millinery

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Stephen Jones, famed for his millinery, contributed with reinterpretations of new wave beanies that bore “ronghua,” exquisite velvet flowers of Chinese origin dating back to the Tang dynasty.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Here is a selection of some of this year's head-turning millinery.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2022

“Showstoppers!” displays 100-odd costumes, as well as a handful of the tools used to make them, like millinery blocks and a 19th-century crewel machine from the embroiderers Penn & Fletcher.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2021

When Richard’s millinery shop moved to Gaithersburg, Md., she bought its supplies and fixtures and started her own business in 1979.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2019

“Suit yourself. But I did see Pearl Ann Larkin trying on a fetching hat at the millinery today. Big pink thing with feathers. She waved at me through the window.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool