EDUCATION
SINTLUCAS
www.sintlucas.nl/en The ‘Vormgeving en Ambacht’ programme at SintLucas is based at the Boxtel campus under the direction of hat designer Dirk-Jan Kortschot.
Marel Wormskamp
www.instagram.com/marel_robin_ wormskamp_ In her first year, Marel explored multiple crafts, including textiles, ceramics, leather, and glass, before choosing textiles and hat making as her specialism. "For me, hat making has something really magical; you can create all kinds of strange and impressive head accessories with just some moulds and any fabric or material I want." Her graduate collection features three hats titled Lang zal ze leven! (the Dutch birthday song), reflecting her love-hate relationship with birthday celebrations. The pieces respond to the repeated questions and awkward conversations she associates with them, with each hat fully covering the face to create a sense of safety and protection. Looking ahead, Marel hopes to combine her passion for millinery and costume design.
TAFE NSW Ultimo
www.tafensw.edu.au/course-areas/ fashion TAFE NSW Ultimo offers the Diploma of Live Production and Technical Services, primarily a costume-focused programme that includes a dedicated 16-week theatrical millinery unit, Create Theatrical Millinery, delivered by Margaret Gill, with additional evening short courses taught by Rick McGill. Students develop specialist skills in creating headwear for theatre, film and live performance, supported by historical research and practical industry-aligned training.
Pia Bourk When Pia Soledad Hidalgo Bourk moved to Australia from the Philippines in 2012, the word ‘millinery’ was unfamiliar, though she knew the functional straw farmers' hats she once trimmed and sold to schoolmates. During her studies, Pia created four pieces for her graduate showcase: a fabric-covered bonnet, a utilitarian 1940s wool felt hat inspired by wartime fashion, a dramatic wire headpiece with a lace veil, and a response to the theme ‘Board Games’ featuring a deconstructed OUIJA board being pulled into a tornado. She has also gained experience working on a feature film. Awarded the Most Outstanding Costume Student of 2025, she is now slowly building her brand, Costume m8,
specialising in bespoke costumes and millinery.
Vienna Fashion School
(Hetzendorf Castle)
www.wien.gv.at/bildung/modeschule Vienna Fashion School offers a fashion programme with a strong focus on individuality, practical relevance and international perspective. Students specialising in millinery, taught by Barbara Fischer and Devi Saha, create sophisticated headwear and three- dimensional objects while developing skills in pattern making, model and form development, and material-specific manufacturing techniques.
Joy Binder Joy grew up feeling different from the other boys in the class, finding comfort in dolls, storybooks and the company of girls. By the age of ten, nothing brought more joy than helping their grandmother sew beautiful costumes and dresses. Clothing became a way to express identity and explore gender, a thread that continues through their work. Drawing on historical silhouettes and techniques, combined with whimsical, fairytale-esque themes, Joy aims to reflect the transgender experience as both devastating and cruel, yet also liberating and magical. Their featured piece, 10. The Wheel of Fortune, is a black parasol bonnet with a rolled and wired edge, trimmed with layered doilies and tied with black petersham. Inspired by Biedermeier-era mourning bonnets and the strawberry party scene in Emma (2020), it reflects Joy's interest in narrative, symbolism and transformation.
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