Sheffield

I’m proud to say that Imogen’s Imagination is based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, UK. It’s a wonderful place with a great community of artists, creative people and designer-makers, and is the perfect place for my millinery studio.

This page gathers all the information about my activities in the Steel City, ranging from my appearances in exhibitions at Millennium Gallery to my pop-up shop in the Winter Garden (the only dedicated hat shop in the city centre) and appearances at local vintage and craft fairs, events and meet ups.

Pop back to this page for up-to-date information about where and when you can find Imogen’s Imagination’s handmade women’s hats, fascinators and hair accessories in the Sheffield area.

Open Studios at Exchange Place

30th October 201929th October 2019 by Imogen's Imagination

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 days working, and catch me doing some demonstrations too…every day is a work day!

This is the perfect chance to come and play with hats as I will have a full display set up. There will be some new designs, as well as firm favourites.

This will be my only event before Christmas and my card reader will be primed to allow you to start your gift shopping!

If you want to start your wish list, you can see all designs in stock here.

Visitors can venture inside both the Yorkshire Artspace Sheffield City Centre buildings and see over 100 artists and makers from over 30 different disciplines at work. There really is something for everyone!

Open Studios is a chance to catch a glimpse into the creative process, chat with the artists and makers and even buy work direct from the space it comes to life in.

There will also be a chance to view the Painterly Exchange exhibition at Exchange Place during Open Studios.

If you fancy getting creative, there will also be the opportunity to take part in free painting workshops during the weekend.

Need to refuel? Local cafe Albie’s will serving coffee and cake on site too!

If you would like a sneaky peek at what you can expect to see during the weekend, check out the fab video from Yorkshire Artspace…you may spot a familiar face!

When I agreed to be filmed, I didn’t know that the footage would be used in a separate project.

Imagine my shock (one dark, rainy and very late Friday night) on seeing images of myself being projected onto the side of the studio!

However, it was a huge honour to be featured as part of the Making Masterpieces project in conjunction with the Big Draw Mural.

Over 300 people took part in creating the mural and you can see it next to Exchange Place studios.

Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th November

11am – 5pm

Exchange Place Studios, Exchange Street, S2 5TR – Find me on Floor 5

Persistence Works, 21 Brown Street, S1 2BS

Facebook Event

Pop Up Shop Now Open

29th July 201918th June 2019 by Imogen's Imagination

Imogen’s Imagination is now OPEN at the Winter Garden Pop Up Shop!

The shop will be open daily until 30th of June so this is the perfect time to choose your essential accessory for a summer wedding, although I’m afraid you may be cutting it a little fine for a last minute Ascot hat!

In addition to all your favourite designs from my range of hair accessories, I will also have a new collection of ready to wear hats and fascinators. These designs combine classic millinery techniques with modern twists. Each of the new pieces are wonderfully suited to provide inspiration for your own bespoke order.

The space is full with all the exciting new designs I have created, and I will be adding more whilst I sew in the shop. In addition to showing off my new creations, I’ll be on hand to help you explore your millinery desires. Whether you want to try new shapes or revive a much loved hat, I’ll be on hand to offer advice about choosing the right headwear for you.

As the only dedicated hat shop in the city centre, I very much look forward to welcoming you to this unique shopping experience.

I’ll be posting updates via the Facebook Event so if you have any questions, please do feel free to ask them there or drop me an email!

Opening Times

Monday – Friday: 10.30am – 4.30pm

Saturday – 10am – 5.30pm

Sunday – 11am – 4pm

Exception: Sunday 30th June: 11am – 2pm

Winter Garden Pop Up Shop, Surrey Street, Sheffield, S1 2LH

Steel City Style Exchange: 1st June 2019

29th July 201928th May 2019 by Imogen's Imagination

I’m sneaking in a cheeky little date this weekend at Steel City Style Exchange!

Steel City Style Exchange is a high fashion clothing swap, focusing on ethical clothing exchange.

The goal of SCSX is to create an event where you can find new to you fashion in exchange for your unwanted, but still stylish clothing. This inaugural event aims to present a relaxed boutique style event, for exchanging interesting items.

The emphasis is on sustainability, reducing waste, reusing clothing while at the same time creating an exciting event for the discerning fashion wearer.

For full details of how the swap works and how to drop in your items for sorting before the event, check out the Steel City Style Exchange Facebook Event.

If you’d like to know more about the brains behind the event, check out the SCSX blog and find details of some of the available swaps on their Instagram page

Saturday 1st June

10am-4pm

DINA Venue, 32 Cambridge St, Sheffield S1 4HP

Winter Garden Pop Up Shop June 2019

29th July 20199th April 2019 by Imogen's Imagination

Imogen’s Imagination is at the Winter Garden Pop Up Shop this June!

The shop will be open between 17th and 30th of June so this is the perfect time to choose your essential accessory for a summer wedding, or even a (very!) last minute Ascot hat.

I can’t wait to fill this space with all the exciting new designs I have created, as well as those that I am still working on. In addition to showing off my new creations, I’ll be on hand to help you explore your millinery desires. Whether you want to try new shapes or revive a much loved hat, I’ll be on hand to offer advice about choosing the right headwear for you.

As the only dedicated hat shop in the city centre, I very much look forward to welcoming you to this unique shopping experience.

UPDATE: Want to see sneaky peeks of some of the designs coming to the shop? I’ll be posting new work in progress pics via the Facebook Event in the run up to the shop opening!