Headliner Meet The Maker Jennifer Rowley
Interview Theatrical Milliner Jennifer Rowley, co-producer of The Magician's Hat, one of the events on this year's London Hat Week schedule. London Hat Week is a collection of hat related events run by individuals and organisations across London, celebrating the art of hats in the city that is home to some of the most talented milliners in the world. London Hat Week was co-founded by Georgina Abbott and Rebecca Weaver for more information www.londonhatweek.com.
Interview Theatrical Milliner Jennifer Rowley, co-producer of The Magician's Hat, one of the events on this year's London Hat Week schedule. London Hat Week is a collection of hat related events run by individuals and organisations across London, celebrating the art of hats in the city that is home to some of the most talented milliners in the world. London Hat Week was co-founded by Georgina Abbott and Rebecca Weaver for more information www.londonhatweek.com.
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JENNIFER<br />
ROWLEY<br />
M I L L I N E R<br />
C O - P R O D U C E R T H E M A G I C I A N ' S H A T<br />
What is the first hat you made?<br />
It was a black velvet turban I made on a<br />
short <strong>The</strong>atrical Millinery course at<br />
Morley College with Jane Smith. It has<br />
since been in various magic shows.<br />
What is your favourite hat to make?<br />
I love making crazy eccentric hats for<br />
shows where you can explore different<br />
materials and techniques.<br />
What is your favourite hat from film?<br />
It's got to be Carmen Miranda's Tutti-<br />
Fruitti hat in <strong>The</strong> Gang's All Here, who<br />
doesn't love a turban with fruit all<br />
over it! (pictured above)<br />
If you could travel through time to any<br />
era famous for hats, when would it be?<br />
1940's: military style, with the wartime<br />
restrictions in fabrics people had to be<br />
inventive; larger hat styles, hair<br />
snoods, flat boaters, berets, turbans.<br />
Hats were seen as morale boosters in a<br />
difficult time.<br />
Your top tip for wearing a hat?<br />
Choose something you feel confident in,<br />
a lot of people are scared of wearing<br />
hats or think they don't suit them but<br />
there's always a style that will work<br />
for people. Make sure it is comfortable,<br />
you don't want it slipping or digging<br />
in.<br />
For whom would you most like to make a<br />
hat?<br />
Katy Perry, she's not afraid to wear<br />
something out of the ordinary and have<br />
dancers in outrageous outfits!<br />
Finish this sentence “<strong>The</strong> joy of a hat<br />
is….”<br />
Feeling spectacular!<br />
<strong>Jennifer</strong> co-produced the show "<strong>The</strong><br />
Magician's Hat which runs as part of the<br />
#LHW18 schedule. It is an interactive<br />
exhibition of themed hats, art and<br />
performance magic using hats inspired by<br />
magicians through time.
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