BY THE SEASIDE - Our SS23/24 Collection

The House Of Hats Newest Collection….’ BY THE SEASIDE ‘ is here just in time for summer.. Step into a world of timeless charm and elegance.

Get ready to elevate your summer style with The House of Hats latest collection of stunning handcrafted hats!

Made from only the finest material and inspired by the timeless fashion of the 1930s our new collection is the perfect addition to your summer wardrobe.

Offering nine new original handcrafted styles exclusive to our brand each delicate piece has been expertly handcrafted in our Sydney Studio by renowned Milliner Ilana Meilak, ensuring that every hat is of the highest quality and designed to last.

We’ve added our signature style of adding vintage trims and buckles to this collection to keep it authentic to the era.

Whether you’ve looking for a stylist for a day at the beach, a chic addition to your summer outfit or simply want to make a statement at your next event, our new collection has something for everyone.

So why wait? head over to our shop to view tghe full collection or pop into our Sydney Showroom to try them all on in person.

Trust us, you wont be disappointed…..

ilana is wearing our AHOY MINI BOATER in French Navy

Watch our ‘ BY THE SEASIDE Campaign Video to view the Collection

ONCE BITTEN...The House Of Hats New Halloween Collection 2022

ilana wears our ‘ LA BELLE ‘ Red Felt veiled Tilt Hat

October is finally here and you know what that means, yes you guessed it...HALLOWEEN.
If your anything like me, you count down the month's till Halloween and prepare a costume just to get your spook on.
Well i've been super prepared this year and have made an entire collection dedicated to the dark side.
I'm so excited to introduce to you our latest collection for halloween
' ONCE BITTEN ' inspired by all things Victorian gothic.

This collection is going to knock your socks off, I'm very proud of it and i hope you love it as much as I do.

Ever since I was a child i've always been fascinated with the Victorian era, the fashion , the Victorian houses ,the jewellery and everything else.
I always dreamed of owning an victorian bustle dress and hat of course hoping I could wear it and somehow  time travel back to that time, so i've conjured up some of that time in this collection along with my love of all things vampires , witches , New Orleans & all the old haunted Mansions.
 So here it is and you all get the honour of previewing it first. 

We have seven new designs in this collection.
Introducing , our ' LA BELLE ' Hat which screams the Victorian Bustle era with her striped sash bow and face veiling.

 Our ' GRACE ' hood hats made of the most luxurious velvet and detailed with vintage rare clasps .

Our ' SPELLBOUND ' Velvet turbans with Rhinestone Spider brooches  and our ' ROSES OF RED  silk flower headpieces.

Our ' ONCE BITTEN ' Collection is perfect to bring out the dark goddess in you just in time for Halloween.

I hope you all enjoy this collection as much as I did creating it.
Head over to our online boutique to view the full collection.

Wishing you a very spooky season & happy Shopping 

Love Ilana

Your Milliner x

ilana wears our ‘ GRACE VELVET HOOD ‘ In Raven

ilana wears our ‘ROSES ARE RED ; Silk flower Headpiece

ilana wears our ‘ROSES ARE BLACK ‘ Silk Flower Headpiece

ilana wear our ‘GRACE ‘ Velvet Hood in Crimson

ilana wears our ‘SPELLBOUND ‘ Velvet Turban in Raven

ilana wears our ‘ SPELLBOUND ‘ Velvet Turban in Crimson

Behind The Scenes of our new Showroom

We have been super busy designing and renovating our new space and creating our beautiful new showroom.

Before our renovation

We started off with a blank canvas in this victorian room with stunning marble fireplace and ornate ceiling as our feature.

Black Feature Wall

We wanted to stick with my logo colours , so went with a black feature wall around the fireplace and light green walls.

The theme for the room was inspired by the old victorian millinery shops back in the 1900s , we already had this antique timber mirror but we jazzed it up by painted it gold and how spectacular does it look .

We managed to find an incredible antique 1920s copper & glass shop display counter which was the perfect fit in the middle of the room and we also found a antique velvet chaise lounge at an estate sale that fits in with the theme perfectly.

Willow modelling on our Antique Chaise

We painted our wooden hat stands gold to match our feature mirror.

Our Gold Wooden Hat Stands

We designed the shelf layout and found a local carpenter that custom made a cupboard and timber shelves built on both wall for hat display and hat box storage.

Design for Shelves

Finished Timber Shelves

We are now just in the final stages of finishing and are just waiting on curtains and another cabinet to be painted and we will be finished,

Stay tuned for the final reveal.

As seen in Camilla's New Collection ' Time Trippin'

We are so thrilled to be featured in CAMILLA’S new Campaign video for her new collection TIME TRIPPIN

Inspired by our favourite eras with beautiful Art deco & Art nouveau prints , this collection is out of this world…

Our EBONY Swarovski Rhinestone Headpiece is featured on the right of this stunning video all filmed in

Sydney’s State theatre.

Watch the TIME TRIPPIN video Below…

AUTUMN HAT SALE

AUTUMN  is finally here , time to layer up and get all cosy.
Autumn is our favourite time of the year when the sun is shining but the air is crisp and we get to wear our favourite winter coats and hats.

We are now having our Annual HAT SALE of vintage hats , some from our own personal collection.
Dating from the 1930's - 1970's.
Vintage hats starting from $15 grab a bargain , there are hats for everyone.
Don't miss out they are selling out fast.
Head over to our online boutique to view our hat sale.

We also have some wonderful new products from our new collection CHRYSALIS.
Our new collection has over 30 new styles of hat & accessories that are fun and colourful for everyday wear.
So much colour to brighten up any outfit with a late 60's early 70's vibe.
We will be featuring some of our new products in this newsletter.
Head over to our shop to view our ' CHRYSALIS' Collection.

Thank you for all your ongoing love & support for our small business.
We are so happy you love our hats and we love seeing them on you.
Please feel free to follow our Instagram account @thehouseofhats_ and tag us wearing your hats from us , we would love to see them on you.