The hats of Isabelle : a job under the skin

Isabelle, with the passion of feminine hats, decided, after a high school degree, to open a shop of women's hats in Metz. A little girl's dream ! As a child, Isabelle always loved sewing and made clothes for her toy-babies, never forgetting the hats ! Later on, she listened to her grand-mother, Mrs Germaine Eckert, telling her old tales for hours. The woman was a milliner and had a boutique, closing it only to take a well deserved retirement. None of the daughters of Mrs Eckert wanted to take this occupation over. It took a new generation, one of her granddaughters, to take over the flame.

Isabelle opened her store in 1986 which allowed her to indulge in her passion for creation. Isabelle is the last of the kind in Metz today. Of course, the hypermarkets and garment-stores are somewhat of a competition, but she is confident.
"Of course, I also sell models fabricated in factories, but I try to find products different from those of other stores, and mostly I create numerous exclusive models. My customers like to visit in order to be counselled, even pampered !".

Truly, Isabelle, always smiling, does not hesitate to open her stock to satisfy a demand. If a model is too small, she makes it wider on a mould. She also repairs hats. On the day of our visit, a lady brought a hat whose interior was distended and ruined after a clean in dry-cleaners ! But mostly, she invents exclusive models of hats, berets and so on, in numerous types of cloth, such as wool, satin, fur, etc... But of all the matters, it is felt she prefers, but watch out, the real one, of wild hare hair. The big advantage of a felt in wild hare hair is its lasting usage. "More than fifteen years" says Isabelle. And if fashion changes, the hat can be remodeled and have a new life.
Hats off, Isabelle ! (Daily paper "Le Républicain Lorrain")

 

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