lola (and john) hats have arrived

What attracted you to hats?
The love of dying crafts. I admire basketweavers, glassblowers, people who make ivory piano keys. Hat making falls into that category.

John "Fine Line Dagger" @ $225.00

Where do you look for ideas?
The L subway line. It's a great cross-section of New York's population. 100 ideas per ride.

Lola "Top Cat" @ $236.00

It’s incredible that everything is made here in Brooklyn.
The reason we do it all in-house is because there’s no one else who can produce things like this. There used to be – but all of them closed down in the ’60s when the fashions changed, and not everybody wore hats and gloves anymore. Now the skill for making those things is gone.

Here's a great little illustrated blog post about Lola's studio in Bushwick from The Unknown Hipster...