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A Conversation with Markus Fehr, joint Managing Director of Seeberger Hats
Retail Experience Profiles of great hat shops, this issue we visit: Seeberger Stetson in Cologne, Germany and This Shop Rocks in Shoreditch, London
Hat Festivals We meet the hatmakers and exhibitors at the 17th Estivales du Chapeau, in Caussade & Septfonds, France and the winners in their international millinery competition are announced
The HAT Designer of the Year This year’s brief, ‘Africa’, was set by milliner and tutor Kirsten Scott, using a new straw, recently developed in Uganda, by Kirsten as the basis of her PhD. The hats were exhibited and the winners were announced within Première Classe, in Paris
Workroom Technique The second part of our materclass in dyeing, this issue Royal milliner John Boyd takes us through dyeing using spirit based dyes
Designer Sketchbook Take inspiration from The HAT Magazine’s sketchbook, by Hat Designer of the Year 2009, Rachel Richardson, taking inspiration from tyres, their texture and their strength
Trade Fair Reports The hats and the looks for SS10 with our round up of this season’s European trade shows, from Berlin, London, Birmingham, Paris and Moscow
Looking Ahead The colours, fabrics and trims for AW10/11. We report from Première Vision and Mod Amont
Accessories Major trends for bags, seen 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: Première Classe’s 20th anniversary and celebrations of Saint Catherine’s Day