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I was thrilled that Dame Sara Thornton chose Imogen’s Imagination as her milliner in advance of her investiture at Buckingham Palace. As a milliner, it’s always wonderful to be chosen by a client to create a design for their special occasion. However, to be chosen by a Dame is an even greater honour. Dame Sara is the current UK’s Independent

Brand new for Christmas 2019 are these little pieces of millinery history; I bring you the Nautilus brooches and they are in stock now! If you’ve been following my blog series on the Nautilus technique so far, you’ll have seen I’ve been having a lot of fun with it. And these brooches are no exception! These are a wonderful way

Open Studios is always the annual highlight of the year at Exchange Place Studios. Ever wondered what artists get up to in their creative spaces? Our Open Studios event is a rare opportunity to find out! Naturally, my studio on the 5th Floor will be open for you to visit. This is your chance to see where I spend my

In my first blog about my Nautilus Journey I told you how it all started…so what happened next? My next, very exciting stop was a trip to Hat Works in Stockport to start researching the nautilus! Museums Officer Bronwen (aka Bronwen Simpson, award winning Stockport-based milliner) arranged for me to have access to museum’s research library. But first, she allowed

Back in March last year, I attended a workshop at London Hat Week to learn how to make Nautilus trimmings. It was run by the brilliant Leanne Fredrick of Hattin Around and I was very excited to be attending. Many moons ago, when I first started using Pinterest, I kept seeing the most amazing ribbon trims created using a pleating