How to Use milliner in a Sentence

milliner

noun
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  • Leaves Lily Daché to become the in-house milliner at Bergdorf Goodman.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 10 May 2021
  • Which milliners are taking part in the runway hat show?
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Once, the Cooks were planning the escape of a milliner from Berlin, called in the book only by her first name.
    — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Horse racing's biggest event of the year turns into a Met Gala-esque event for the milliners of the the South.
    — Adi Joseph, USA TODAY, 6 May 2017
  • Creator Jeanne Lanvin began as a milliner in 1889, but the brand evolved over the decades.
    — Jenn Tanaka, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2017
  • That one featured a large navy bow and is believed to be by milliner Stephen Jones.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 3 June 2022
  • Both treated the same canon of modern-day subjects: the racecourse, the brasserie, the milliner’s shop, the brothel.
    — Sam Needleman, The New York Review of Books, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Carolina Herrera for her bespoke dress and, for the hat, the go-to milliner-to-the-stars Philip Treacy.
    — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 9 June 2018
  • Her shoes were Aquazurra, and her hat was designed by milliner Stephen Jones.
    — Tamara Abraham, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 May 2018
  • The duchess chose a Stephen Jones hat to complete the look, a label that is fast becoming Markle’s go-to milliner.
    — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 10 July 2018
  • Regina found work at Lily Daché, the milliner with the movie star clientele who was known for her turbans.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Being a milliner, the pressure was on for a very special headpiece.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 22 June 2017
  • Kapralik was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, the youngest of three children of milliners.
    — Mike Barnes, Billboard, 12 July 2017
  • Her father ran a pair of fur stores, and her mother was a milliner, a maker of women’s hats.
    — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
  • During a few in-person sessions, that milliner showed him the basics.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Milliners rejoiced, the mayor spoke, and 750 fashionable ladies (and some brave gents) lunched.
    — Jack Yeaton, Town & Country, 23 May 2017
  • Western Costume milliner Patrick Rogers made 150 rain hats and a shoemaker cut the leather tabs.
    — Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Though the craft of hat making has dwindled in recent decades, Moore is among a group of milliners still passionate about the work.
    — Morgan Evans, Vogue, 4 May 2024
  • Regina found work at Lily Daché, a milliner with movie-star clientele who was known for her turbans.
    — Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Pippa’s mother—and milliner Stephen Jones were seen at the house shortly before Kate stopped by.
    — Josh Duboff, Vanities, 6 Apr. 2017
  • The four milliner's designs will also be offered throughout the year in the museum's gift shop.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Meghan's white beret was designed by Stephen Jones, a favorite milliner of Princess Diana, who wore a black beret designed by him in 1982.
    — Lyndsey Matthews, Good Housekeeping, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The Queen even has her own bespoke designer milliner to see to her every headpiece need.
    — Kate Samuelson, Time, 11 May 2018
  • Working year round in cities throughout the United States, this sought-after milliner has a soft spot for Kentucky and the people of Louisville.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 19 Apr. 2018
  • The milliner said bow ties continue to be a huge trend in race day style and have become a fashion staple at Churchill Downs year-round.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Stephen Jones, the star milliner whose pieces featured throughout, was browsing with the young British designer Craig Green.
    — Matthew Schneier, New York Times, 8 May 2018
  • British milliner Stephen Jones also created hats for the bride's closest friends.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 20 May 2018
  • Sarah Havens, a Louisville milliner, says swing dancing can be a real icebreaker.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Find your new favorite hat, directly from the milliner, and this season’s uniform at Shop Boswell.
    — Sarah Rubin, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 July 2019
  • Back in 2011, both Beatrice and Eugenie wore hats by famed milliner Philip Treacy.
    — Tamara Abraham, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 May 2018

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