Prudence
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fashion |
| Occupation | Milliner Designer |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | A graduate of New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, I left New York and moved to London in 1986. After working as a free-lance fashion stylist, I trained for several years in couture millinery. All of my hats are made in the classical manner using only traditional millinery techniques. I designed my first collection for spring 1991 under my own label, Prudence Millinery, and was asked by London designer Vivienne Westwood to create the hats for her autumn / winter 1991 collection. I have been working with Vivienne ever since. I also design and produce couture hats for men following the success of the Vivienne Westwood MAN collections and in winter 1996. I also worked with Tom Ford at Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci. I designed and produced all the prêt-a-porter hats for YSL Rive Gauche in Paris for men and women. I also designed hats for Sir Hardy Amies, London. I have been designing and creating hats for Hector Castro at Biba, for Julien MacDonald and Charles Anastase. I also teach how to make couture hats in my workshops and hat classes, in London. |
| Interests | Fashion, hats, cooking |
| Favorite movies | Brief Encounter (1945), directed by David Lean (Poor Cilia Johnson!) |
| Favorite music | Sergei Rachmaninoff (his piano concerto no. 2) |