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The ultimate celebration of the hat. Renowned milliner Patricia Underwood presents a visually stunning and informative look at the transformative value of the hat. Featuring cloches, top hats, visors, wide-brimmed hats, berets, fedoras, turbans, trilbies, sun hats, and more, this spirited volume luxuriates in the multifariousness of one of the most diverse accessories. Underwood shares her inspirations-from art, cinema, historical periods, and nature-as well as sharing her favorite hats. She also offers her readers guidelines on how to choose a hat. The book´s lavish illustrations showcase Underwood´s many years of collaborations with such top-notch designers as Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta, Marc Jacobs, Isaac Mizrahi, and a host of others. Images are drawn from the designer´s own archive, as well as editorial work from some of the world´s greatest fashion photographers, including Richard Avedon, Norman Parkinson, and Bruce Weber. This book is a must-have for any fashionista.

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"This is a wonderful book for fashionistas, and an interesting, if short, biography on Patricia Underwood´s career."
- PORTLAND BOOK REVIEW

"The book is exquisitely crafted to provide the reader with everything he or she might need to know about millinery, millinery techniques, the designer´s inspirations, and her life. . . The authors have accomplished a book of the fashion genre that appeals to its reader on more levels than one can imagine ."
- NY JOURNAL OF BOOKS

" Stunning, gorgeous, informative --this is far more than a coffee table book to decorate your room. There´s no doubt that after reading this book, you´ll have a new appreciation for the role of ´The Hat´ in that perfect outfit."
- QUILL BOOK REVIEWS

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Jeffrey Banks is a Coty Award-winning fashion designer of men´s and women´s apparel. He is the coauthor of Tartan: Romancing the Plaid, Preppy: Cultivating Ivy Style, and Perry Ellis. Doria de la Chapelle is a freelance writer and coauthor of Tartan: Romancing the Plaid, Preppy: Cultivating Ivy Style, and Perry Ellis. She has written on fashion, beauty, and style for Mademoiselle magazine and other publications. Isaac Mizrahi is an award-winning fashion designer, an accomplished author, and a television personality.

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