Piers Atkinson Collaboration

It seemed like an odd request: “We are milliners. Can you supply a piece of carved acanthus to develop into a hat?” Then we realized it was Piers Atkinson, one the most interesting and avant-garde milliners anywhere, so of course we were very intrigued…

LADY GAGA IN A HEADPIECE HAND-CARVED BY AGRELL ARCHITECTURAL CARVING It seemed like an odd request: "We are milliners. Can you supply a piece of carved acanthus to develop into a hat?"
LADY GAGA IN A HEADPIECE HAND-CARVED BY AGRELL ARCHITECTURAL CARVING Then we realized it was Piers Atkinson, one the most interesting and avant-garde milliners anywhere, so of course we were very intrigued.
LADY GAGA IN A HEADPIECE HAND-CARVED BY AGRELL ARCHITECTURAL CARVING Piers Atkinson's hats have been adorned by an array of creative celebrities including Kate Moss, Paloma Faith, Lady Gaga and Cate Blanchett.
LADY GAGA IN A HEADPIECE HAND-CARVED BY AGRELL ARCHITECTURAL CARVING What woodcarver wouldn't want their work used as a hat for Piers Atkinson?
LADY GAGA IN A HEADPIECE HAND-CARVED BY AGRELL ARCHITECTURAL CARVING Atkinson wanted to use a rococo theme and this fantastic flourish was developed.
ANNA DELLO RUSSO IN A HEADPIECE HAND-CARVED BY AGRELL ARCHITECTURAL CARVING Piers' muse is Anna Dello Russo, editor-at-large and creative consultant for Vogue Japan. She was photographed (in Atkinson's words) "rocking rococo" at Paris Fashion Week 20
ANNA DELLO RUSSO IN A HEADPIECE HAND-CARVED BY AGRELL ARCHITECTURAL CARVING We have since provided two additional carvings for Piers Atkinson Spring/Summer 2014 collection.
THE HATS "ANNA", "DELLO" AND "RUSSO" ARE MODELED HERE BY BRITISH ACTRESS ANDREA RISEBOROUGH. The hats "Anna", "Dello" and "Russo" are modeled here by British actress Andrea Riseborough.
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