HATS FOR YOU
2026
My new hat studio is finally open! I am now in Charlton Village just outside Andover in Hampshire. I have a brand new studio with all my hats on display. It is by appointment only.
Please either ring me or fill in the form on the contact page and I will get back to you promptly. I have many more hats than I have put on the website and can take orders for bespoke hats. Please see below for more details.
Please take a look at some of my new hats and headpieces I have for hire on the relevant pages and below. If you don't see it on the website please get in touch as I have many more available.
See below for some beautiful headpieces to take us into summer, for weddings, christenings, garden parties. The lilac and periwinkle blue sinamay boaters are new additions and can be made to order in any colour. Pistachio green or rose pink headbands can also be ordered in any colour. Beautiful sunshine yellow headband and shaped pillbox perfect for the summer. They are available to hire or can be made in any colour to match your outfit, prices on the website pages.
Please look on my Instagram page :
gerryblackmun_hatsforyou
for other ideas and on the pages of the website for many more styles and designs.
All my hats and headpieces are available for hire but if you want that really special, made just for you one, please do get in touch. I would love to have the opportunity to create something especially for you for a wedding or other event you will be attending. I will need a minimum of eight weeks notice to create that one off piece. I look forward to meeting with you to discuss.
Lilac sinamay boater with sinamay rose and veiling trim
Navy sinamay boater with silk rose and veiling trim
Natural straw sinamay boater with silk abaca rose
Champagne sinamay boater with sinamay flower and veiling trim
Periwinkle blue sinamay boater with sinamay rose and veiling trim
Periwinkle blue sinamay headband with sinamay flowers and veiling trim with beads
Rose pink sinamay headband with sinamay flowers and veiling trim with beads
Sunshine yellow shaped sinamay pillbox with sinamay loops and veiling
Sunshine yellow halo headband with sinamay loops, leaves and a rose
Beautiful pistachio green sinamay halo headband with sinamay loops, feathers and veiling with beads
I started Hats For You in 1994 as Ladies Hat Hire. I have always been a keen needle woman and dressmaker with my trusty Singer sewing machine learning early on from my mother. I began trimming hats for clients so that they complemented their outfits and then as a natural progression I decided I wanted to learn how to make them. I took millinery classes with Rose Cory, MBE in London. Rose used to make the beautiful hats worn by the late Queen Mother amongst many others. I learned so many wonderful skills from Rose and still use them today. In 2020 when we were in lockdown with the Covid 19 pandemic, I joined a Millinery Group on Facebook run by renowned milliner Jenny Roberts who is based in Harrogate. I 'met' like minded people and learned many more wonderful skills from Jenny by doing her on line courses and her invaluable Techniques of the Week. I am still doing my hat hire and have a collection in excess of 400 hats which are regularly updated and available to hire for any occasion. In addition I hand-make headpieces and hats to order and have had my designs worn at prestigious events. Each one is unique and can be designed by you and me to match perfectly with your chosen outfit for a wedding, a garden party or Royal Ascot. My designs are on the website on the bespoke millinery and headpieces pages for inspiration and all can be adapted to suit your requirements.
All the samples shown are available to hire - I can also refurbish your own hats.
I have many more hats than those shown here so please get in touch! I look forward to meeting you.
Geraldine