London Hat Week is always keen to celebrate all aspects of the industry and Rachel is a great ambassador for millinery as well as using her millinery toolkit in an unusual way.

We first saw Rachel’s work back in 2009 when she won the Hat Designer of the Year award. Many of you may be familiar with her beautiful design sketches in the inspiration pages of The Hat Magazine. Rachel is multi-talented and hats are not the only outlet for her design ideas. We followed her work over time and Rachel was part of the panel on the first online talk that we hosted in collaboration with the British Hat Guild. We invited Rachel to teach a masterclass for us at the last London Hat Week, which was when we got to witness first hand her expertise with a sketch pad…

London Hat Week was founded in 2014 by British Hat Guild members Georgina Abbott of Atelier Millinery and Becky Weaver of HATalk to celebrate the craft of hatmaking. The majority of visitors to London Hat Week are independent designers running small businesses as makers and online retailers through their own websites and other channels such as Etsy.

We are proud of our manifesto of celebrating hats and celebrating London in the city that is home to some of the most talented milliners in the world, and this time we aim to include even more hat enthusiasts than ever before! London Hat Week hopes to lift everyone’s spirits a little and play our part in recovery from these very difficult times.

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Instagram @londonhatweek
Twitter @londonhatweek
Facebook /londonhatweek/
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Sally learned millinery at FIT and is the President of the US Milliners Guild. As well as running her own hat business – Sally Caswell Millinery – she also works in a theatrical workroom in the heart of New York’s Garment District, making hats for Broadway, ballets, regional theatres and Disney. She has also collaborated with celebrity milliner Stephen Jones OBE, working behind the scenes at New York Fashion Week and helping to set up internationally acclaimed exhibitions.

London Hat Week was founded in 2014 by British Hat Guild members Georgina Abbott of Atelier Millinery and Becky Weaver of HATalk to celebrate the craft of hatmaking. The majority of visitors to London Hat Week are independent designers running small businesses as makers and online retailers through their own websites and other channels such as Etsy.

We are proud of our manifesto of celebrating hats and celebrating London in the city that is home to some of the most talented milliners in the world, and this time we aim to include even more hat enthusiasts than ever before! London Hat Week hopes to lift everyone’s spirits a little and play our part in recovery from these very difficult times.

Web and social

Instagram @londonhatweek
Twitter @londonhatweek
Facebook /londonhatweek/
Donation link for Brain Tumour Research

In this episode, Becky & Georgina talk about inspiration and cultural appropriation with blogger Nora Finds. What does it mean and what sort of questions should we be asking ourselves? Nora is the person behind NoraFinds. Nora is a vintage blogger and scientist in London. She is a vintage fashion contributor on BBC Bargain Hunt and a research scientist in King’s College London.

London Hat Week was founded in 2014 by British Hat Guild members Georgina Abbott of Atelier Millinery and Becky Weaver of HATalk to celebrate the craft of hatmaking. The majority of visitors to London Hat Week are independent designers running small businesses as makers and online retailers through their own websites and other channels such as Etsy.

We are proud of our manifesto of celebrating hats and celebrating London in the city that is home to some of the most talented milliners in the world, and this time we aim to include even more hat enthusiasts than ever before! London Hat Week hopes to lift everyone’s spirits a little and play our part in recovery from these very difficult times.

Web and social

Instagram @londonhatweek
Twitter @londonhatweek
Facebook /londonhatweek/
Donation link for Brain Tumour Research

In this episode Georgina and Becky are joined by Rachel Frost, hatter, feltmaker and historian with a passion for understanding the origins and minutiae of processes behind traditional crafts. You may know Rachel as The Crafty Beggars or Rachel Frost Hatter on Instagram. We first met Rachel in person when she arrived at London Hat Week wearing the largest entirely hand made bi-corn hat anyone had ever seen before or since. Find out how the hat was made as well as the story behind her adventures in Mexico.

Rachel Frost is a Hatter and a Historian. Inspired by a love of folk tradition and history, she uses a variety of traditional craft skills to create both historical hats and her own original designs. Sustainability and the environment play a fundamental roll in her making process, using natural materials, foraged plant fibres, natural plant-dyes and low-impact technology.

London Hat Week was founded in 2014 by British Hat Guild members Georgina Abbott of Atelier Millinery and Becky Weaver of HATalk to celebrate the craft of hatmaking. The majority of visitors to London Hat Week are independent designers running small businesses as makers and online retailers through their own websites and other channels such as Etsy.

We are proud of our manifesto of celebrating hats and celebrating London in the city that is home to some of the most talented milliners in the world, and this time we aim to include even more hat enthusiasts than ever before! London Hat Week hopes to lift everyone’s spirits a little and play our part in recovery from these very difficult times.

Web and social

Instagram @londonhatweek
Twitter @londonhatweek
Facebook /londonhatweek/
Donation link for Brain Tumour Research

 In this episode, Becky & Georgina find out about sustainability from expert Marina South. How can you build sustainability into your creative practice as a maker and into your life in general. What does it mean and what sort of questions should we be asking ourselves?

London Hat Week was founded in 2014 by British Hat Guild members Georgina Abbott of Atelier Millinery and Becky Weaver of HATalk to celebrate the craft of hatmaking. The majority of visitors to London Hat Week are independent designers running small businesses as makers and online retailers through their own websites and other channels such as Etsy.

We are proud of our manifesto of celebrating hats and celebrating London in the city that is home to some of the most talented milliners in the world, and this time we aim to include even more hat enthusiasts than ever before! London Hat Week hopes to lift everyone’s spirits a little and play our part in recovery from these very difficult times.

Web and social

Instagram @londonhatweek
Twitter @londonhatweek
Facebook /londonhatweek/
Donation link for Brain Tumour Research

Welcome to the new series of the London Hat Week Podcast. Georgina and Becky are back with an exciting new selection of guests, new branding and more!

In this episode, Becky & Georgina chat with Jeremy Angel & Rachel Goldsmith from Angel Costumes to find out what it takes to produce BAFTA and Oscar-worthy costumes. Angels Costumes is the largest privately owned collection of costume for film, theatre and television anywhere in the world and is based in London.

London Hat Week was founded in 2014 by British Hat Guild members Georgina Abbott of Atelier Millinery and Becky Weaver of HATalk to celebrate the craft of hatmaking. The majority of visitors to London Hat Week are independent designers running small businesses as makers and online retailers through their own websites and other channels such as Etsy.

We are proud of our manifesto of celebrating hats and celebrating London in the city that is home to some of the most talented milliners in the world, and this time we aim to include even more hat enthusiasts than ever before! London Hat Week hopes to lift everyone’s spirits a little and play our part in recovery from these very difficult times.

Web and social

Instagram @londonhatweek
Twitter @londonhatweek
Facebook /londonhatweek/
Donation link for Brain Tumour Research

In this episode, Becky Weaver interviews Sarah Cant and Ian Bennett from the millinery team at Morley College’s Chelsea Centre, formerly Kensington & Chelsea College. Ian and Sarah are both experienced tutors, authors and couture milliners, with their own well-established labels, who have made hats for the Royal household. Becky gets their take on the preservation of traditional millinery skills, making hats during lockdown and international headwear styles.

London Hat Week was founded in 2014 by British Hat Guild members Georgina Abbott of Atelier Millinery and Becky Weaver of HATalk to celebrate the craft of hat making. The majority of visitors to London Hat Week are independent designers running small businesses as makers and online retailers through their own websites and other channels such as Etsy.

Like most areas, the industry as a whole has been hit hard by the lockdown as most occasion hats are destined for large gatherings such as weddings and horse racing. In the UK, the Summer season is the equivalent of Christmas to other trades.

We are proud of our manifesto of celebrating hats and celebrating London in the city that is home to some of the most talented milliners in the world, and this time we aim to include even more hat enthusiasts than ever before! London Hat Week hopes to lift everyone’s spirits a little and play our part in recovery from these very difficult times.

Web and social

Instagram @londonhatweek
Twitter @londonhatweek
Facebook /londonhatweek/
Donation link for Brain Tumour Research

This episode was first published on the Morley Radio website in July 2020 

Georgina Abbott interviews Carole Maher of The Sydney Millinery Company. Carole is a regular Masterclass tutor at London Hat Week and is well known as an international tutor, couture milliner and serial innovator. From her base in Australia, Carole has a unique perspective on the industry and trends in millinery.

London Hat Week was founded in 2014 by British Hat Guild members Georgina Abbott of Atelier Millinery and Becky Weaver of HATalk to celebrate the craft of hatmaking. The majority of visitors to London Hat Week are independent designers running small businesses as makers and online retailers through their own websites and other channels such as Etsy.

Like most areas, the industry as a whole has been hit hard by the lockdown as most occasion hats are destined for large gatherings such as weddings and horse racing. In the UK, the Summer season is the equivalent of Christmas to other trades.

We are proud of our manifesto of celebrating hats and celebrating London in the city that is home to some of the most talented milliners in the world, and this time we aim to include even more hat enthusiasts than ever before! London Hat Week hopes to lift everyone’s spirits a little and play our part in recovery from these very difficult times.

Web and social

Instagram @londonhatweek
Twitter @londonhatweek
Facebook /londonhatweek/
Donation link for Brain Tumour Research

This episode was first published on the Morley Radio website in July 2020 

In this episode, Georgina Abbott interviews Deborah Pocock LVO, CEO of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) and Jo Smith, QEST Trustee and General Manager of British clothing company DAKS Simpson Ltd. Find out the story behind the Trust’s support of British craftsmanship and how to apply for funding.

London Hat Week was founded in 2014 by British Hat Guild members Georgina Abbott of Atelier Millinery and Becky Weaver of HATalk to celebrate the craft of hat making. The majority of visitors to London Hat Week are independent designers running small businesses as makers and online retailers through their own websites and other channels such as Etsy.

Like most areas, the industry as a whole has been hit hard by the lockdown as most occasion hats are destined for large gatherings such as weddings and horse racing. In the UK, the Summer season is the equivalent of Christmas to other trades.

We are proud of our manifesto of celebrating hats and celebrating London in the city that is home to some of the most talented milliners in the world, and this time we aim to include even more hat enthusiasts than ever before! London Hat Week hopes to lift everyone’s spirits a little and play our part in recovery from these very difficult times.

Web and social

Instagram @londonhatweek
Twitter @londonhatweek
Facebook /londonhatweek/
Donation link for Brain Tumour Research

This episode was first published on the Morley Radio website in June 2020 

In this episode, Georgina Abbott interviews Sarah Lomax & Vesna Pesic from Morley College London‘s own millinery team. We are asking them for the insider’s perspective on London Hat Week.

London Hat Week was founded in 2014 by British Hat Guild members Georgina Abbott of Atelier Millinery and Becky Weaver of HATalk to celebrate the craft of hatmaking. The majority of visitors to London Hat Week are independent designers running small businesses as makers and online retailers through their own websites and other channels such as Etsy.

Like most areas, the industry as a whole has been hit hard by the lockdown as most occasion hats are destined for large gatherings such as weddings and horse racing. In the UK, the Summer season is the equivalent of Christmas to other trades.

We are proud of our manifesto of celebrating hats and celebrating London in the city that is home to some of the most talented milliners in the world, and this time we aim to include even more hat enthusiasts than ever before! London Hat Week hopes to lift everyone’s spirits a little and play our part in recovery from these very difficult times.

Web and social

Instagram @londonhatweek
Twitter @londonhatweek
Facebook /londonhatweek/
Donation link for Brain Tumour Research

This episode was first published on the Morley Radio website in May 2020

This episode was first published on the Morley Radio website in May 2020 

In this episode, Georgina Abbott interviews Iona Montgomery & Vivienne Lake from Morley College London‘s own millinery team. We drafted them into the LHW team last year to help manage venues so we are asking them for the insider’s perspective on London Hat Week.

London Hat Week was founded in 2014 by British Hat Guild members Georgina Abbott of Atelier Millinery and Becky Weaver of HATalk to celebrate the craft of hatmaking. The majority of visitors to London Hat Week are independent designers running small businesses as makers and online retailers through their own websites and other channels such as Etsy.

Like most areas, the industry as a whole has been hit hard by the lockdown as most occasion hats are destined for large gatherings such as weddings and horse racing. In the UK, the Summer season is the equivalent of Christmas to other trades.

We are proud of our manifesto of celebrating hats and celebrating London in the city that is home to some of the most talented milliners in the world, and this time we aim to include even more hat enthusiasts than ever before! London Hat Week hopes to lift everyone’s spirits a little and play our part in recovery from these very difficult times.

Web and social

Instagram @londonhatweek

Twitter @londonhatweek

Facebook /londonhatweek/

Donation link for Brain Tumour Research

Episode 3: Georgina Abbott interviews Michelle Osborne & Fiona

In this episode, Georgina Abbott interviews Michelle Osborne & Fiona Winter from Petershams Millinery Supplies. The Petershams Team has taken part in the London Hat Week Supplier Fair and attended many other social events and so we are asking them for a supplier’s perspective on London Hat Week.

London Hat Week was founded in 2014 by British Hat Guild members Georgina Abbott of Atelier Millinery and Becky Weaver of HATalk to celebrate the craft of hatmaking. The majority of visitors to London Hat Week are independent designers running small businesses as makers and online retailers through their own websites and other channels such as Etsy.

Like most areas, the industry as a whole has been hit hard by the lockdown as most occasion hats are destined for large gatherings such as weddings and horse racing. In the UK, the Summer season is the equivalent of Christmas to other trades.

We are proud of our manifesto of celebrating hats and celebrating London in the city that is home to some of the most talented milliners in the world, and this time we aim to include even more hat enthusiasts than ever before! London Hat Week hopes to lift everyone’s spirits a little and play our part in recovery from these very difficult times.

We encourage everyone to wear a hat on their daily exercise walk this week and especially on Sunday 19 April, which would have seen us hosting the 6th London Hat Walk. We need to maintain our #social distance but that doesn’t stop being stylish and supporting this traditional British craft by posting selfies with hashtag #LHWATHOME #WEARMOREHATS

Web and social

Instagram @londonhatweek

Twitter @londonhatweek

Facebook /londonhatweek/

Donation link for Brain Tumour Research

This episode was first published on the Morley Radio website in May 2020 

Episode 2: Stephen Jones OBE

On this episode, Rebecca Weaver interviews Stephen Jones OBE as part of London Hat Week at Home 2020. From runways to race-courses, from pop-promos to royal garden parties, millinery by Stephen Jones OBE adds the exclamation mark to every fashion statement. Join Becky Weaver, Editor of Hatalk e-magazine and Co-Founder of London Hat Week as she finds out about the milliner’s favourite hats.

London Hat Week was founded in 2014 by British Hat Guild members Georgina Abbott of Atelier Millinery and Becky Weaver of HATalk to celebrate the craft of hatmaking. The majority of visitors to London Hat Week are independent designers running small businesses as makers and online retailers through their own websites and other channels such as Etsy.

Like most areas, the industry as a whole has been hit hard by the lockdown as most occasion hats are destined for large gatherings such as weddings and horse racing. In the UK, the Summer season is the equivalent of Christmas to other trades.

We are proud of our manifesto of celebrating hats and celebrating London in the city that is home to some of the most talented milliners in the world, and this time we aim to include even more hat enthusiasts than ever before! London Hat Week hopes to lift everyone’s spirits a little and play our part in recovery from these very difficult times.

We encourage everyone to wear a hat on their daily exercise walk this week and especially on Sunday 19 April, which would have seen us hosting the 6th London Hat Walk. We need to maintain our #social distance but that doesn’t stop being stylish and supporting this traditional British craft by posting selfies with hashtag #LHWATHOME #WEARMOREHATS

Web and social

https://www.instagram.com/londonhatweek/

https://twitter.com/londonhatweek/

https://www.facebook.com/londonhatweek/

Donation link for Brain Tumour Research https://bit.ly/39Oq2OL

This episode was first published on the Morley Radio website in April 2020 

Episode 1: Rebecca Weaver and Georgina Abbott

On this episode, Martine Henry interviews Rebecca Weaver and Georgina Abbott, the co-founders of London Hat Week, share with us how to join them for London Hat Week at Home 2020 – the virtual version of this annual festival.

London Hat Week was founded in 2014 by British Hat Guild members Georgina Abbott of Atelier Millinery and Becky Weaver of HATalk to celebrate the craft of hatmaking. The majority of visitors to London Hat Week are independent designers running small businesses as makers and online retailers through their own websites and other channels such as Etsy.

Like most areas, the industry as a whole has been hit hard by the lockdown as most occasion hats are destined for large gatherings such as weddings and horse racing. In the UK, the Summer season is the equivalent of Christmas to other trades.

We are proud of our manifesto of celebrating hats and celebrating London in the city that is home to some of the most talented milliners in the world, and this time we aim to include even more hat enthusiasts than ever before! London Hat Week hopes to lift everyone’s spirits a little and play our part in recovery from these very difficult times.

We encourage everyone to wear a hat on their daily exercise walk this week and especially on Sunday 19 April, which would have seen us hosting the 6th London Hat Walk. We need to maintain our #social distance but that doesn’t stop being stylish and supporting this traditional British craft by posting selfies with hashtag #LHWATHOME #WEARMOREHATS

Web and social

https://www.instagram.com/londonhatweek/

https://twitter.com/londonhatweek/

https://www.facebook.com/londonhatweek/

Donation link for Brain Tumour Research https://bit.ly/39Oq2OL

This episode was first published on the Morley Radio website in April 2020