I make hats for lots of iconic people, and that makes my job very interesting.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Every day, I like to make hats that make people dream.
Hats are really for ultimate occasions, so when I make one, I try to do something different, something noticeable.
Hat-making is laborious and time-consuming. It's a very tactile medium, and you can develop the skills, but it's one of those things: you either have it, or you don't. I love bringing something to fruition with my hands that gives people pleasure.
I make hats. I'm on a hat frenzy. I'm on my eighth and I love it.
The only person I never made a hat for was my mother because my mother didn't really - she preferred to make her own hats. I mean, she was intrigued by everything, but she didn't want one of my hats. She made her own.
My creativity all comes from the same place. I wear one very comfortable, large hat.
I love hats, shoes, outfits, handbags, and ethnic jewelery.
I used to think that I wanted to be a hat maker, but I don't think that would have worked out.
Often, what makes my job so exciting is designing for the mother whose dream has been to wear one of my hats at her child's wedding. I feel as responsible for making her feel like a million dollars as I do for somebody in the public eye.
I wear a lot of different hats - from writer to producer and artist. We all do 5 or 6 jobs, everything from creating our own graphic design to actually recording and the whole bit.