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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Haute Dogs Calendar 2025
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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Sally Caswell wins First Place in 2024 MMU Sci-Fi Hat Design Contest
Sally Caswell wins First Place in 2024 MMU Sci-Fi Hat Design Contest

Guild member and former President Sally Caswell won First Place at Millinery Meet-up for her Sci-Fi inspired hat “Resistance Is Futile.”

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Milliners Guild display opens at The Gallery at The Met
Milliners Guild display opens at The Gallery at The Met

The Gallery at the Met Museum Store hosted the Milliners Guild, guest designer and author B. Michael and fellow hat lovers to an opening reception.

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Laura Del Villaggio first MG instructor at MMU
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 Meetup announces 2024 Scholarship Winner
Millinery Meetup announces 2024 Scholarship Winner

MMU, in collaboration with the guild, announce the 2024 Scholarship Winner Nancy Baltazar.

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Milliner Albertus Swanepoel leaves an enduring legacy
Milliner Albertus Swanepoel leaves an enduring legacy

Visionary designer and talented milliner, Albertus Swanepoel leaves an enduring legacy

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The Milliners Guild is honored to be featured in the autumn edition of the NHV magazine Hatlines @nl_hatassociation @hatlines (No. #87) Be sure to check out our article on pages 40-42, written by @magical_maria_eugenia where we celebrate the creativi
The Milliners Guild is proud to share that Laura Del Villaggio is our first member to be invited to teach at Millinery Meetup, which occurred in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2024 at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Laura is not o
What an incredible experience at the Millinery Meet-Up 2024! Surrounded by such talented and inspiring milliners from all over, some of our amazing members had the opportunity to learn, create, and grow together in the beautiful setting of Arrowmont.
Congratulations to Guild members Patrycja Grzesznik @warpedmindmilliner and Andrea Blohm @andreablohmmillinery for producing an amazing event - Millinery Meet-up 2024! If you’ve never been you should check it out. You spend 5 days next to the
We couldn’t resist sharing these stunning photos of some of our members who showcased their hats at the opening night of the Film to Fashion display at the Met Store this past Saturday night. Find more details about each hat on display, inclu
Reflecting on an unforgettable evening at the MET Store Gallery, where we celebrated the winners of the Mildred Blount Hat Competition! We had the honor of showcasing the exceptional winners of the competition, along with Milliners Guild board member