McLaughlin & Hayes Hat & Millinery

McLaughlin & Hayes Hat & Millinery Retail, Custom, Cleanings & Repairs

Whe you think you’re being smart and using the bottom of the block get your flat crown. Then you have to do dumb stuff t...
08/01/2026

Whe you think you’re being smart and using the bottom of the block get your flat crown. Then you have to do dumb stuff to get them pulled apart

08/01/2026

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You are all familiar with the fabulous bespoke hats that we make in the atelier at McLaughlin & Hayes Hat Co. here is an order for 15 uniform hats.
The First Brigade Band is a civil war era band that performs in the community and shares the history behind the music. Their uniforms include this style of Porkpie hat.
The hat sizes that we were making were all large sizes and that is when we enlisted our hat industry friends Baron Hats in Los Angeles. They have a piece of equipment called a finger blocker that would keep the pull of the crown and brim of the hats consistent. This was a huge help to The Accidental Hatter in blocking such big sizes.
Thank you Mark!

07/29/2026

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A glimpse into making a truly Americana style hat in atelier at McLaughlin & Hayes Hat Co. featuring
The Accidental Hatter 🧵✂️🪡

07/29/2026

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Hello Hat Lovers!
We are back at The Hatters Alter at
McLaughlin & Hayes Hat Co. sharing with you our most recent bespoke order headed to Laredo, TX. This classic hat with all of that Americana styling is a classic and you can never go wrong with a classic.
What classic hat style is your favorite?
What are we making for you?

07/28/2026

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Yes, bespoke hats are costly. Rightly so.
Every aspect of them are meticulously made by hand. From the very beginning and consulting with our client about color, shape and design which includes the reason for the order. Every detail is important.
Passing along the knowledge of creating millinery is also important. This is a wearable form of art that our summer intern Sami Schultz from Mount Mary Univ. Fashion Dept. created with us in atelier is one of the projects she has completed this summer. 🌸
Stay tuned for more wonderful hats and seeing how Sami’s contribution to this art expands this summer.
What are we making for you?
Will you contribute to what Sami is learning this summer with a bespoke order? Her work is delightful!

07/28/2026

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Hello Hat Lovers!
We are trying our best to create more in process videos for all of you to enjoy. Making hats is a labor of love that we love seeing on all of you out inspiring the world.
💖 When the world gets ugly we make beautiful hats to add some kind of balance.
Please let us know in comments what you think of LaVerne.

07/28/2026

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Bespoke hat reveal.
We love when a client comes into the atelier and are hat lovers who are attending a wedding because we get to create beauties like this!
What are we making for you?
This beauty was a project that our summer millinery intern Sami Schultz worked on.

07/24/2026

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Hello Hat Lovers. We would like to introduce you to Lee. She is one of our main muses here at
McLaughlin & Hayes Hat Co. Her wearable collection of our hats is quite extensive and is as put together as she is. Lee is always encouraging our best and giving us the range of creativity we need to keep our creativity alive.
Thank you Lee for always inspiring us!

07/23/2026

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We are working up some beautiful profiles in atelier. In all the weeks to come we are building an inventory of hats that will be very exciting!
Sami Schultz is working along side of us while she interns with us for the summer. As a Mount Mary Univ. Fashion Dept. student she has been bit by the millinery bug and is working millinery into her design projects.
Trimming comes next!
Stay tuned.

07/19/2026

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Hello Hat Lovers. As promised here is a picture of Mary in her bespoke “Gainsborough” portrait style summer hat. Made in two pieces in parasisol straw this hats clean profile with no extra frills is a show stopper. Mary has been a customer of mine for nearly a decade and she is a lover and collector of finely made hats. Many of them made by me 🪡
How do you like this profile of hat?
Please let me know in comments because I’m doing research and would 💖 your input. 💋.

Address

2250 S. Kinnicknic Avenue
Milwaukee, WI
53207

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm

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+14142103715

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