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Black and white photograph of a woman in a wide brim black hat leaning on a grand piano

The book

CROWNED, the authorised biography of Monika Perlińska

Monika Perlinska in a black wide brim boater and sheer dotted blouse, black and white portrait — Monika Perlińska, master milliner.

From Poland to a house in London

Drawn from her own archive and written with her cooperation. No publication date is set.

Milliner at: Philip Treacy, London
Head milliner: Jane Taylor, London
At the craft: Around thirty-five years

Finished felt hats in scarlet, lilac, burgundy, mint, teal and camel seen from above on a work table — Felt bodies, blocked by hand

Milliner working loose straw at the brim of a red flecked hat on a wooden block — Straw worked wet over a wooden block

Woman in a black beret and velvet coat carrying a navy hat box beside a river

Every hat is blocked, wired and finished at one bench in London.

Black and white portrait of a woman in a boater with a black crown and pale brim

The collection

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