Announcing a new curated web marketplace for high end vintage and handcrafted hats and fashion acces

Feb. 22, 2013 - PRLog -- PR release FASHION:

Mill Valley, California U.S.A. February 21, 2013

Announcing a new curated web marketplace for high end vintage and hand-crafted hats and fashion accessories: Hatatorium Emporium (http://hatatorium.com/HE/)

These days everybody seems to be dragging grandma's hats out of the attic and posting them on eBay, creating a glut of yard sale quality items that collectors must wade through. Sellers who know nothing about what they are selling copy incorrect information from other listings, labeling an item Roaring 20s, Edwardian or Victorian when in actuality it is from decades later. Novice vintage sellers often overlook defects like moth holes, odors, loose feathers, missing trims or discoloration, or package fragile items in boxes that are too small, or even envelopes, damaging the item during shipping. Having to return purchases takes the fun out of collecting. Sharing these frustrations, a group of veteran hat collectors and sellers came together to start Hatatorium Emporium, an online vintage and hand-crafted marketplace where sellers are hand-picked for their knowledge, quality merchandise, and high standards of customer service.

Announcing the release of the Spring 2013 collection of new milliners on Hatatorium Emporium

We are very excited to announce that some of our favorite new milliners are now selling their high quality hand crafted hats on Hatatorium Emporium. This group of three milliners who join us this week are just the first in a series of new milliners who plan to list their spring collections here.

This is a curated collection. Not just anyone can sell on Hatatorium Emporium. In keeping with our philosophy and promise to our customers of presenting only the best, we have hand selected three promising young milliners from across the globe -- Mark Garvie from Dublin, Ireland, Amanda Burne from Wexford, Ireland, and Carla S. Fox from McMinnville, Oregon -- to participate in this launch of their spring collections.... [Read the rest of the story (http://hatatorium.com/HE/pages/about-hatatorium-emporium/...).]

Highlights of the Spring 2013 collection launch of new milliners on Hatatorium Emporium

See photos of selected hats from Mark Garvie, Amanda Burne and Carla Fox (http://hatatorium.com/HE/pages/about-hatatorium-emporium/...)....

Great hats of past decades are also listed for sale on Hatatorium Emporium. From Lilly Dache to Elsa Schiaparelli, a great design never gets old.

Who wears vintage fashion and accessories?

Young chic professionals, average middle class folks who finally got up the courage to take their collectible vintage out of the closet for a special occasion, and -- this one may surprise you -- high rolling fashionistas!

On October 15, 2012, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that the Birds of a Feather Luncheon, a $1,000 per ticket fundraiser for the San Francisco Zoo, drew 93 guests. Following the tradition of the Royal Ascot or Kentucky Derby, the event rules required that all guests wear hats. Among the high-end chapeaus appearing at this event were vintage hats!... [Read the rest of the story (http://hatatorium.com/HE/pages/about-hatatorium-emporium/...).]

This press release and the linked stories may be reprinted with permission of the author. For more information contact Brenda Grantland, 415-380-9108.