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Leather The HAT visits Pittards, the UK’s largest surviving leather tannery
The Hat Hire Experience Continuing our story about hat hire we visit Felicity Hat Hire, the mostly widely known brand for hat hire in the UK
Workroom Technique Working with straw – capelines & cones. The start of our straw special, Fred Rueggar explains the different types of straw hoods available today, their origins and their particular qualities. Edwina Ibbotson then explains how she would use these types of straw in her atelier
Trade Fair Reports The hats and the looks for SS06 with our round up of this season’s shows, from Düsseldorf, Birmingham, London and Paris
Looking Ahead The colours, fabrics and trims for AW06. We report from Première Vision and Mod Amont
The HAT Directory Source those suppliers here
News, Views and Events The latest hat trade news including coverage of: The Hat festival in Caussade and Septfonds, France ‘ Estivales du Chapeau’, where this year Stephen Jones was welcomed as President of the Jury; and Marie O’Regan tells us of her experience at this year’s National Millinery Convention in Australia; and the results of our HAT Designer of the Year competition judged by Stephen Jones
