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Luxury hats and headpieces
Maria Monica London is a luxury hat designer and couture millinery house, handcrafting occasion hats and headpieces for women in London. Collections span pillbox hats, wide brim hats, boaters, berets and sculptural headpieces, made for Royal Ascot, weddings, the races and the season.
Every piece is blocked and finished by hand in the London atelier by Monika Perlińska, who trained in Philip Treacy's atelier and was head milliner at Jane Taylor. Any design can be made to order in the colour you choose, or drawn from the beginning as a bespoke commission.
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The Panama Grande
A statement in timeless elegance, this extra-large Panama hat is meticulously hand-shaped in our London atelier from the finest natural Panama straw. The sculptural canotier crown is paired with a sweeping brim that can be worn gently lowered for an unmistakably cinematic silhouette or softly lifted for a more architectural expression. Finished with tonal grosgrain ribbon and long trailing ties, it moves effortlessly from sun-drenched escapes to the refined elegance of Royal Ascot.
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The same pillbox, blocked by hand in two colours. Drag to compare, then commission yours in any colour you like.
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Bespoke services
A bespoke commission begins with a conversation. The occasion, the outfit and the way you wish to be seen. Monika draws the piece, blocks it by hand in the London atelier and finishes it in the colour you choose. Each one is made once, for one person.
The Journal
Hats, occasions and the craft
A milliner designs and makes hats and headpieces by hand. The word covers a trade rather than a job title, and the work is closer to sculpture than to dressmaking. Cloth is cut flat and sewn. A hat...
Read more: What Does a Milliner Do
How long a good hat lasts, and what makes one worth keeping
A hand-blocked felt or straw hat lasts decades if it is stored properly, because the structure can be rebuilt. It can be re-blocked into another shape, retrimmed and recoloured. A pressed factory h...
Read more: How long a good hat lasts, and what makes one worth keeping
How to commission a hat, from first email to final fitting
A commission is five stages: the first conversation, the colour match, blocking, a fitting, and finishing. It takes one to four weeks for a remake of an existing design and longer for something new...
Read more: How to commission a hat, from first email to final fitting