Over 200 hats, handcrafted by 150 designers across 30 countries, were showcased at The London Hat Week Exhibition 2020 held at London's Black Swan Studios.
Staying true to the theme 'To the Future and Back', milliners featured stunning hats inspired by different eras, from 1920 to 2050. Take a look.
IMAGE: Welcome to the world of hats, where you can time travel into the past or fast forward to the future. Photographs: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
IMAGE: This hat has been inspired by leather boots!
IMAGE: This hat won them Award for Best Creativity.
IMAGE: There was a hat for every occasion.
IMAGE: In a COVID world, the extraordinary hats dispelled gloom and brought some much needed cheer.
This hat, titled Disarmament, was inspired by sunflower fields planted near nuclear sites to absorb radiation.
This hat, titled Disarmament, was inspired by sunflower fields planted near nuclear sites to absorb radiation.
IMAGE: You could be transported to any era you wanted to revisit. Here is a creation which paid ode to the incomparable Marilyn Monroe.
IMAGE: Remember the time women wore hats with straps under the chin?
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