Editorial Photo Story

A magazine-style visual narrative following Laura Catignani’s craft, process, and attention to detail.

Woman wearing a gray hat and purple coat sitting on a green park bench outdoors.

A Hat's Journey

Laura Catignani’s business is built on bespoke hat making for clients near and far. Each piece begins with an intimate consultation, where together they decide on the silhouette, materials, and finishing touches that suit the wearer. What follows is a look inside that process.

Laura Catignani adjusting a black hat on her client Sarah Lo Forte in a studio, with a round mirror reflecting both women and another hat style being assessed.

Each hat begins as a conversation between maker and client, shaped by fit, personality, and the way a piece feels when worn.

Collage of a woman named Sarah wearing a grey felt hat styled with a coat outdoors and a sweater indoors at a cafe.

The final details are small, but they define the piece: a ribbon, a label, a stitch, a decision made by hand.

Hands sewing a custom Laura Catignani tag inside a gray felt hat, a hand pinning a ribbon on the hat's exterior, and a smiling woman with glasses sewing the ribbon on the hat.

Collage of a woman wearing three different hats: a brown newsboy cap, a brown houndstooth bucket hat, and a beige fedora, all paired with neutral-toned clothing.

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