Millinery: The Art of Hat-Making

They have worked for many leading milliners and theatrical costumiers including Rachel's own label--Rachel Skinner Millinery--which she ran from her shop in Primrose Hill, London. They design and create couture and bespoke millinery for weddings, race meetings, parties and society events throughout the season, as well as undertaking commissions for other exclusive occasions.. Sarah Lomax and Rachel Ski

With clear and comprehensive step-by-step instructions and photography, SarahLomax and Rachel Skinner, show readers how to make 12 very different hats for a variety of occasions, including a wood felt tribly, a chic pillbox, a fascinator and a feathered headband.The materials and equipment that are required are fully detailed, along with all the necessary techniques, enabling the reader to adapt the designs if they wish or to create their own unique hats. In this fabulous new book, couture milliners, Lomax & Skinner, show that this need not be the case. Full of inspirational and instructional photography, Millinery truly showcases this wonderful craft and provides all the know-how in order to achieve high-end, couture results at home.. A bespoke hat, designed with a particular event in mind, is something that many people long for but often feel is price prohibitive

They have worked for many leading milliners and theatrical costumiers including Rachel's own label--Rachel Skinner Millinery--which she ran from her shop in Primrose Hill, London. Her creations were shown at Londno and Paris Fashion Weeks, and have been stocked by exclusive fashion retailers in London, New York and the Far East.The pair's 2013 venture, Lomax & Skinner, is a partnership based on a shared love of fashion and design and a long established friendship. They design and create couture and bespoke millinery for weddings, race meetings, parties and society events throughout the season, as well as undertaking commissions for other exclusive occasions.. Rachel's designs were regularly featured i