TOMATO NOIR hats

Passionate about vintage, I look for inspiration from great milliners in the past producing hats for modern, sophisticated and enterprising women. I usually use mix and match techniques, thanks to materials and hat blocks from the past that I mix with contemporary ones, creating unexpected and interesting pieces.

I produce my hats entirely by hand, using old methods of fashion italian style craftmanship experience.

I’m Paola Saia, an unconventional event planner, photographer, make-up artist and milliner, specialized in mix and match.

I’m based in Milan, the capital of fashion and the excellence of Made in Italy couture, where I estabilished my agency: Pois Gras.

Here, I’m developing my main skills and passions: vintage, millinery, costume history, art and photography.

Thanks to my job, I often travel meeting interesting people, several traditions and attending different environments: from the great Victorian balls to rockabilly retro parties, from conclaves of vampires to Gatsby luxury events.

My hats are the combination of my strange and bizarre everyday life.

@ paola.artemisia@gmail.com

Ph +39 3478983669

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