Saving the Planet
One Hat at a Time
Gratuitous Pictures of Me Wearing Hats
The Hats I've Made for Linda Perry and Other Rockers
My name is Lynne Bolton, and I don't make hats.... I make hats better. I buy the ones that people no longer want, scouring the resale sites in search of wool and vintage fur blend treasures. When I get my hands on them, the changes are usually dramatic.
I usually begin by removing the sweatband and decorative band. I then sanitize and shape the hat to my preferred pinched front or open crown style. I stain, dye, or paint it using distressing effects utilized during my career as a scenic artist, creating a custom band, using exotic skins, repurposed leather, vintage kilim and painted silk, linen or canvas. I add leather laces, twine, and finish most with feathers and a porcupine quill. Some have burned designs on the brim and crown...all get distressed using fire.
My aestetic is distressed vintage. My goal is to achieve "perfect imperfection" by making them look unique and arty, yet well loved, and well worn...like they fell off the back of a Harley, or into a campfire.
So if beat up and distressed is not your thing, you're probably not in the right place. But, please feel free to look around, anyway. You might be surprised.
Enjoy!
Lynne
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