Millinery--Retail

Find information on retail millinery under this Yellow Pages® heading. Millinery retailers may include professional milliners, fashion and design shops, specialty millinery shops, and even retail stores in shopping malls. These businesses sell pre-made millinery – such as ladies hats for summer and winter, hats for evening wear and cocktails, casual hats, and specialty hats for weddings and fashion shows. They also sell supplies for those who practice the craft professionally or those who engage in it as a hobby. For serious hobbyists or those wishing to get into the trade, classes and workshops are available, from basic to advanced levels.

Millinery retail stores are also known to be suppliers of custom-made hats, headpieces, and accessories for almost any occasion and for a wide rang of clientele – from private collectors to stage productions. There are designers who make unique one off original hand crafted millinery making each piece a collector’s item. There are also designers who make custom pieces in consultation clients to create truly unique, wearable, works of art. Typically, milliners create collections that are entered in fashion shows. Award winning designers typically command higher fees and sell their creations at a premium price.

Classes are also offered for those wishing join the millinery trade and those who engage in millinery as a hobby. In these classes, students can learn new and traditional hat-making techniques taught by Australia’s leading milliners. These classes allow students to design their own fashion hat, create a stylish head piece or fascinator for races or wedding wear, and learn all about flower designs. There are also workshops for beginners where they can learn the basics such as making their own trims using feathers, flowers, veiling, and ribbons to make original headpieces.