Some of my favorite hats I made this year 🤍
Mostly @belllapietro ’s Diaghilev. Izzy’s total trust coupled with her own obsessive work ethic and way of thinking inspired me deeply and pushed me farther this year than the last. Being around her (and everyone she surrounded me with) did something to me. The work was everything but at the end of the day I just loved her. Creating alongside her and losing her have defined my 2025.
I’m so grateful to all the designers I worked with this year, photos 16-19 are from @guvanchnyc DOWZAH and 20 from @tylermcgillivary Date Night. How lucky I am to be in New York and have these experiences.
To many more hats and accessories in 2026, to trusting telepathy, to resilience, to staying curious and striving to love your people yourself and your art all with the same passion ⭐️
Millinery @shopsideara , beading @rilarusa
for @sza custom Met Gala @bode look
THANK YOU @bode for your trust, THANK YOU @nikkifina you are the light of our life thank you for seeing us you are the angel queen of the world. Thank you so much @brianaandalore for styling
Citrines and diamonds sourced from @ebay
Millinery fabrication for @sza ’s custom @bode look for the Met Gala using materials sourced from @ebay
Deep pools and rivers of gratitude to every last person who helped facilitate this MOMENT
Thank you @bode for your trust and vision working with you on this was truly a dream come true and insane to experience and execute
Thank you @nikkifinaa@brianaandalore for seeing me and believing in me you are the most relentless dedicated team I don’t even have the words seriously I love you all @akailittlejohn@alexjessharris
Thank you @rilarusa for your beading fabrication you are so talented and can handle anything I love you so much
thank you so much for all your help @ambrosiocarino@simrankhemlani_@elizabethstiegler@genesislflores@rosanellalvarado@faithmcnabnay FRRR
@turnbullhair thank you for perfectly placing this piece, you are incredible everything was immaculate
And finally, wow - thank you to the imitable @sza I can’t express how happy I am that you were happy and loved the headpiece you literally looked like a dream
All I want in making hats is to make people feel beautiful and seen and like themselves. To have the opportunity to physically reflect your energy on this day was INCREDIBLEEEE
More soon 💛
