HAT DESIGNER PETRA McNULTY IS A FINALIST IN THE 2006 UK HAT DESIGNER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION

Petra - a Holmfirth Milliner - will travel to the award ceremony which is part of the PURE Fashion Show at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in London. The ‘Hat Designer of the Year 2006’ will be presented by UK fashion guru and designer to Dior, Stephen Jones.

“It really is a great honor to be in the finals - and to have been selected by the International acclaimed hat designer Stephen Jones - as one of the UK’s top milliners,” she said.

”This year’s competition was to design a collection of six hats that would be suitable for the year 2031 using innovative techniques and media. My hat designs incorporate such diverse materials as resin, knitted copper and Swarovski crystals. I like to experiment mixing traditional millinery materials with those more commonly associated with sculpture. The results are dynamic and push the boundaries of hat-making into a new realm.”

“My hats are sculptural pieces influenced by my Fine Art and Architectural training. My inspiration is drawn from a wide range of sources related to my travels to New York and Marrakech.”

Petra McNulty’s millinery will be on her web site: www.petrahats.com
petramcnulty@yahoo.co.uk
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