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Milliner Designer - Harvey Santos


Harvy Santos is a London-based milliner who creates hats and couture headpieces that fuse traditional techniques with new materials, and timeless elegance with 21st century fun. Featuring exquisite details and fine lines, his fearless fashion pieces are all unique creations entirely hand made from luxurious materials in his London studio.  


Born in the Philippines, Harvy Santos began his career as a professional ballet dancer in Hong Kong; he then studied millinery at the 'Kensington and Chelsea College', and he has worked for The Royal Opera House, Noel Stewart, and Stephen Jones.  His classical training, both on stage and in the workshop, continues to inform his elegantly energetic work.


Winner of multiple awards for his work, Harvy Santos was named 'The HAT Magazine's Hat Designer of the Year' in 2013.  His hats have appeared in The Telegraph, Brides Magazine, The Financial Times, How to Spend it, Vogue Japan, Vogue Turkey, Vogue Netherlands, Harper's Bazaar China, Arena Homme Plus, Cosmopolitan, and W Magazine.