Book Recommendations

Magazines and Publications

  • Hatlines (Dutch Hat Association)

  • Hattalk

  • The Hat Magazine

  • Scheidig, Hannah, Fascinators, Running Press 2016

  • Terry, Terence, Hat Tricks, Lark Books, 1998

  • Waring, Lyn, Hats Made Easy, Sally Milner Publishing, 1995

  • Women’s Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences, Millinery: A Complete Course, Vivs Ribbons & Laces, Sloane Publications 1993

  • Women’s Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences, Ribbon Trimmings: A Course in Six Parts, Vivs Ribbons and Laces, Sloane Publications1992 (no picture)

  • Yusuf, MME Anna Ben, The Art of Millinery: the complete series of practical lessons, The millinery Trade Publishing Co., 1909

  • Yusuf, MME Anna Ben Edwardian Hats: The Art of Millinery, R. L. Shep, 1909

Educational How to Books

  • Albrizio, Ann, Classic Millinery Techniques, Lark Books, 1998

  • Anlezark, Mildred, Hats on Heads: The Art of Creative Millinery, Kangaroo Press, 1990

  • Bawden, Juliet, The Hat Book: Creating Hats for Every Occasion, Lark Books, 1993

  • Bennett, Ian, My World According to ME: A technical workbook, RCA London, 2018

  • Burke, Emma Maxwell, A Perfect Course in Millinery, The Illustrated Millinery Co. , 1925

  • Callan, Myra, Adornments Sew and Create Accessories with Fabric, Lace and Beads, North Light Books, 2012

  • Daly, Margo-Ann, Hats for Brides and Weddings, Kangaroo Press, 1992

  • Dreher, Denise, From the Neck Up: An Illustrated Guide to Hatmaking, Madhatter Press, 1981

  • Garnell, Helene, It’s Fun to Make a Hat, Liveright Pub. Co., 1944

  • Hart, Alison, Making Hats, The Crowood Press, 2019

  • Henriksen, Karen, Design and Make Fashion Hats, Bloomsbury, 2009

  • Jachimowicz, Elizabeth, Bes Ben: Chicago’s Mad Hatter, Art Vision LLC, 2020

  • Jongkind, Marianne, Hat Couture: Handbook of hat making techniques, Hatmags,  2020

  • Kim, Eugenia, Saturday Night Hat, Potter Craft, 2006

  • Loewen, Jane, Millinery, The Macmillan Company, 1926

  • Lomax, Sarah and Rachel Skinner, Millinery: The Art of Hat-Making, Guild of Master Craftsman Publications, 2017

  • Pfanenstiel, Jenny, The Making of a Milliner: Hat making projects, Dover Publications, 2015

  • Ramousse, Estelle & Gambrelle, Fabienne: Studio Secrets Millinery, Search Press Limited, 2010

  • Remiasz, Stella V., Hats: Design and Construction, Hat Tree Studio, 1986

  • Remiasz, Stella V., Designing Bridal Veils, Headpieces Hats, Hat Tree Studio, 1992

Historical

  • Adele, Campione, Il Cappello Da Uomo, Itinerari D’Immagini, 1988

  • Besson, Jean Louis, Le Livre Des Uniformes: Histoire Des Costumes, Gallimard, 1987

  • Blum, Dilys E., Ahead of Fashion: Hats of the 20th Century, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1993

  • Bolomier, Elaine, Le Chapeau: Grand Art et Savoir-faire, Musee du Chapeau, 1996

  • Clark, Fiona, The Costume Accessories Series: Hats, B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1982

  • Couldridge, Alan, The Hat Book, Ventura Publishing Ltd, 1980

  • Demornex, Jacqueline, Le Siecle en Chapeaux, Du May, 1991

  • Du Mortier, Bianca M., Chapeau, Chapeaux!, Rijksmuseum, 1997

  • Genin, J.N., An Illustrated History of the Hat: From the Earliest Ages to the Present, N.P., 1848

  • Gorsline, Douglas, What People Wore, Bonanza Books, 1987

  • Hopkins, Susie, The Century of Hats, Chartwell Books Inc, 1999 

  • Jachimowicz, Elizabeth, Bes-Ben: Chicago’s Mad Hatter, Art vision LLC 2020

  • Jones, Stephen, Dior Hats: From Christian Dior to Stephen Jones, Rizzoli, 2020

  • Jones, Stephen, Hats: An Anthology, V&A Publishing, 2009

  • Kamitsis, Lydia, Les Chapeaux: Une Histoire de Tete, Dans Le Droit Fil, 1998

  • Maroukian, Francine and Sarah Woodruff, The Handbook of Style: Expert Fashion and Beauty Advice, Quirk Books, 2006

  • Mercie, Marie, Voyages Autour D’un Chapeau, Ramsay/De Cortanze, 1990

  • Miller, Tom, The Panama Hat Trail, University of Arizona, 1986 (novel and travel guide)

  • Museu del Disseny de Barcelona, Balenciaga: The Elegance of the Hat, exhibition catalog, 2021

  • Museum, Design: Fifty Hats That Changed The World, Conran Octopusbooks Ltd 2011

  • Press, Pepin, HATS, The Pepin Press 2000

  • Probert, Christina, Hats in Vogue, Abbeville, 1981

  • Pufpaff, Suzanne, Nineteenth Century Hat Maker’s and Felter’s Manuals, Stony Lonesome Press, 1995

  • Reilly, Maureen and Mary Beth Detrich, Women’s Hats of the 20th Century, Schiffer Publishing, 1997

  •  Reynolds, Schneider, Annie, Hats by Madame Paulette, Thames & Hudson 2014

  • Robinson, Fred Miller, The Man in the Bowler Hat, The University of North Carolina Press, 1993

  • Schilling, Gigi, Ageless Bride, First Printing, 2007

  •  Shepard, Norma, 1,000 Hats, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd 2006

  • Shields, Jody, Hats: A Stylish History and Collector’s Guide, Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 1991

  • Shover, Edna Mann, Art in Costume Design, Milton Bradley Company, 1926

  • Smith, Desire, HATS: with Values, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1996

  • Smith, Rodney and Leslie Smolan, The Hat Book, Doubleday, 1993

  • Stutesman, Drake, Hat: Origins, Language, Style, Reaction Books, 2019

  •  Warren, Geoffrey, Fashion & Accessories 1840-1980, Scheiffer Design Book 1997

  • Wilcox, R. Turner, The Mode in Costume, Scribner, 1948

Other

  • Seuss, Dr: The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (75th Anniversary Edition), Random House originally published 1938 (ages 4-8)

  • Draper, Allison Stark: What People Wore In Colonial America, Power Kids Press 2001 (ages 8-10)

  • Schimpky, David & Kalman, Bobbie: Children’s Clothing of the 1800s, Crabtree Publishing Company 1995 (ages 8-10)

  • Brockelhurst, Ruth: Clothes and Fashion to Color, Usborne Publishing Ltd 2013 (children & adults)

  •  Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald & Ransome, James: Aunt Flossie’s Hats (And Crab Cakes Later) Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 1991

  • Blumenthal, Deborah & D’Yans, Masha: Polka Dot Parade A Book About Bill Cunningham, Bonnier Publishing USA 2018 (ages 4-8)

Childrens Book

  • Burkel, Archie, The Joy of Hats, Nelson Printing, 2012 (general info about hat)

  • Cunningham, Michael & Craig Marberry, Crowns, Doubleday, 2000

  • Dache, Lilly, Lilly Dache’s Glamour Book, So Stated, 1956 (etiquette guide)

  • Feen, Diane, Hat Life, A Mint Publishing Company, 2009 (reference for the business)

  • Steinberg, Neil, Hatless Jack, The Penguin Group, 2004 (book about JF)K