The V&A holds one of the finest collections of millinery in the world, revealing an exciting record of the changes in headgear over the past 17 centuries.
Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones
This exhibition was a collaboration between the V&A and one of the fashion world's most prolific milliners, Stephen Jones
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Stephen Jones
Stephen Jones was born in Cheshire in 1957. In 1975, as an art foundation student at High Wycombe College of Art, he first visited the V&A – to see the exhibition Fashion f…
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Millinery in Motion: Stephen Jones
The Stephen Jones Millinery in Motion live catwalk event took place on April 3 2009. Tying in with the V&A’s exhibition 'Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones', Fashion In Mo…
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Fashion in Motion: Pip Hackett
The Pip Hackett Fashion in Motion live catwalk event took place on 15 March 2000. Milliner Pip Hackett graduated from the Royal College of Art, and creates hats, headpieces…
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Interview with James Wedge
James Wedge trained at the Royal College of Art , specialising in millinery. He made hats for couturier Ronald Paterson and before setting up his own business off Carnaby S…
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Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s
10 July 2013 - 16 February 2014. Discover the creative explosion of London fashion in the 1980s in a major exhibition at the V&A. Through more than 85 outfits, Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s showcases the bold and exciting new looks by the most experimental young designers of the decade, including Betty Jackson, Katharine Hamnett, Wendy Dagworthy and John Galliano.
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Hats: An Anthology (Special edition)
Hats: An Anthology offers an unprecedented view of the world of millinery, drawing on the V&A's extensive collection of hats, Stephen Jones's own …
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Sun 07 September 2008–Sun 29 December 2013
FAMILY EVENT: Explore the V&A's collections through drawing and making activities. Choose a challenge, hunt for ideas in the galleries then create and make your own designs as a family - from fantasy doors to fancy hats.
