Labour of Wild

Labour of Wild Custom fur felt hats hand-crafted by Lisa Uphill in Raglan, New Zealand.
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Right hat, wrong fit! Lovely Sue had been admiring this hat in the jet collective shop for quite some time but it was to...
05/07/2026

Right hat, wrong fit! Lovely Sue had been admiring this hat in the jet collective shop for quite some time but it was too big. Then, as luck would have it, she popped in store on a day I was working (usually Fridays) and mentioned it to me… So I got Sue measured and whisked the hat away for some alterations. She came back today to collect her new hat 🌞🌵

It’s worth noting, if you see a hat you love but it’s either a little too small or big - I can usually make adjustments up or down a size.

Thanks susieg for your support and modelling beautifully xo

Recent Kōwhai inspired custom hat design for a 30th Birthday surprise 🌼
30/06/2026

Recent Kōwhai inspired custom hat design for a 30th Birthday surprise 🌼

Convinced a beautiful hat completes any outfit.Fur felt hats by Labour of Wild | Hat Maker Aotearoa made garments by SHE...
22/06/2026

Convinced a beautiful hat completes any outfit.

Fur felt hats by Labour of Wild | Hat Maker
Aotearoa made garments by SHEN // Auckland NZ
Photography by HNDRX®
Location raglanrisingsun

01/05/2026

Labour of Wild will be bringing a selection of ready-to-wear bespoke hats to Raglan Folk Festival today - Saturday 2nd May. 1 Stewart St, Raglan. 10am to 3pm.


17/04/2026

Heidi’s hat…not like the others.

She’s collected a few Labour of Wild pieces over time, and she’s never been one to play it safe. Always pushing things a little further, a little more expressive.

This one pushed me too.

We knew we wanted to bring the kea into it. Not just for the colour, but for what it holds. Growing up skiing, spending time high in the mountains, that sense of space and freedom tied to those birds.

The challenge was figuring out how to capture that without making it too literal.

What to show. What to hold back. How to let it feel like a kea without painting the whole story out in full.

Somewhere along the way it turned into one of those pieces where every detail matters. Every line, every decision.

Layered, textured, a little bit wild.

Easily one of my favourites to date… and not one I handed over lightly.

I’ll share more of the Kea process soon, because the journey to get here was half the story.

Follow along if you want to see how it came together.

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