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Travels with my Hat To the hat factories of Caussade & Septfonds, France. Also attending their hat festival, the 14th ‘Estivals du Chapeau’ and judging of their international hat competition
A Conversation with Thierry Fresquet, Managing Director of Ets. Crambes, France
The Buyer’s Tale Mr Sung of Segi Milliner Co., Korea takes us on his buying trip to Europe, visiting factories, numerous trade shows and even a hat festival, looking for headwear with western design and quality to satisfy a growing population of wealthy Koreans
Workroom Technique Edwina Ibbotson shows us how to block a traditional felt bowler hat
Designer Sketchbook Take inspiration from Jasmin Rizvi’s millinery sketchbook with ‘Ideas for Men’
Trade Fair Reports The hats and the looks for SS07 with our round up of this season’s shows, from Paris, Düsseldorf, Birmingham and London
Looking Ahead The colours, fabrics and trims for AW07/08. We report from Première Vision and Mod Amont
Accessories Designer profile of Belgian accessories designer Christophe Coppens
Accessories Xs supplement with major trends for accessories at this season’s trade shows
The HAT Directory Source those suppliers here
News, Views and Events The latest hat trade news including coverage of: The finals of our HAT Designer of the Year competition, this year judged by Stephen Jones; Chapeau the Moscow Hat Show and Sharon Bainbridge visits the Hat Extravaganza in Melbourne, Australia
