Hat Hire, Luxury, Weddings, Race Meetings - Hattie Smalls, Lancashire UK

Hattie Smalls are delighted to be offering for hire a collection of luxury headwear, designed and made in the UK, by some of the country’s best milliners.

Our beautiful displays include hats from one of London’s most exciting millinery houses, alongside the unique Hollywood inspired style from one of Liverpool’s most talented creators. Headbands and accessories produced by a local designer and photographed at some of the world’s biggest race meetings are also available.

Please call in and browse our beautiful headwear, or, if you prefer, contact us and arrange an individual appointment. With hire charges starting from just £50, what’s not to love?

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Styling advice

With friendly, professional style advice from the team at Hattie Smalls, you will be inspired to find the perfect headwear. We are open Tuesday through to Saturday from 10am to 4pm each day. Alternatively, we can offer appointments outside of these hours if required, please just ask!

Featured Milliners

Bundle MacLaren

London milliner Bundle MacLaren’s designs are an eclectic mix of bold concept pieces and whimsical romantic designs catering for those wanting beautiful, statement headpieces.

Their hats first hit the press when they designed several bespoke hats for the Royal Wedding back in 2011 and we have since attracted worldwide attention having work worn by everyone from the Royal family to stylish race goers and lauded by many fashion insiders.

They are regularly featured in magazines such as Vogue, Tatler, The Times and The Daily Telegraph. Stunning pieces were also seen on the heads of many of the stylish attendees at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Denise Innes-Spencer

Denise Innes-Spencer is the Founder and Creative Director of The British School of Millinery founded in 1996 and now based in Liverpool. Denise has been working in the field for over 25 years. She has collaborated with fashion and bridal designers such as Ben de Lisi, Jayne Boulton and Suzanne Neville and has also made hats for film and television.

Katie Mangan

Katie Mangan Millinery create unique headpieces, headwear and accessories. Their headpieces are shipped internationally and photographed at some of the biggest race meetings – including The Grand National, Royal Ascot and The Dubai World Cup.

Laura James

Laura James Millinery is a unique Liverpool based brand creating bespoke hats, vintage inspired headpieces and elegant hair accessories. Each item is designed and made in the UK studio and draws inspiration from the golden age of Hollywood and its iconic female stars; with a modern twist.

Holly Young

Holly studied Costume Design at the London College of Fashion. in the second year she discovered millinery and it was love at first make, she found herself working in the English National Opera millinery department, doing her internship making headdresses for Madame Butterfly. It was a life changing moment for Holly who decided she wanted to be a milliner for the rest of her life. She learnt her craft alongside some of the best in the business including Justin Smith, Philip Treacy and Jane Taylor. These days she works from a beautiful studio space, in a picturesque village with views over the cliffs of Cornwall.

Bee Smith

Bee Smith Millinery, established in 2010, designs and makes hats and headpieces for every occasion. Her collections capture nostalgic glamour with hats to suit English elegance, with just a hint of eccentricity.

Bee’s work has featured in The Times, The Telegraph, Brides Magazine and ITV’s ‘This Morning’ programme. As worn by HRH Princess Eugenie and Autumn Phillips!

Georgina Blyth

Georgina is a couture trained headwear designer and maker who uses traditional millinery techniques and materials.

Georgina fell in love with millinery after attending a few short courses at the London College of Fashion. In 2012 she took the plunge to turn her hobby into a full time millinery career gaining an apprenticeship at Stephen Jones Millinery in the model millinery department.

Georgina lauched her own headwear label in 2013 and has provided some of fashions top retailers with her designs, including Fenwicks at Bond Street.