Hattember 2025


Novice: Resort Glam • 2nd Place Rachael Collinge


Novice: Resort Glam • 1st Place Kylie Pearse


NEWS


Novice: Resort Glam • 3rd Place Kylie Pearse


Celestial Couture • 2nd Place Cynthia Jones-Bryson


Celestial Couture • 1st Place Maria-Carmen Syed


Celestial Couture • 3rd Place Michelle Meyers


Cowgirl Chic • 2nd Place Lauren Ritchie


This year marked the 10th anniversary of the design competition Hattember, which has grown into a global celebration of millinery talent while supporting community initiatives. For the 2025 edition, milliners were challenged to create original works under the themes Celestial Couture, Cowgirl Chic, and Resort Glam, with participants provided with a curated bag of materials from


Cowgirl Chic • 1st Place James King


Hatters Millinery Supplies. Judging the almost 60 entrants, including from Sweden, the UK, and every state of Australia, were Sydney- based milliner Neil Grigg, head milliner at Opera Australia Rebecca Read, and Sophie Allport of Allport Millinery. The judges praised the exceptionally high standard of entries, with criteria covering design, craftsmanship, fit, wearability,


Cowgirl Chic • 3rd Place Blake Canham-Bennett


originality, and creative use of materials. The prizewinners were announced on 5th September at a gala celebration hosted by the Embellish Atelier hat store. Winning creations were displayed on rotation in the store’s front window to public admiration.


More information www.hattember.com


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