"Hats are a great antidote to what's going on. It's really their purpose to put a happy face on a sad world."
— Stephen Jones
There is something deeply optimistic about choosing to wear a hat. In a world full of noise and worry, putting on a beautiful headpiece is an act of deliberate joy. It says: today, I choose beauty. Today, I choose to celebrate.
Jones has always believed that hats exist to make the world better, one head at a time. Not in a naive way, but in a practical, human, deeply kind way. A hat cannot fix the world's problems, but it can make one person feel brighter, and that brightness spreads.
"I have clients who come to me during difficult times, not in spite of the difficulty but because of it. A new hat is not frivolous in hard times. It is medicine."
— Kathryn Lee
Did You Know?
Jones has created hats for virtually every major British royal occasion since the 1980s, from Princess Diana's events through to recent state ceremonies. His ability to create pieces that balance formality with joy, tradition with modernity, has made him the go-to milliner for moments when the nation needs to put its best face forward.
