Join us for an exclusive tour of Hills Hats, a Wellington institution since 1875, personally guided by Rosie Smuts-Kennedy, and a unique opportunity to be fitted for your own hat!
Our tour will start with a brief introduction of Hills hats, established in 1875 and its history.
We’ll then see and learn about the creative process from cutting, fusing, and then first block of the hat which will show us how the hat is blocked into sizes, shaping and the steams.
Next our tour takes you into the two sewing rooms, the first we’ll see is for fashion hats, and the second is for corporate which involves lots of different uniform hats and antique machines.
And lastly, we’ll have a little time for shopping, if you would like to purchase your own custom hat, Rosie and team will be happy to size you up!
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