Chicago’s Premiere Organization for Hat Makers. Since 1995, the MAA has had a three-part goal: To keep alive the vanishing art of couture millinery; To foster awareness of innovative hat makers working today; And to create events for hat lovers.
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- Location:
- Chicago, IL, 60657
- Phone:
- 312-409-6311
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- La Fête des Catherinettes
Perennial
Thursday, November 5 at 6:00pm - A First Look at Fall
The Peninsula Chicago
Friday, September 18 at 3:00pm - Summer Delights
The Peninsula Chicago
Friday, June 5 at 3:00pm
The Millinery Arts Alliance Members & guests enjoyed a fabulous Opening Night Soiree last night at Perennial! We hope to see you this weekend at The Peninsula!
The Millinery Arts Alliance Putting the last-minute finishing touches on La Fête des Catherinettes...Thursday's Opening night Soiree at Perennial promises to be spectacular & there's still limited seating available for Saturday & Sunday's Peninsula Teas...
The Millinery Arts Alliance Announcing our fifteenth Annual La Fête des Catherinettes, details in the Events section on our wall...
The Millinery Arts Alliance
The Millinery Arts Alliance presents Our Fifteenth Annual
La Fête des Catherinettes
Opening Night Soirée at Perennial
Thursday November 5, 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
1800 North Lincoln Ave, Chicago
MAA Members will showcase their breathtaking collections throughout the evening.
Admission to The Lounge is complimentary & a cash b...ar will be available. For after-event
dinner reservations, please call Perennial at 312-981-7070.
Grand Triomphe at The Peninsula Chicago
Saturday, November 7
Seatings at 2:30 pm & 4:30 pm with hats on display until 5:30 pm
Sunday, November 8 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
The Lobby of The Peninsula Chicago, 108 East Superior Street
Dozens of spectacular chapeaux will adorn the city’s loveliest venue. Tea service, featuring
a French menu designed especially for the event, is available for the cost of $38. Enjoy tea
service with a glass of Henriot Brut Champagne or Catherinettes Cocktail for $49.
For tea reservations, which are required, please call The Peninsula Chicago at
312-573-6685.
The Members of The Millinery Arts Alliance:
Loreta Corsetti, Laura Whitlock,
Veronica Chin, Lisa Farrell,
Laura Hubka & Carla Faso
For further information phone The Hatline of The Millinery Arts Alliance, 312-409-6311.
Email chicagohats@yahoo.com or visit our web site www.chicagohats.com
Invitation design by Anne Marie Abbate
Photography by Patrick Carr, Brian Kinyon
Our Fifteenth Annual Celebration of Chapeaux
Time:6:00PM Thursday, November 5th
Location:Perennial
The Millinery Arts Alliance members are dreaming up fabulous hats for our September 18 Peninsula Tea. Details soon...
The Millinery Arts Alliance Have you thought about your hat for the Parkways Foundation's Annual Luncheon?
www.parkways.org
Variety, The Children’s Charity Awards Parkways Foundation a $5,000 Grant for the Chicago Park District Adaptive Camp Program.
The Millinery Arts Alliance Would like to thank everyone who came to Friday's Tea in The Lobby of The Peninsula Chicago. A wonderful time was had by all! Thanks again!
The Millinery Arts Alliance can't wait to see all the fabulous hats on Friday at Tea in The Lobby of The Peninsula Chicago!
The Millinery Arts Alliance has added some discussion topics. Please weigh in on future MAA events.
The Millinery Arts Alliance Congratulations to MAA member Lisa Farrell. Her "Come Fly With Me" hat was chosen for the cover of the Derby issue of "Today's Woman!"
Milliner Laura Whitlock draws upon skills she learned, "Creating hats for characters from Juliet to Cleopatra to Lady Bracknell," to create period inspired hats with a decidedly contemporary flair. Laura refers to the fact that she began professionally as a milliner for theatre...
