Haute Dogs Calendar 2025
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Haute Dogs Calendar 2025

Do you love hats? Do you love dogs? Why not celebrate both all year long with our favorite, the Haute Dogs 2025 Calendar featuring a hat designed by Milliners Guild member Laura Del Villaggio.

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Laura Del Villaggio first MG instructor at MMU
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Laura Del Villaggio first MG instructor at MMU

The Milliners Guild is proud to share that Laura Del Villaggio is our first member to be invited to teach at Millinery Meetup - a week long gathering of millinery instructors and students in the Great Smokey Mountains.

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Millinery Film to Fashion
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Millinery Film to Fashion

Listen to top NYC milliners in conversation with Janet Linville about the difference between theatrical and fashion millinery.

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Peggy Dillard-Toone ~ Force of Nature
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Peggy Dillard-Toone ~ Force of Nature

Meet American super model, artist and competition judge Peggy Dillard-Toone. Her career in fashion has spanned decades but there’s so much more to learn about her life as an artist.

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10 Questions with Sarah Sokol
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10 Questions with Sarah Sokol

Sarah Sokol is a milliner who designs for some of the most creative artists and celebrities. You can see her work in numerous music videos, fashion spreads and on the red carpet. She graciously agreed to be a judge in our competition so we asked her to tell us a little more about herself.

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Audrey Smaltz, Fashion’s great interpreter
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Audrey Smaltz, Fashion’s great interpreter

Audrey Smaltz is a legend in the fashion industry having worked as a model, fashion show commentator, contributing editor to Vogue, Mirabella and Mode magazines and board member of the Black Fashion Museum. Milliners Guild member Lisa McFadden sat down with her to learn more about her life in fashion.

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An Interview with          Justin Smith
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An Interview with Justin Smith

Meet Justin Smith, milliner and owner of JSmith ESQr. Justin is known for his exquisite designs for shows like The Gilded Age, The Great and films like Maleficent.

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