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Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones opens in Brisbane 27 March
I might be the last person to have known this but I just saw an advert in my Weekend Herald to the effect that Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones is starting its six-year round the world tour in Brisbane at the Queensland Art Gallery. I saw it in London at the V&A, it's amazing, and I'm... -
Any questions for a hat seller and specialist in Akubras?
The second episode of the Open Crown podcast has been a long time coming but this week I'm speaking again to hat maker Rosie Boylan and also to the manager of Strand Hatters, one of the oldest and best hat shops here in Australia. Unsurprisingly Strand Hatters specialise in Akubras, a... -
Advice on trimming a hat brim
I have an Akubra Fedora from The Hattery (Hats Direct to online buyers). The brim is too wide to suit me and I would like to trim it from 2.5" to about 2". I apologise because I'm sure this would have been covered elsewhere in the Lounge but I haven't been able to find it using the search... -
What are the stereotypes associated with different hats?
I wrote on my blog recently about how the picture of a young man in a top hat drew me to the advertising postcard for a play in Sydney. I speculated that the hat probably wasn't even in the production. Having now seen the play, I know that it wasn't. Obviously the stylist for the shoot... -
A conversation with Rosie Boylan, hatmaker (podcast)
My fiancee vetoed every hat I owned, which led to a year wearing nothing but baseball caps. I was miserable and, after taking her to half a dozen hatshops with no luck, I decided the only answer was professional help. I hit Google and came up with Rosie Boylan, that hatmaker who made all the... -
