from Film
to Fashion

Whether you love to wear hats, love to make them, or just love to look at them, you are in the right place.

The Milliners Guild is a not-for-profit organization of US millinery small-business owners, milliners, and students, who all specialize in handmade headwear.

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Mildred Blount

her story

Mildred Eliza Blount (b. 1902 - d. 1974), is an American milliner, stylist, and humanitarian whose career spans over five decades from the Harlem Renaissance to the Golden Age of Hollywood and television. Learn more about this trailblazing woman broke color barriers as the “Hollywood Hat Designer.”

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Guild News

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Milliners Guild Celebrates with The Headwear Association at the 114th Annual THA Dinner

Milliners Guild Celebrates with The Headwear Association.

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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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Milliners Guild joins the World Hat Walk!

Raleigh, North Carolina was the location of the Milliners Guild Hat Walk that took place in sync with other hat lovers worldwide.

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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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Raleigh Hat Walk hosted by The Milliners Guild in partnership with London Hat Week

Join the Milliners Guild for the World Hat Walk in Raleigh, North Carolina April 7, 2:00 PM. Leading the parade will be our talented Vice President Katie Props-Allen.

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