Akio Hirata hats exhibition in Tokyo Born in 1925, Hirata immersed himself in hat design at the tender age of 14. In 1962 he travelled to Paris to serve as apprentice to Jean Barthet, one of France’s most prominent milliners with a clientele that...

  Royal Ascot has celebrated 300 years Royal Ascot has celebrated its 300th anniversary in 2011 and James Sherwood has documented three centuries of Ascot style. Time to don your hat and lengthen your hemlines; Royal Ascot, which opens tomorrow, is celebrating its 300th anniversary this...

Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones—a collaboration between the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and Stephen Jones, the world’s foremost hat designer—is at the Bard Graduate Center (BGC) in New York City from September 15, 2011 to April...