Designer Hat Retail Stores

Individually designed hats and millinery, from bridal collections to retro styles

Designer hats are the opposite of mass-produced headwear: they are designed and made by a named milliner, often to order and for a specific occasion. This is a small, specialist category, and the listing here is a working milliner - Gayle Foshee, who designs ladies designer hats with collections named tango, retro and bridal, and also makes custom fabric angel wings and petal hats for flower girls and ring bearers, wedding wings, and matching K-9 wear. Shoppers who want a hat designed rather than simply bought start with a maker like this, then use the women's and men's hat guides linked on this page for the wider retail range.

Elegant designer hats with sculpted shapes and decorative trims displayed on stands in a millinery studio

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  Gayle Foshee Angel Wings and Fairy Things : The website is cute little kids in custom fabric made angel wings and petal hats. Wedding wings, flowergirl wings & ring bearer wings.  Hat designer & milliner, Gayle Foshee, designs ladies designer hats and matching K-9 wear for the pooch in her life. Her collections include: tango, retro, bridal. e-mail: tangotropic@verizon.net

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What Makes a Hat a Designer Hat

A designer hat begins as one person's design, shaped on a block, trimmed by hand and finished for a particular wearer or collection. That is why designer and millinery ranges are organized by theme rather than by size runs: the collections listed here are tango, retro and bridal, each a distinct mood. Bridal work extends beyond the bride herself to the whole wedding party - petal hats and angel wings for flower girls and ring bearers are part of this maker's range. Expect conversation with the maker about color, fabric and timing rather than a simple add-to-cart purchase.

Commissioning a Hat

Start early: a made-to-order hat for a wedding or race meeting needs time for design, making and fitting, and milliners book up in season. Bring the outfit the hat must match - a fabric swatch or clear photographs help the maker match color and trim. Agree how the hat will be worn, since designer pieces are often made to sit at a particular angle and may need a bandeau, comb or elastic to stay in place. Finally, ask about storage: a structured designer hat keeps its shape in a hat box, away from crushing and damp.

Common Questions

Who is the designer listed on this page?

Gayle Foshee, a hat designer and milliner whose ladies designer hat collections include tango, retro and bridal styles, alongside custom angel wings and petal hats for weddings.

What wedding hats can a designer milliner make?

Beyond bridal hats themselves, this maker offers wedding wings, flower girl wings and petal hats, and ring bearer wings - pieces designed to coordinate with the wedding party.

Where can I browse regular retail hats as well?

This page links the Apparel Search guides to women's hats and men's hats, which cover the broader retail ranges beyond designer and millinery pieces.

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