Julia Emily Knox is an English Milliner, trained in New York, who heads up a small team of milliners at East Village Hats, where they hand craft the hats on the premises, using traditional tools, methods and materials. Julia was trained as a milliner at FIT and joined Barbara Feinman Millinery in 2012, taking over the business when it moved to its current location in 2016.

In the store workshop, surrounded by an incredible selection of felts, straws and trims, the work is done on a sewing machine which dates back to the industrial revolution. The block collection, on which the hats are molded, has been built over a period of 25 years and includes blocks from more than a century ago, as well as from every decade since. Julia continues to grow the selection, adding blocks of her own design.

Many classes are held throughout the year with visiting guest teachers from all over the world.