90-minute private design session

Bring the feeling. We will find the hat inside it.

Ninety minutes to move from instinct to intention with the maker beside you, for $300 with unlimited choices of high-end trims, florals, and brooches included. A vague idea becomes a coherent piece of personal mythology.

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Design Your Own is a 90-minute private session in Salem, Massachusetts for $300, including unlimited choices of high-end trims, florals, and brooches. You and the maker develop a complete witch hat that is distinctly yours. Reserve through FareHarbor for current availability.

Why this exists

A hat can finish an outfit. This experience builds a character.

Some people arrive with a sketch, a wedding palette, a favorite villain, a photograph saved for three years. Some arrive with nothing more specific than “dark, but not gloomy.” That is enough.

Over ninety minutes the idea gets tested against form, crown to brim to palette to trim, until the result feels less like options you selected and more like one idea that could not have arrived any other way.

  1. 01

    Name the feeling

    Who wears this hat, and what happens in the room when they arrive?

  2. 02

    Build the silhouette

    Crown, point, brim, tilt, and scale set the character before any trim.

  3. 03

    Compose the surface

    Color, texture, braid, feathers, metal: one composition, not a list.

  4. 04

    Resolve the idea

    You leave with a point of view and a clear next step.

This is for you if

  • You want a hat built around a specific character, event, palette, or story.
  • You care about the design process as much as the finished object.
  • You have references but need them turned into one coherent language.

You leave with

  • A resolved creative direction developed directly with the maker.
  • A shared vocabulary for silhouette, proportion, palette, and trim.
  • A clear next step for carrying the concept toward a finished piece.

The best custom pieces do not look customized. They look inevitable.

Ninety minutes, one person, one hat. Check the calendar for the dates still open this month.

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Asked before booking

Do I need a finished design?

No. A mood, color, character, or half-formed idea is enough; the session develops it with you.

How is this different from the consultation?

The 20-minute consultation points you to the right hat. This develops a complete concept with materials in hand.

Do I leave with the hat that day?

This is the design session. Production timing is confirmed with the maker when you book.

Prefer something shorter, or a table of ten?

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