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Karen Morris, karen morris millinery

KAREN MORRIS MILLINERY by Karen Morris

Karen Morris is an internationally acclaimed hat designer and milliner. She started her line, Karen Morris Millinery, in 2011. Karen was born in the British colony of Hong Kong, and moved to America in 2009. Her hats have been worn by celebrities including Rebel Wilson and Nicki Minaj, and at events around the world, including the Kentucky Derby, Royal Ascot, and to meet the Queen of England.
Karen’s work has been featured at museums and fashion events, including Fashion Week MN, Voltage, the American Craft Council, the Smithsonian and Pure London. Her work has appeared in Vogue, ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar, Hatalk, Pioneer Press and StarTribune, and seen on PBS’ MN Original, Fox 9 and WCCO TV.

Her work inspirations are from traveling, architectures and art sculptures. Philosophy of brand “Karen Morris Millinery” is Quality, Simplicity and Elegance. Karen aims to apply both traditional and modern skills to develop a variety of hat shapes and textures, transformed into multi-functional collections that can be worn in an everyday environment, and yet still has a modern twist. Most of the hats are formed with different shape of wooden hat blocks and handmade of exotic materials sourced from around the world. I love collaborating with local artists or designers to bring new design elements to my collections. 

Wei Lin of PH5

"Karen Morris Milliner, is all about my real dream and passion to make ultra-high-fashion haute couture designs using the most exotic materials that I import from all around the world, even as far away as South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and really from anywhere I can imagine." (EDGE, 2015)

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MINI INTERVIEW WITH KAREN MORRIS

Describe yourself in a hashtag?
#Confident

What is your favorite time of the day?
Dawn.

What is your dream country to visit?
Iceland

Vintage or new?
New (Always)

How would you describe your artistic style?
Since I was born in Hong Kong with British background, my artistic style are with classy, sophisticate with clean line.