milliners
Women's hat creators
Milliners are people who design, make, or sell women's hats.
The trade was once common enough that milliner served as an occupational surname.
Today milliners work primarily in fashion or theater, crafting custom headwear: The milliner created an elaborate fascinator for the wedding.
Head covering artisan
- haberdasheryMen's clothing accessories retail
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
craftsperson · bespoke · commission · fitting · clientele · showroom · modiste
Compressed fiber textile
- strawTube for sipping
- buckramRigid textile for linings
- tulleFine net fabric
- veilingConcealing with covering
silk · velvet · organza · crinoline · feathers · plume · grosgrain · netting
Paved path for planes
- designerOne who plans appearances
- coutureCustom high-fashion design
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- atelierCreative professional's workspace
boutique · accessorize · sartorial · ensemble · vogue · glamour · prêt-à-porter · avant-garde
hatter
Head covering artisan
- haberdasheryMen's clothing accessories retail
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
artisan · craftsperson · bespoke · commission · fitting · clientele · showroom · modiste
felt
Compressed fiber textile
veiling · silk · velvet · organza · crinoline · feathers · plume · grosgrain · netting · raffia
runway
Paved path for planes
- designerOne who plans appearances
- coutureCustom high-fashion design
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
atelier · boutique · accessorize · sartorial · ensemble · vogue · glamour · prêt-à-porter · avant-garde · tailoring
blocking
Impeding forward progress
sizing · pouncing · buckram · steaming · draping · shaping · felting · stiffening · headband · sweatband
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- flapperTwenties unconventional young woman
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
Gatsby · retro · antique · heirloom · classic · pillbox · cloche · bonnet · toque · cartwheel
- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, blacksmith, artisan, potters
- makersmakers, filmmaker, crafter, watchmaker, crafters
- hat makershatmakers, hatters
- millineryhatmakers, hats, hat box, hatbox, hat boxes
- needlework suppliesneedles, thread, sewing needles, pins, embroidery needles
- merchantstraders, merchant, merchants, retailers, vendors
millinerscobblers
Shoe menders or desserts
shoemakers · bootmakers · pedicurists · tailors · dressmakers