Come and celebrate Melbourne Spring Fashion Week at Champions with Torb and Reiner, and let the world of hats take you to places you've never been before. Whether you want to learn about hats, make hats, or just love hats, these events are for you.

The milliners at Torb and Reiner will be on hand for the whole week to educate you on all things millinery. Learn from the experts and participate in a hands-on workshop, or just come along to pick up some quick tips and tricks.

World renowned milliner Waltraud Reiner will be teaching her famous free shaping with Sinamay. Learn to make a fascinator or book a feather workshop and learn the techniques milliners use to manipulate feathers into a wonderful headpiece. There is something for everyone and, even if you are a beginner, the outcome is sure to be a professional looking headpiece thanks to the committed guidance of Torb and Reiner.

Workshops are tailored to suit all skill and experience levels.
Market entry is FREE

While getting into the spirit of racing, this is the perfect opportunity for everyone to explore and enjoy the Australian Racing Museum’s fascinating collection of racing’s history that also includes a range of millinery by Lillian Frank and Peter Jago.

The Torb and Reiner millinery market.

For those who wish to simply make a purchase or are short on time, talk to the experts and pick up some quick tips and tricks when making your own hats. They will be giving demonstrations including how to make a fascinator base from scratch. You can even make a fascinator for the races in about 20 minutes, or relax and watch a Hatty DVD. A complete range of Millinery Supplies will be available to purchase including a vibrant range of feathers, DIY kits and DVD's. Bring in a hat and we will show you how to turn into something really special, or better yet discover it's not so hard to make one yourself.

made @ millinery market 2007

When: 1 - 7 September, 2008
Where: The Australian Racing Museum, Cnr Flinders & Swanston Sts, Federation Square, Melbourne
How to get there:By train: Flinders Street Station, part of the city loop
metropolitan train service, is opposite the square.
By tram: Take any tram along Swanston and Flinders street.

Bookings: Book your workshop now as places are strictly limited.

At Torb and Reiner we believe anyone can wear a hat and make a hat.