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Parisian Hat Making with Chanel, Hermes, and Balmain Fashion Designer

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85 Ratings

Paris

Join us for an exclusive Parisian hat making experience with a renowned fashion designer from Chanel, Hermes, and Balmain. Get a taste of French artisanal craftsmanship and create your own stylish hat. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

25 R. de Turbigo - Join the MiniMeParis Adventure!

Here’s the itinerary for your experience!

First Step: Selecting the material for your future hat!
standard merino wool felt - premium rabbit felt - hand-dyed felts - natural straw - panamas - and over 30 different colors!

Second Step: Choosing the shape of the wooden block on which your felt will be stretched and molded.
Fedora - Trilby - Canotier - Capeline

Third Step: Learning and practicing the traditional and artisanal hat-making process using water, steam, hammers, and pins.

At this stage, it might sound odd, but your hat will “bake” in an oven.

Final Step: Decorating your creation! You’ll have over 1,000 different accessories (not kidding ;) to embellish your hat.
Scarves - ribbons - buttons - charms - chains - linings - leather painted swatches - flowers - brooches - pins - embroideries…

A unique creation made by you, guided by the most experienced hatmakers!

We’ve prepared a little guide with our favorite addresses and places to visit if you want to hang out in the coolest spots in Paris!
link here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vXvS97Znpp0WYSP_sRvP08WyHOTwAHee/view?usp=sharing

What's Included

Complimentary bottled water
Choice of standard merinos wool felt or straw
Accessories for personal decoration valued at 10€
Enjoyable tea and coffee selections

Additional Information

I founded the Paris-based creative company, @MiniMeParis, in 2014. I have established my career in the field of fashion design, gracing establishments like Chanel, Hermes, and Balmain. In my journey, I’ve been privileged to style famous personalities such as Lady Gaga, among thousands of others – and you could be next on the list! My heart beats for art, fashion, and specifically craftsmanship. For that reason, I, along with my team, currently helm numerous experiences related to French artisanal craftsmanship!

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Location

25 R. de Turbigo

Rue de Turbigo

The workshop is inside the store MiniMe Land of Paris.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

4.7

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Catolog96

Jun 29, 2024

Fun Class - Fun and fashionable. I'm not sure what the other reviews meant when they said she spoke no English. In our group, Mary the instructor spoke English just fine with us as well as French with the others. She gave us each the individual attention we needed, and my hat came out great. I got a couple of compliments the following day when I wore it as I went out.

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Jennifer_b

Jun 18, 2024

Pricey but so fun - What a wonderful experience! My daughter and I had a fantastic time. The instructor only spoke French but used a translator ap, which we all know are not very accurate, and even comical. However with the help of a bilingual, fellow classmate we understood pretty well what we were asked to do. After making the tough decision of which color and style of hat we were going to make, we were given a wooden shape to use for our specific head size. Then we stretched, steamed and pulled our own hats. After making the hat we were able to choose items to decorate the hat with. I would caution the price of the event only covered the cost of a few add ons/decorative pieces. They had a wide variety of trinkets, feathers, charms, scarves which cost extra. They even had designer buttons (channel, YSL) for over $100 each!

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Ninet00

Jun 14, 2024

Fun experience with a beautiful souvenir of Paris. - Such a fun experience. Hat maker did not speak English but had an Ipad that would translate everything he said. There was so many options of colors, fabrics, ribbons, and embellishments was hard to narrow it down. It is a long processes so make sure you plan accordingly. Does get really hot due to the equipment so my suggestion bring a mini fan or dress in layers if it's cold outside. Would do it again if I returned. Was a short walk from the metro station.

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Sassyandmike

Apr 22, 2024

Ooh la la! - We absolutely loved this experience. Our tutor was very funny and kept us all entertained throughout the hat making process. The studio is awesome and we were both really proud of our hats! Definitely recommend as a unique and memorable activity with a difference!

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Frederikaeghi_m

Apr 21, 2024

Fun workshop! - It was very fun! I love it! We communicated with translator but it was not a problem. The instructor was very friendly, helpful dan patience explaining everything.

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Jill_s

Mar 13, 2024

Creative Fun!! - Making a hat from beginning to end. It was so much Fun!! I loved getting to choose all the colors and hat bands. What a great experience!

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Jim_g

Feb 19, 2024

Great fun - My wife and I was able to work with the owner Marie and she was great to work with! Lots of fun with our group and made this a good time!

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Linda_c

May 19, 2024

Fun Experience! - Even though we were the only ones in group that didn’t speak French, our teacher and the group made it work. Was really fun experience, however, when you go to add the decoration to your hat, only the ribbon and a feather included. All the buttons and pins you add are for a price. Other than that, I’d recommend this…hats came out cute!

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Jill_v

May 5, 2024

Fun! - The class was a lot a fun. It was much longer than we expected. The teacher was great but didn’t know English. That made it harder and longer. But overall I would highly recommend the class it was fun and educational.

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