ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS Next edition Winner of the
Millinery Award: Cynthia Jones- Bryson
Although the MAA was very satisfied with the overall organisation and the course of the event, they are not altogether sure whether the ‘Hats off to…’ event will be organised again, or at least not in the same vein, as Rose Hudson, President of the MAA, explained: “The MAA is the funding body behind the convention. One of our goals is to provide a range of educational classes and training for our members. We are pleased with the group of milliners that showed up, but most of them are not a member. We also see that the millinery landscape has changed compared to what it was like 10 to 15 years ago. You have different possibilities for learning now, by using the Internet, for example, where you can watch instruction videos on Youtube or by the Hat Academy. Besides that, well-known milliners host summer classes in their studios in the month of January, when things are quiet in the studio, and these are always fully booked. So people have a lot of alternatives nowadays and don’t come to conventions any more as they used to. Having said that, millinery has really taken off in the past 10 years. People are hungry to learn new skills and techniques but maybe a convention like this is no longer the right approach. We have to rethink it. Maybe we should organize shorter events and more often, or encourage international milliners and students to come to Australia. UK milliner Bridget Bailey visited here two years ago. She travelled 10 days around Australia to do two-day classes in several cities. That was a big success. Something like that benefits our members directly, which after all is our focus.”
Winner of the best outfit:
Bonnie Evelyn
The jury at work, judging all outfits and hats of the contestants
For more information, see
www.millineryaustralia.org
Anna-Maree van der Steen Melbourne, Australia
Only recently did Anna-Maree van der Steen decide to turn her love for hats into a career as a milliner.
“I attended some workshops with milliners such as Louise Macdonald and Fiona Dixon. These experiences made me realise I really want to get into millinery, so this year I started studying at the Kangan Institute in Richmond, Melbourne. Serena Lindeman is our teacher there and she is amazing. I came to Adelaide to learn more techniques, particularly about trimming. I did Vladimir Straticiuc’s ‘Millinery Jewels’ and ‘Feather Flowers’ workshops, Carole Maher’s ‘Laser Cut Dramatic Headpiece’, Edwina Ibbotson’s ‘Metal Flowers and Shapes’ and ‘Cutwork Felt Sculpting’ with Suzie May Williams. I learned a lot this week. The workshops just get you started, after that you can go away and experiment with the different materials yourself. Making millinery jewels and dyeing feathers are techniques I’m definitely going to keep using after today. I have never hand dyed anything before. All the tutors over here have developed their special skills through trial and error. They teach you techniques they have learned through their own mistakes, what to do and what not to do. We are learning from the best. I’m so grateful they want to share their knowledge with us.”
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