“Meet the Milliners” holiday trunk shows

Please visit the store for a series of “Meet the Milliners” holiday trunk shows.

This will be an exciting opportunity to meet and greet  Bay area Milliners. View and purchase hand made hats and find out about each designers creative process.

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Saturday, November 28th, 2-5pm

Meet Elina Tachkova, owner of ADS hats, and designer of Alterknitive Cashmere hats. See an exclusive collection of 100% Cashmere hats made from recycled sweaters.

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Saturday, December 5th, 2-5pm

Meet Jasmin Zorlu, designer of exquisite fur felt and fish skin hats.
Jasmin was voted best milliner 2009 by SF Weekly.

Jasmin Zorlu Millenery

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Saturday, December 12th, 2-5pm

Meet Behida Dolic, creater of incredible 1920’s Cloche hats.
Behida creates some of the most beautiful 1920’s styles I have ever seen.

Behida Dolic Millinery

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Saturday, December 19th, 2-5pm

Meet Tricia Roush, House of Nines Design.
Tricia creates remarkable 1920’s ribbon work and incorporates historic head wear into contemporary design.

House of Nines Design

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Photography installation by Joie Rey Cohen.

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Come to ADS hats to Meet the Milliners!

Meet the Milliners Trunk show, Jasmin Zorlu

Meet Milliner Jasmin Zorlu, Saturday December 5th, 2-5pm

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Heavily inspired by the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s, Jasmin Zorlu Millinery employs innovative materials such as fishskin (tanned fish leather), upcycled leather, abalone shells, and fruit bags to create futuristic headwear which transcend traditional notions of design and time. Mostly eschewing employment of trims like flowers, ribbons, and feathers, her hats reveal their form simply and sculpturally.  Jasmin Zorlu Millinery aims to create exciting headwear which will achieve heirloom status and still look fresh 100 years from now.

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All images Copyright Jasmin Zorlu Millinery

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Alterknitive Cashmere hats

I have been working on new Cashmere hats…my two friends in Australia and England inspired these color combinations…

Made from 100% pure Cashmere. Recycled, washed, dried, cut, cut, cut, sewn, one of a kind, coveted….

Check some of them out on Etsy

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For Kim….

Did you say pink and orange?

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For Kate….

did you say green and brown?

The green and brown was the first hat I made for this collection…..and the first to sell!

More hats coming soon.

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I’ll put the $ from these towards Barcelona? Miss you two!!!!!!!!!!

Alterknitive Cashmere hats, holiday trunk show

The local landfill, where some 23.8 billion pounds of clothing and textiles end up each year. I’m doing my best to recycle a ton of Cashmere. Yes..a ton! Come to ADS hats on Saturday, November 28th to see what that looks like….

Preview on Etsy

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black and gray brimmed hat

black and gray rollup hat

multi blue brimmed hat

ivory pillbox/kufi hat

 

multi red rollup hat

 

October is breast cancer awareness month!

October is breast cancer awareness month. So many of my hats have been purchased by women battling breast cancer.

We will donate 10% from ALL sales, on October 17 and 18th, to Suzan G. Komen Foundation

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Yes, those are hats!

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New Arrivals, Hats Fall/Winter 2009

The new hats for Fall/Winter 2009 are starting to arrive. I have been working night and day on new Alterknitive Cashmere hats, hand knit ear flaps in a plush micro fiber, and a litter of cat hats! Lots of water proof Ultrasuede hats are in the works too.

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I’m really liking this season. Here is a small sample…

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It is almost Halloween, and we could not resist! Cat hats, fruit hats, the Devil made me do it! Check em out on Etsy.

fuzzy grey cat hat $39

Pumpkin crochet hat $36

Devil hat, $40

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Hand knit ear flap hats with pom poms. Made from a plush micro fiber yarn. (no animal fibers) $58

I hand knit all of these myself!

black

black and white

grey

red

green

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Alterknitive Cashmere, reversible hats.  Will fit many head sizes…..they look great on both men and women.

100% Cashmere, recycled and felted. $49. Each one is unique…

black and grey

black and grey

black grey and wine

blue green and brown

blue and berry

gray and black-SOLD

multi:navy, green, brown, wine SOLD

camel brown and eggplant

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Millinerising day and night

Still making lots of hats for summer. Summer doesn’t really begin in San Francisco until late August. I’m also starting to plan out the Fall line. I’m making hats day and night.

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Seeking art to display during Open Studios in October

Looking for an artist to show their art work at the hat store (one big wall space) during Open Studios in October.

Please contact me with a link to photos of your work.

Fashion photo shoot by Parisa Parnian

Parisa Parnian took these incredible photos for ADS hats. Model: Els

Taken on location at Thee Parkside in San Francisco.

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British Bowler by Bailey, $150

Borsalino Trilby, $130

Borsalino Ivy cap, $72

ADS Shorty cap, $45

Borsalino Trilby, $120

Hat photo, First day of summer

model:  Elizabeth
hat by San Diego hat co.

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