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Anja Pollak, from Küsten in northern Germany, sells her quirky, artistic bonnets under the brand name Kopfleider. She used to wear hats all the time, but once she had children, she felt the need for more practical headwear and started crocheting bonnets for herself. When people in the street bought them right off her head, she made more and was invited to showcase her work at exhibitions. She has attended Mut zum Hut for over twenty years and has many loyal customers.


This year, Mut zum Hut received a visit from the German Hat Queen, Nicole Schmitz-Bernt, and her best friend and ‘lady-in-waiting’, Sylvia Seifert. Nicole was elected after fierce competition in Lindenberg, the historical hat town of Germany. The Lindenberg Hat Museum serves as her headquarters during her two-year ‘reign’. Nicole and Sylvia love dressing in 1920s fashion, not just for special occasions but also for everyday life. They sew their own clothes and complete their impeccably styled outfits with vintage accessories. They are pictured here wearing the 1920s-style cloche hats they just purchased from German milliner Susanne Bollmann.


Hailing from Schlöben in eastern Germany, Bettina Kübler, owner of the brand LieblingsStück, was exhibiting a range of colourful hand-felted hats. She fell in love with wool at first contact, she said, “as with a partner”. She loves the versatility of wool and the possibility of enhancing someone’s personality with a hand-felted hat. She doesn’t mind that fewer people wear hats these days, as this makes those who do, look even more special.


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