Happy 20th Birthday The House Of Hats
This year marks 20 Years since The House of Hats began — and even writing that sentence feels surreal.
What started as a small creative dream has grown, changed, paused, reinvented itself, and somehow endured through every season of my life. Businesses don’t usually last this long, especially creative ones, and especially ones built slowly, by hand, with heart rather than hype.
Twenty years ago, I began making hats because I loved them — the romance, the history, the craftsmanship, the quiet confidence a beautiful hat gives to the person wearing it. I never imagined how deeply intertwined this business would become with my life, or how many chapters it would quietly witness.
Over the years, The House of Hats has lived in studios, spare rooms, shopfronts, arcades, market stalls, and now online. It has survived economic downturns, personal upheavals, moves between cities and states, changing trends, changing bodies, changing priorities — and it’s still here.
That alone feels worth celebrating.
This brand grew as I grew.
It evolved as my taste evolved.
It slowed down when I needed to slow down.
There were times when I chased momentum, and times when I learned that rest and refinement mattered more. There were collections, commissions, bridal pieces, couture moments — and now, a gentler return to wearable, everyday hats made slowly, one at a time, with intention.
I no longer believe a business has to be loud to be successful. Or constant. Or exhausting.
I believe in longevity.
I believe in craftsmanship.
I believe in making beautiful things that last.
Thank you for being here..
If you’ve ever worn one of my hats, supported my work, followed along quietly, or checked in over the years — thank you. Truly.
Small businesses don’t survive 20 years without real people on the other side. Your support has meant more than you probably realise, especially during the harder chapters.
As The House of Hats steps into its third decade, it does so with more clarity, more softness, and more trust than ever before. This is a quieter era. A slower one. But one rooted deeply in experience, skill, and love for the craft.
Here’s to 20 years of hats, stories, reinvention —
and to whatever the next chapter holds 🤍👒👒👒
Hello Toowoomba City - Our New Boutique is now open
We’re thrilled to share that our beautiful new boutique has officially opened in the heart of Toowoomba City !
After months of dreaming, renovating ,designing, and creating, The House of Hats is now home to our full collection of handcrafted millinery, bridal crowns, and curated antique & vintage fashion.
Our opening day was filled with smiles, champagne, and celebration — a true vintage dream come to life. 🥂
You can now book your private appointment to experience our boutique in person, try on your favourite pieces, and discover one-of-a-kind treasures from The Deco Doll collection too.
Visit us:
📍 Australia Arcade, Ruthven Street, Toowoomba City
📞 [0415 946 753]
🌐 info@thehouseofhats.com.au
📸 Follow us on Instagram : @thehouseofhats
With love your Milliner
ilana
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A little time-lapse magic from our opening day 💫
So many beautiful souls playing dress-up and falling in love with hats again 💕
Thank you Toowoomba for the love — it was truly a party on your head! 🎩💐
SEASONS IN TIME - New Women's Winter Hat Collection
BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE …. Winter is here and lucky for you we have you covered !! with our newest women’s hat collection.
The House Of Hats has some amazing new Winter Style Hats in our Online shop to keeps you warm and looking fabulous all winter long.
Our Newest collection of Vintage Inspired hats inspired by the season in times of different eras from the 1920s- 1960s
We have four new hat designs available in luxurious fur felt in Winter shades, such as Forest, Smoke, Caramel and Ebony.
Like our ‘ Velvet Royale ‘ Pill box hat inspired by the 1940s and the glamour, a perfect after 5 cocktail hat worn tilted on the side slight forward or can be worn on the back of the head for a more 60s feel, so versatile the choice is yours !
Our ‘ Baby it’s Cold Outside’ Fur Felt turban is a 60s dream hat, perfect for everyday to keep your head warm, this classic style will be your winter staple hat.
Our ‘ Season’s Fur Felt Beret for the beret lovers out there, the perfect side that sits elegantly on the side of the head for a true french parisenne style.
Our ‘ Time After Time’ Tilt hat will transform you back to the late 1930s , teamed with a felt art deco hat pin, you will defiantly turn heads with this hat.
And last but not least our ‘ Doves’ cloche hat , inspired by the 1920s in the perfect dove grey for all you cloche lovers out there.
These are all available Ready to ship now in our Online Hat Shop or can be custom made in any colour you choose,
Stay Warm and Fabulous….
Our ‘ VELVET ROYALE ‘ Tilt hat is a luxurious hat perfect for after five.
Hand made on a vintage hat blocked and covered in the most beautiful vintage gold flocked velvet , and lined in black satin and vintage gold petersham ribbon.
Attaches to the head with two comb and some millinery elastic.
Wear our ‘ VELVET ROYALE ‘ Tilted on the side or on the back of your head.
The perfect finishing touch to any cocktail outfit or any occasion.
Our ‘ BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE ‘ Turban is the perfect winter hat to wear everyday.
Hand blocked on an original 1960s wooden hat block into the most perfect turban hat
that sits snug onto your head for that cold winter days..add your favourite winter coat and your ready to go…
Available now in Forest but can be made to order in other colours.
Our ‘ TIME AFTER TIME ‘ Tilt Hat in the most beautiful soft caramel colour perfect for winter.
Hand blocked on a vintage wooden block into the perfect 40s style tilt hat that is worn on the side of the head,
Finished with a vintage tortoise shell buckle on the back and a handmade felt hat pin in caramel and brown.
This hat is one size and has a comb on the inside to attach to the head, and also the hat pin to secure.
Our ‘ SEASONS ‘ felt beret is a classic style that can be worn everyday to dress up any outfit.
Hand blocked on a vintage wooden block from the most luxurious fur felt in a smoke grey into the perfect beret that sits effortlessly on the side of the head.
Our DOVE Cloche is a Beautiful 1920s vintage style cloche made from the highest quality fur felt in a dove grey colour way and is hand blocked on an antique wooden hat block
using traditional millinery techniques and meticulously sculptured into the perfect everyday cloche hat.
Designed to fit snug and close fitting onto the head and coming down longer on the side.
Delicately finished with an original 1920s celluloid buckle in yellow & white with rhinestones with a matching dove grey grosgrain ribbon around the crown featuring matching hand stitched yellow thread
We hope you all enjoy our new hat collection all available in our online shop & Sydney Hat Shop/Showroom
All our hats are handmade in our Sydney hat studio and are 100% Australian made using the highest quality locally sourced materials.
Thank you for supporting our small business & don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with our New Arrivals, sales and news.
Much Love…
Your Milliner
Ilana x
