Eight years ago, my husband and I travelled to Australia. During our holiday, I fell in love with a hat I saw in an old vintage shop. My husband bought me the hat and my passion for different styles of hats, and especially vintage hats started there.

I opened my hat shop in 2010 and have been designing ever since.

I love elegant, simple designs and take inspiration from vintage hats and styles, Coco Channel and hats worn by Audrey Hepburn. I enjoy working with different materials and particularly like working with silk and leather.

Having changed professions from a teacher to a milliner, I have been able to bring my teaching skills to the hat workshops.