Phyllis Beals is a sculptor, designer, ceramist and lover of music and theater. Her hats run from the "classic to flamboyant," and are made by a hatter who understands (and loves) vintage clothing.

Beals traveled and taught in Europe and Persia. Twiggy wore one of her hats for a TV promotion and restaurateur Alice Waters wore one on the Good Morning America TV show. "Hats have attitude. For me they’re an easy form of self-expression. Plop one on your head and you’re instantly transformed," said Beals. "As Lilly Dache used to say, ‘See, this is what I am like, or what I would like to be.’ I make unique oneof- a kind hats that make wearing hats cool, high fashion, and stylish. My hats allow women to express their joie de vivre in a witty, colorful, sophisticated way." If you’re wearing a Hat by Phyllis, there is no chance that someone else will turn up in the same hat as you!" The delightful exuberance of her hats shows off the personality and the individuality of the wearer; counterbalancing the mass-produced conformity of fashion today. Each hat has color, shape, and texture, that combines old world craftsmanship, to classic forms to wildly flamboyant exotic ornamentation and folded silk ribbons. The whimsy and spirit of these hats has a lot to do with her background in theatre, and her passionate love of music. Like a good song, each singer (or hat wearer) infuses the work with their own spirit and style.