millinery

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Stephen Jones, famed for his millinery, contributed with reinterpretations of new wave beanies that bore “ronghua,” exquisite velvet flowers of Chinese origin dating back to the Tang dynasty.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

A 2003 book of photographs, “Paris + Klein,” portrayed the city of fashion and fine dining as a freak show of boulevard cafes where ladies in millinery ate with plastic forks on paper plates.

From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2022

Here is a selection of some of this year's head-turning millinery.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2022

After completing high school at 16, he was working as a machinist’s helper in the millinery trade when he began taking drama classes sponsored by the federal Work Projects Administration.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2020

Just as Camp walked in, carrying a glass of water clouded with baking soda for Mr. Flournoy, Miss Love spied Mrs. Predmore back near the millinery table, looking through bolts of cloth.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns