The Peabody Essex Museum presents “Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones” organized by Europeana Fashion partner, the Victoria and Albert Museum. In his collaboration with the museum, the British milliner-to-the-stars not only allows visitors to admire his breathtaking work, but also permits them to examine the world of millinery from the inside out, following the life-cycle of a hat from its point of inception in the milliner’s mind to its final incarnation atop the wearer’s head. The exhibition proves why hats are such an essential accessory in fashion, why they fascinate so much, and why according to Jones himself “It’s the cherry on the cake, the dot on the ‘i’, the exclamation mark, the fashion focus”.

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