Biography
Jane Fryers designs and makes hats for film, cabaret and fashion shoots as well
as for special occasions and everyday wear. Jane studied millinery at The London
College of Fashion and then with Rose Cory, the late Queen Mother's milliner. In
2004 she was a finalist in the HAT Magazine's Designer of the Year Competition.
Then in 2005 Jane won a £3,200 Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST).
Her Scholarship enabled her to take a series of intensive courses on traditional
millinery skills at Kensington and Chelsea College and continue her studies with
Rose Cory.
Since winning her Scholarship Jane has been awarded first prize in the Italian Cappelli nel Mondo and second prize in the Feltmakers Design Competition. Both pieces were part of her Rechauffé Collection - making hats from recylced materials.
"The idea is that customers bring in an item of loved but unwearable clothing and I transform it into a high quality and unique piece of headwear."
Last year Jane was invited to exhibit her hats at Avec, The London Hat Show at the Meunier Gallery, The SaLon Gallery Art Fair in West London and the Blue Hat Exhibition in Sydney.
She then turned her attention to men, creating the Lorenz Collection of men's hats influenced by and made out of five vintage coats and a pair of python skin trousers.
This year Jane has been working on six hats inspired by the six private rooms at Mosimann's London. Each room is sponsored by a very different company and the collection reflects that diversity.
