Chanel has welcomed 23-year-old Parsons grad GiGi Burris abroad as the brand's main hat designer. The designer has not yet confirmed the assignment but we hope rumors are true for this gigantor design talent!
Gigi Burris still uses traditional hat making tricks, the finest materials and couture sewing techniques in her latest hat creations. The Gigi Burris Millinery line was continued directly after her hats were exponentially more accepted in college than anything else this fashionista designed. She has been embraced by fashion critics and top style press since a one-of-a-kind hat drew her a nomination for Designer of the Year award at Parsons in 2009. For her latest collection, the designer utilizes felts, pins, wovens, and alligator skin for hats and headbands.
Burris was voted one of the most Stylish New Yorkers by StyleCaster this year. Her pale skin, straight blonde hair, and killer style makes us yearn to be just as effortlessly cool... with a comparable hat collection. She tells StyleCaster that shes inspired by the late 18th Century and the 1920's in terms of design inspiration.
Visit the Gigi Burris cute, fun-filled blog HERE.
See more of her fall 2011 collection click below:
