I have worn a hat daily since I was young. This was a way to protect and shield against the outside world, my hat as a home that travels with me. Raised on the UK festival circuit, I toured the summers with various crews,  and traveled extensively across Europe and East Asia. These experiences have formed my distinct concerns as a designer.

 

My background is in Fine Art, Costume and fashion. As an artist and illustrator, I’ve created screenprints, album covers, painted murals and video animations. I worked for many years as a costumier at Carnival costumes, Bristol where I worked with clients to achieve their vision through bespoke design. 

 

I studied wool and sinamay millinery in 2017 under Ani Stafford-Townsend of the Milliners’ Guild, Bristol. In 2021, I began working under couture milliner Judy Bentinck, a founding member of The British Hat Guild, London. These experiences have helped develop my technical skills and deepened my understanding of materials, construction and detailing. 

 

I see my hats as wearable pieces of art or characters; I love to create them and release them into the world. When a  hat is worn, carried and performed, it circulates and inspires self expression.  I love nothing more than to extend this sense of playful comfort to others through my designs, so that they can feel the fun and confidence of hat wearing.