INTERVIEW


Harvy Santos


Edwina Ibbotson


Freelance perspectives


by Mary Jane Baxter


As many of you know, running your own millinery business can be challenging. One of the major issues is the question of seasonality. Balancing supply and demand can be a major headache, especially for makers who focus on high-end


Fashion designers looking to feature hats on the catwalk will in addition employ milliners on a short-term basis. Then there are the large-scale theatre, film and TV productions that have costume budgets to match. Millinery expertise is often needed for specific projects that can range from anything


or bespoke hats that tend to sell more during the spring and summer months. ‘Freelancing’ is not a term often heard in hat-making circles, but many millinery businesses depend on the support of temporary staff to help them manage their workflow.


for a few weeks to many months. In short, there seem to be plenty of opportunities for experienced hat makers searching for freelance work. Edwina Ibbotson and Harvy Santos are highly respected and successful milliners with very different business models. One employs freelancers, and


the other has made freelancing a core part of their career. The Hat Magazine spoke to both of them to find out more about the challenges and rewards of freelancing.


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