Ligardy Hats

The training is old-school in the most literal sense — millinery learned by hand under master hatters, then formalized at FIT and Parsons — and the result is a young designer working a craft most of fashion has outsourced or forgotten. The signature silhouette is precise: Telescope Teardrop Crown, flat brim, silk band, every element swappable by design.

The Harlem partnership with Ascot’s Father keeps the supply chain in the culture. Millinery rarely gets a runway of its own; Ligardy brings it to the Saturday Evening show at Espace Cléry on October 3.