Triptyc London x Iona Montgomery

We hear from the talented milliner Iona about her views on sustainability and what makes a great hat.

What makes a great hat?

Balance, a honest material, and a line that still works when you leave the block and walk into weather. Iona treats felt and straw the way we treat cotton: cut once, finish by hand, keep it.

Sustainability

Millinery offcuts and shirt offcuts teach the same lesson. Make fewer, finish properly, and let a piece move from a morning bench to an evening room without a second costume change.

A Triptyc shirt under a hat brim is her studio uniform: collar clean, cuff ready to fold when the steam kettle is on.