My love affair with hats began long before I realised it would become such an important part of my life.
When I was 14 years old, I made my very first hat. I transformed an velvet coat from the 1970s, what would now be considered vintage piece, into a beret. I wore that hat to church and was overwhelmed with compliments and questions it received. Before I knew it, someone asked if I could make one for them too.
That was my very first order.
Looking back, that moment planted the seed for what would become a lifelong passion, the joy of creating something and the confidence that comes from wearing something hand crafted. I have remained fascinated by materials, textures, colour, and making.
Today, my work is inspired by knowing that hats are more than fashion accessories. Whether I am designing a contemporary statement piece or reimagining traditional forms, I am guided by a love of making and a deep respect for the power of design - SM
Close-up of a woven straw sun hat with a wide brim and navy blue stripes
Wooden hat blocks on a blue fabric surface
Hand-drawn millinery sketch featuring small floral details and handwritten annotations.
Pastel pink, purple, and green pleated fabric fascinator displayed on a gray mannequin head
Colorful rolls of sinamay fabric displayed. Photo taken in MuCulloch and Wallis Ltd, a fabric and craft store just off Oxford Street in London.
A Black-and-white portrait of Faye Tozer, wearing an oversized wide-brim straw hat decorated with handmade silk flower and sinamay trim paired with a strapless dress.
Handsaw with an orange handle among carpet tubes, wooden fittings, and a dark, brown hat block. used to make display stands.
Vintage book cover for “The ABC of Millinery” by Madame Eva Ritcher, featuring a woman in a large black hat and pink gloves.
Handmade fascinator displayed on a mannequin head
Buckram base drying on a wooden block.
Philip Treacy Interview on Fashion Hats, Lady Gaga, Grace Jones & Millinery Design Career. Interviewer Kinvasa Balfour. Both are seated in director chairs onstage, speaking into microphones during the interview.
Craft supplies including a pink ribbon, artificial flower, scissors, and teal ribbon spool around blocked pink hat.
Colourful antique millinery textured hoods in white, pink, green, purple, and blue
Close-up of the inside of a hat with a 'Sharon Morgan Millinery' hat label, sewn onto pink fabric.
Black hat labels 'Sharon Morgan', 'Handmade', and 'Made in England'.
Assorted wooden hat blocks, arranged on wire shelving.
Close-up of a vintage handbag frame, pincushion with colorful pins, ruler, and hand printed fabric.
Abstract colourful textured screen printed fabric featuring layered geometric blocks and distressed brushstrokes in red, orange, yellow, green, black, and white
Abstract screen printed fabric in red, orange, yellow, black, and white with distressed geometric blocks and halftone texture
Abstract orange, yellow, lime green, and black screen printed fabric.
Three toiles from my Windrush inspired BA collection in natural calico on mannequin forms, featuring crocheted doily sleeves, with suffok puff detail and pleated pin tuck embellishments.
Close-up of overlapping Suffolk puff fabric manipulation.
Hand-drawn clothing pattern pieces taped together on white paper
Vintage July 1969 millinery and boutique magazine advertisements featuring women modeling hats and Jacob and Sons hats.
Close-up of vintage hat block resting on a pine brim block.
Colorful abstract plaid cropped short-sleeve top displayed on a dress form
Adobe Photoshop displaying a colorful abstract geometric pattern made of bright multicolored zigzag shapes
Abstract geometric pattern of colorful interlocking zigzag shapes and 3D blocks
Close-up of fabric manipulation experiments
Sharon Morgan millinery and fashion business card displayed over an image of my BA Fashion collection.
Vintage millinery crocheted cone displayed on a wooden hat block and stand
Pink measuring tape, scissors, and yellow sewing pins on a green surface
Close-up of fabric manipulation experiments.
Abstract geometric sublimation print pattern of diagonal blue, teal, orange, and white stripes
Close-up of fabric manipulation experiment.
Blue fabric beside a cream surface with scattered dark linear dot patterns
Illustration of colorful abstract-patterned lace-up sneakers shown in side and top views
Sharon Morgan Millinery logo in gray text
Hand-drawn illustration of diverse people in winter hats and scarves against a yellow background