“Wearing a hat changes the way others look”

“Wearing a hat changes the way others look”
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The British Stephen Jones has elevated the hat to the status of a work of art, combining style, surprise and humor. – Credit:Koto Bolofo/Museum Galliera/SP

Che is probably the only designer who can boast of seeing his pieces parade several times during Fashion Week, at Dior, Schiaparelli, Maison Margiela, Thom Browne, Louis Vuitton, but also, previously, at Claude Montana, Azzedine Alaïa, Thierry Mugler or even Jean Paul Gaultier.

An Englishman who fell in love with Paris, Stephen Jones imagines headwear both for the London brand that bears his name, for the artistic directors of the biggest luxury houses, but also for personalities, from Diana, Princess of Wales, to Lady Gaga for the Olympics, via Beyoncé for the Met Ball.

In an era where we hardly go out covered, except with a baseball cap or a beret, that the series Emily in Paris resurrected, the milliner prefers to explore the field of possibilities, varying shapes, daring colors, playing with fabrics to make the hat a fashion manifesto.

In the catalog for the Palais Galliera exhibition, John Galliano says: “What is recognizable is the delicacy of the material, the attention to detail, the suitability of the shape to the face, and the line. No silhouette is complete without one of his creations. There is also this mystery, this assurance. […] What is remarkable is that his creations finish and enhance the line; and Stephen is incredibly good at this. » The hatter gives the Point some keys to get started (again).

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