Hatmaking
Milliner or dressmaker, former milliners ( in ), is a nationally recognized training occupation by the Vocational Training Act and Crafts Code. Milliners finished headgear especially for women. The profession is predominantly done by women. 2010, all newly concluded training contracts with women were justified. 2011, there were in Baden- Württemberg for male trainees.
Training
The profession of milliner included earlier more fields of activity. So they examined, in particular in the second half of the 18th century with the fashionable amenities of clothes. Due to the time-consuming and expensive production, it made economic sense to have to revise one crafted by the tailor dress from a dressmaker during its gestation period in its fashionable details, thoroughly several times.
The dual training in 1938 was first regulated by the state. During this time, the occupations of Hutgarniererin, the hat and cap maker (1939 ) and the plaster maker emerged. These three occupations were in 1959 united in common training profession of plaster maker and 1969 updated with training to milliners. On this occasion, as the training requirements have been integrated in Modistenhandwerk. The last reorganization took place in 2004. Doing so, changed the professional qualifications were also recorded in the area of cutting technology as the independent development and elaboration of model designs. In Germany there is a vocational school for the training of the milliners, the Regional Vocational Training Centre of the circle stone castle in Kellinghusen.sowie for Baden-Württemberg Kerschensteinerschule in Stuttgart.
Products of a milliner
The product range includes a Modistenateliers especially headgear of various materials, such as felt, fabric, fur and straw. The shapes range from the hat on the hat and cap to the head jewelry, such as the Fascinator and specialties for various occasions (wedding, funeral, ceremonies ) and opportunities (sports, business, weather protection, etc.).
Known milliners
Known milliners were Rose Bertin, whose main client was the French queen Marie Antoinette, Goethe's wife Christiane and actress Evelyn Meyka. The most famous was Coco Chanel. There are also famous male milliners such as Philip Treacy and Stephen Jones.aus UK and Klaus Mühlbauer from Austria.