7 - 10 July 2022
This special exhibition was a wonderful celebration of 20 years of the HNC in Millinery, taught initially at Kensington & Chelsea College, and then under Morley College. Both colleges have been at the forefront of technical know-how, design and development of headwear throughout this time. Read on to find out more about the course.
The exhibition was held at Morley Gallery, close to London’s South Bank area. Graduate collections from this year’s students were presented alongside selected pieces from alumni, many of whom now have high-level positions within our industry, and indeed nine of whom are British Hat Guild members.
About the HNC
This one year programme includes a series of projects designed to develop students' creativity and build on existing millinery skills. With a strong focus on design development and specialist couture techniques including hand-shaping, block-making and theatrical millinery. Contextual studies, visual studies and professional practise add breadth to studio work, alongside tutorials, workshops and lectures.
This is a course for students with strong existing millinery skills who wish to pursue a career in millinery. It focuses on designing hats and developing the advanced skills required to realise your ideas. The course is made up of 10 units which are integrated within a number of exciting projects including Felts, Theatrical Millinery, Commercial Millinery, Couture Millinery, Block-Making and designing and realising a Final Collection of 5 hats.