In this issue #93 | May 2022


05 | Foreword 06 | The Hat Diary 07 | HatNews


22 | Column Clair Hughes Luton, Strawopolis of Europe


48 | Getting started The vision board revisited


54 | Column Bridget Bailey Inside the world of millinery looking out


76 | The Hat Directory 82 | Subscription 82 | Next issue


13 | Interviews & background stories 13


Hat production in Europe Organising hat events Asia correspondent


The rise of the hat making workshop | Part 2


Coastal connections A passion for straw


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42 45


23 | Trends reports Colour palette A/W 22/23


Copenhagen & London Fashion Week streetwear


Trade show & trends report A/W 22/23


Première Vision S/S 2023


23 24


26 36


62 | Get inspired Blocking a straw hood


on a one-piece block by Denise Innes-Spencer


Inspiration sketches


Trompe l’oeil by Sophie Beale


Workroom technique


Buckram block by Judy Bentinck


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