. It was founded in 1924 by Elias Lustig and expanded until it eventually operated between 87 and 97 retail stores across the United States. Adam Hats were also distributed to authorized Adam Hat agents. These agents were department stores which were not owned nor operated by Adam Hats. Adam Hats manufactured and sold a variety of hats, including the traditional fedora, and pork pie hat. In late spring of each year, Adam Hats promoted straw hats for the summer. In the late 1940s/early 1950s, a Frank Moore"
"of human hair. Some new hat collections have been described as ""wearable sculpture."" Many pop stars, among them Lady Gaga, have commissioned hats as publicity stunts. One of the most famous London hatters is James Lock & Co. of St James's Street. The shop claims to be the oldest operating hat shop in the world. Another was Sharp & Davis of 6 Fish Street Hill. In the late 20th century, museums credited London-based David Shilling with reinventing hats worldwide. Notable Belgian hat designers are Elvis Pompilio and Fabienne Delvigne (Royal warrant of appointment holder), whose hats are worn by European"
"Levine Hat Company Levine Hat Company is a privately owned, family-operated hat store in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. The business was founded by Benjamin Levine in 1903. Levine Hat Company's showroom houses up to 50,000 hats at any given time, most of which are available for customers to browse and try on. In 1903, shortly after emigrating from Russia, Benjamin Levine and his young family began a small hatmaking operation in Saint Louis. They had previously been furriers and cap hood makers in their homeland of Minsk. In the 1970s the business moved into retail and phased out some"
"Barbara Feinman Millinery Barbara Feinman Millinery is a custom hattery in New York City's East Village. Feinman hats are made by two other milliners using a 100-year-old sewing machine and various materials. Feinman studied English at Vassar College and worked 20 years in corporate jobs before taking a millinery class at the Fashion Institute of Technology and switching careers. Her work has been described as elegant and of ""impeccable"" workmanship with a ""dash of whimsy"". Feinman has retired and sold her business to her former partner Julia Knox. The business is renamed East Village Hats now and has moved over"
"Company of Haberdashers in the City of London. Haberdasher A haberdasher is a person who sells small articles for sewing, such as buttons, ribbons and zippers (in the United Kingdom), or a men's outfitter, often providing one of custom bespoke orders of various requirements. (American English). The sewing articles are called haberdashery, or ""notions"" (American English). The word appears in Chaucer's ""Canterbury Tales"". Haberdashers were initially peddlers, thus sellers of small items such as needles and buttons. The word is not thought to have connection with an Old Norse word akin to the Icelandic , which means ""peddlers' wares"" or"
"embroidery capability. LIDS Clubhouse operates team-specific professional sports and university athletics retail stores and e-commerce websites. Hat World, Inc. is a subsidiary of Genesco Inc. Lids (store) Hat World Inc. is an American retailer specializing in athletic headwear. It primarily operates under the LIDS and Hat World brands with stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada. The majority of the stores operate in shopping malls and factory outlet centers. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Hat World Inc. was acquired in April 2004 by footwear retailer Genesco Inc. and now operates as a"
"The North Face The North Face, Inc. is an American outdoor product company specializing in outerwear, fleece, coats, shirts, footwear, and equipment such as backpacks, tents, and sleeping bags. Its clothing and equipment lines are catered towards outdoor enthusiasts, climbers, mountaineers, skiers, snowboarders, hikers, and endurance athletes. The company sponsors professional athletes from the worlds of running, climbing, skiing and snowboarding. The North Face began as a San Francisco-based climbing equipment retail store, founded in 1966 by Douglas Tompkins and his then-wife, Susie Tompkins. It was acquired two years later by Kenneth ""Hap"" Klopp. The name was derived to evoke"
"a St Louis Art Museum exhibit featuring works of Edgar Degas. In 2018, it won the ""Retailer of the Year"" award from the National Headwear Association. Levine Hat Company Levine Hat Company is a privately owned, family-operated hat store in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. The business was founded by Benjamin Levine in 1903. Levine Hat Company's showroom houses up to 50,000 hats at any given time, most of which are available for customers to browse and try on. In 1903, shortly after emigrating from Russia, Benjamin Levine and his young family began a small hatmaking operation in Saint Louis."
"Haberdasher A haberdasher is a person who sells small articles for sewing, such as buttons, ribbons and zippers (in the United Kingdom), or a men's outfitter, often providing one of custom bespoke orders of various requirements. (American English). The sewing articles are called haberdashery, or ""notions"" (American English). The word appears in Chaucer's ""Canterbury Tales"". Haberdashers were initially peddlers, thus sellers of small items such as needles and buttons. The word is not thought to have connection with an Old Norse word akin to the Icelandic , which means ""peddlers' wares"" or the sack in which the peddler carried them."
"James Lock & Co. Lock & Co. Hatters (formally James Lock and Company Limited) is the world's oldest hat shop, the world's 34th oldest family-owned business and is a Royal warrant holder. Its shop is located at 6 St James's Street, London and is a Grade II* listed building. The company was founded in 1676 by Robert Davis. His son Charles continued the business and took James Lock (1731–1806) on as an apprentice in 1747. James later married Charles Davis's only child, Mary. When Davis died in 1759, James Lock inherited the company from his former master, and the Lock"
"Patricia Underwood Patrica Underwood (born 11 October 1947 in Maidenhead, England) makes hats. Underwood was born in Maidenhead, England, 11 October 1947. She attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in 1972. Underwood moved to New York in 1968, and first worked as a secretary at United Artists from 1968-69. She then manufactured hats with Lipp Holmfeld (Hats by Lipp)from 1973 to 1975. In 1976, she launched her own company, Patricia Underwood. She then launched Patricia Underwood Knit Collection in 1983; and she opened an in-store shop in Saks Fifth Avenue. In 1990 her work was featured in ""Vogue"". She has"
". The Straw Hat industry was born from a cottage industry, using ""pailloles"" braided by shepherdesses of sheep as straw hats. Gathered at Caussade and Septfonds the pailloles are sewn and are used to make hats. The initiative came from Lady Petronilla Cantecor (1762-1846), born ""Gleye"" at a place called ""Bourrou"", in the parish of St. Martin de Cesquières, a town of Caussade and of peasant origin selling at the market. In 1860, the services of the railway are a boon to the hat industry, since heavy modern machines ship easily to the station platform. Soon local straw is insufficient,"
"Half hat A half hat (also sometimes half-hat) is a millinery design in which the hat covers part of the head. Generally, the design is close-fitting, in the manner of the cloche, and frames the head, usually stopping just above the ears. It may be similar to a halo hat in the way that it frames the face and can be worn straight or at an angle. The half-hat is said to have been created by the French-born and US-based milliner Lilly Daché, who won an award for the design in 1941. The half hat became popular in the post-war"
"hats are unusual in that they carry a lifetime warranty against defects, and a three-year ""insurance policy"" for events such as loss, once the product is registered. Versions for women are available, and they are called the ""Ida Kromer"" or some variant of ""Petal Pusher."" Stormy Kromer cap The Stormy Kromer cap is a wool hat manufactured by Stormy Kromer Mercantile. The hat is popular in the Midwest region of the United States and with hunters and outdoorsmen. It is named for George ""Stormy"" Kromer (1876-1970), a semi-professional baseball player who later worked as a railroad engineer. Kromer lost many"
"Talbots Talbots is an American specialty retailer and direct marketer of women's clothing, shoes and fashion accessories. As of 2018, the company operated 495 Talbots stores in the United States: 425 core Talbots stores (412 U.S), 65 Talbots Factory Outlets (U.S.) and five Talbots Clearance stores (4 U.S.). The company's retail operation comprises approximately 80% of its overall business, with the other 20% conducted via catalog and internet. The first shop, located in Hingham, Massachusetts, was opened in 1947 by Rudolf and Nancy Talbot. In 1948, the Talbots launched a direct mail business by distributing 3,000 fliers to names obtained"
"the Ladies with Linen of all sorts, fit for Wearing Apparel, from the Holland Smock to the Tippet...the Milliner furnishes them with Holland, Cambrickm Lawn and Lace of all sorts and makes these Materials into Smocks, Aprons, Tippers, Handkerchiefs, Neckties, Ruffles, Mobs, Caps. The make up Cloaks, Manteels, Mantelets, Cheens and Capucheens of Silk, Velvet, plain or brocaded and trim them with Silver and Gold Lace or Black Lace. They make up and sell Hats, Hoods, and Caps of all Sorts and Materials; they find them in Gloves, Muffs and Ribbons: they sell Petticoats and Hoops of all Sizes."" In"
"David Shilling David Shilling (born 27 June 1949) is an English milliner, sculptor, fashion and interior designer synonymous with designing extravagant hats and clothing displayed on Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot. David Shilling was born in London in 1956 and attended St Paul's School, London. He began to design hats and outfits at the age of twelve for his mother, Gertrude, until she died in 1999. The hats were designed for Gertrude to wear to the Ascot horse races. At the age of thirteen he began selling toys to his local toyshop, before moving on to sell clothing accessories like"
"children's apparel. Talbots Talbots is an American specialty retailer and direct marketer of women's clothing, shoes and fashion accessories. As of 2018, the company operated 495 Talbots stores in the United States: 425 core Talbots stores (412 U.S), 65 Talbots Factory Outlets (U.S.) and five Talbots Clearance stores (4 U.S.). The company's retail operation comprises approximately 80% of its overall business, with the other 20% conducted via catalog and internet. The first shop, located in Hingham, Massachusetts, was opened in 1947 by Rudolf and Nancy Talbot. In 1948, the Talbots launched a direct mail business by distributing 3,000 fliers to"
"Doll hat A doll hat (sometimes doll's hat) is a women's millinery design scaled down to suggest a hat that could be worn by a doll. It can be of any design and is generally worn at the front of the head. The hat is usually held in place with a band of fabric or elastic secured at the back of the head. The doll hat had periods of popularity in both the 18th and 19th centuries. This was an era of elaborate hairstyles and the hat was a decorative accessory rather than serving a practical function. Doll hats became"
"men and women and smart dress hats for gentlemen, as well as hats for the military and other uniformed professions. This shift fitted well with Swaine Adeney Brigg's own approach. As the United Kingdom Census 1901 makes clear, Herbert Johnson's profession then was that of ""Hatters' Shop Keeper"". The firm's line of business was to design and commission headgear from hatters in London and the hatting workshops of Luton and Stockport. The firm made a name for its silk-velvet top hats. These hats had a ""gossamer body"", in other words one with a lightweight shell of fine muslin or cambric"
"Huckster The term huckster describes a person who sells something or serves biased interests, using pushy or showy tactics. Historically, the term ""huckster"" was applied to any type of vendor or reseller, but over time it has assumed distinctive pejorative connotations. The original meaning of huckster is a person who sells small articles, either door-to-door or from a stall or small store, like a peddler or hawker. The term probably derives from the Middle English ""hucc"" meaning to haggle. The word was in use circa 1200 (as ""huccsteress""). During the medieval period, the word assumed the feminine word ending ""ster"""
"a piece designed by the Irish milliner Philip Treacy. The unusual shape and colour caused quite a media stir and went on to become an internet phenomenon with its own Facebook page. Princess Beatrice used the publicity to auction it off on eBay, where it garnered 99,000 euros for charity. In 2012 Royal Ascot announced that women will have to wear hats, not fascinators, as part of a tightening of the dress code in Royal Ascot's Royal Enclosure. In previous years female racegoers were simply advised that ""many ladies wear hats."" The term hatinator, which emerged in the early 2010s,"
"Jennifer Ouellette (milliner) Jennifer Ouellette is a milliner based in New York City and Santiago de los Caballeros. She designs hats for both men and women, in addition to headbands and other hair accessories for the ""everyday modern girl."" Ouellette's headbands and hair accessories are distinctive in that traditional millinery techniques are used to ensure a comfortable and secure fit, like a well-designed hat. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Ouellette developed her appreciation for fashion and millinery at her mother's vintage clothing store where she was exposed to historic silhouettes and learned to breathe new life into classic lines. Her"
"that has ""a history of anarchy, counterculture and edginess."" The store is unusual in having hats made on site. Feinman works with business partner, Julia Emily Knox and milliner Katherine Carey to ""hand-block and hand-craft hats from start to finish using techniques and equipment scarcely changed since the 19th century"". Styles range from fedoras to cloches and fur hats, as well as retro film noir and cocktail hats with face veils. The hats start at a price of $250. The store also stocks jewelry, and sunglasses. Barbara Feinman Millinery was number four in New York Magazine's 1998 Christmas shopping guide"
"Portrait Gallery. Otto Lucas Otto Lucas (1903 – 2 October 1971) was a German-born, London-based milliner. Running a hugely successful hatmaking studio in London between the 1930s and the 1970s, his business supplied both major stores throughout Europe, the US and Australia and hats for private clients such as Greta Garbo and Wallis Simpson. His career was cut short when he was killed in a plane crash over Belgium in October 1971. Otto Lucas was born in Germany and, after a spell learning millinery in Paris and Berlin, he moved to London and opened his own salon in Bond Street,"
"Herta Groves Herta ""Georgette"" Groves (April 1920 – 27 April 2016) was an Austrian-born British milliner who made hats for Queen Elizabeth II. Groves grew up in Vienna, the daughter of Jewish parents, Wilhelm and Amelia. Her father died of pneumonia which he caught after being forced at gunpoint to shovel snow from the streets of Vienna, and her mother and younger sister Alice died in a Latvian concentration camp in 1942. Groves emigrated to Britain and founded the London Hat Company, creating hats based on her own couture designs. The firm was successful and made hats for Queen Elizabeth"
"Leigh Magar Leigh Magar is a milliner in Charleston, South Carolina and the owner of Magar Hatworks. She makes a range of custom hats from simple fedoras to more elaborate and theatrical ones, such as those worn at the Kentucky Derby. Her work is sold at Barneys and Tokyo retailer Isetan. Her husband, Johnny Tucker, is an architect. Magar grew up in Spartanburg and began sculpting in high school. She enrolled in the millinery program at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan, New York City, ""where she financed her studies by working as a live-in housekeeper and assisting Harlem,"
"Herbert Johnson (hatters) Herbert Johnson is a London firm of hatters and cap makers. Founded in 1889 at 45 New Bond Street, the business was bought by the London firm of Swaine Adeney Brigg in 1996. The firm takes its name from Herbert Lewis Johnson, born in the parish of Westminster St James, in 1856, the son of William Johnson, a hatter from Newcastle upon Tyne who had moved to London, where he worked for the hat manufacturers Lincoln, Bennett & Co. of Piccadilly. Herbert was apprenticed to Lincoln, Bennett & Co. in 1872. When his father died in 1889"
"Smiffys Smiffys is a wholesale, fancy dress manufacturer specialising in party fashion, leisure and entertainment products. Founded in 1894 by Robert Henry Smith, ""Smiffys"" is part of the R H Smith & Sons (Wig Makers Ltd) group and has become a global organisation with offices and showrooms worldwide. As a fancy dress, Halloween and Carnival manufacturing company in the UK, Smiffys distribute nearly 5,000 products to over 5,000 stockists around the world with over 26 million items shipped every year. Smiffys originally began as Wigmakers, but soon established itself as a fancy dress manufacturer and supplier. The company supplies dress"
"Stetson Stetson is a brand of hat manufactured by the John B. Stetson Company. Founded in 1865, John B. Stetson Company began when the founder headed west and created the original hat of the pioneering American West, the “Boss of the Plains”. This Western hat would become the cornerstone of Stetson’s hat business and is still in production today. Stetson eventually became the world’s largest hat maker, producing more than 3,300,000 hats a year in a factory spread over in Philadelphia. In addition to its Western and fashion hats, Stetson also produces fragrance, apparel, footwear, eyewear, belts, bourbon and a"
"were still considered a cost-effective way for a woman to update her wardrobe. She was also well known for making her visored caps and cone-tipped berets for women working in factories. In 1937, Daché moved her entire operation to a nine story building on East 56th Street, combining her retail sales, wholesale trade, workroom and personal space. Both the designer Halston and the hair stylist Kenneth worked for her before going into business for themselves. Estimates of Daché's yearly production ran as high as 30,000 hats a year. By 1949, Daché was designing clothing accessories, perfume, and costume jewelry. Celebrity"