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A Conversation with Hartwig Heemeyer, founder of Stetson Europe, retiring after 45 eventful years in hats
Company Profiles The HAT visits Ellie-Rose, the Essex based flower supplier and Stetson Europe
Retail Experience Profiles of great hat shops, this issue we visit: Olivier Maugé Couture in Baden Baden, Germany and The Hat Shop at Pentney House in Norfolk, UK
Hat History Museums from around the world tell us about their hat collection. This issue we hear from Freddy and Nicole Close, founders of Musée d’Eben Straw & Folklore Museum in Belgium
Ladies Day The HAT lists all the major Ladies Day events worldwide
Workroom Technique ‘Keep your hat on!’ Edwina Ibbotson shows us the different techniques used to fix a hat securely on the head and in the perfect position
Designer Sketchbook Take inspiration from The HAT Magazine’s sketchbook, by Rebecca Weston, inspired by sushi and themed ‘Good enough to Eat’
Trade Fair Reports The hats and the looks for AW 08/09 with our round up of this seasons shows, from New York, Barcelona, Paris, Copenhagen, Düsseldorf, Birmingham and London
Accessories The major trends for accessories seen at this season’s trade shows
Looking Ahead The colours, fabrics and trims for SS2009. 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: Hatwalk in Wonderland and obituaries of Katt Schweitzer-Nacken, President of the German Millinery Guild for the past 22 years, and Cambridge retailer Jane Shapley
