Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones – a review
Steven Lewis | June 20, 2009
A review of the V&A’s impressive exhibition Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones; and a lament over the lack of whimsy in men’s hats.
City Hatters, a review of Melbourne’s 99-year-old hat shop
Steven Lewis | June 11, 2009
A review of City Hatters, the Melbourne hat shop “under the clocks” of Flinders Street Station.
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