
May
2011: William Chambers Millinery appears as one of Stylist
magazine's 100 Addresses Stylist Wants You To Know
- read the full list here: http://read.stylist.co.uk/issue/May09-2011
April
2011: William Chambers Millinery has been nominated,
for the fourth year running, as Accessory Designer of the Year
at the Scottish Fashion Awards www.scottishfashionawards.com
. Read the full story here on Vogue.com
Fri
22nd April 2011: William will premiere his new collection
at NIGHTWALK SS2011 at the Arches, Glasgow. The models outfits
will be styled by Jonathan Pryce of Les Garcons De Glasgow www.lesgarconsdeglasgow.com
. All proceeds go to St Margaret's Hospice - tickets and more
information at http://www.thearches.co.uk/events/clubs/nightwalk-ss2011
April
2011: WCM has moved into much larger 300sq ft premises at
the same address on West regent St, Glasgow. William is delighted
with his new larger studio which will enable hime to offer customers
a first class consultation experience.
March
2011: William collaborated with Vivienne Westwood Glasgow and
Scottish Ballet providing headpieces for the window display in
Princes Square.
Dec
2010: There is now a William Chambers Youtube
channel - view the collections as well as a video of his latest
photoshoot - watch those hats move.
14th
Oct 2010: William Chambers Millinery exhibited alongside
nine other Scottish designers and forty Scottish textile businesses
in the Scotland Rediscovered - Textiles Scotland showcase
at the ICA, London. Pics here.
4th
Oct 2010: International pop star Kelis wore
a silver pheasant feather headpiece created by William on stage
at O2 ABC, Glasgow. In a double coup for Scottish design, Kelis
was also wearing a body suit by Edinburgh based design duo Bebaroque.
See pics here.
20th
June 2010: William WON Accessory Designer of the
Year at the Scottish Fashion Awards ! www.scottishfashionawards.com
He said of his win:
“I
am so thrilled to have won the award this year, particularly when
up against such strong nominees such as Bebaroque. It’s
been a fantastic year for me – in the past week alone I’ve
had BBC Royal Ascot presenter Suzi Perry and Scissor Sister Ana
Matronic wearing my hats – so this is a wonderful way to
celebrate it! The Scottish Fashion Awards mean a lot to me, as
a designer who has chosen to stay in Scotland, yet is having success
across the UK and further afield. I think last night’s awards
ceremony was the best yet and I was delighted to meet so many
inspiring and talented people."
June
2010: Scissor Sister Ana Matronic loved
the copper and Swarovski crystal headpiece William created for
her when she visited Glasgow this week for the band's show at
Barrowlands. See a pic on the clients
page.
June
2010: It's the first day of Royal Ascot
and BBC presenter Suzi Perry wore a beautiful William Chambers
hat all day while presenting the coverage. See pics on the Daily
Mail and Telegraph
websites here. William has a total of eight designs being worn
at this year's race meeting.
May
2010: William has been nominated as Accessory Designer
of the Year in the Scottish Fashion Awards
for the third year running. www.scottishfashionawards.com
April
2010: Several William Chambers hats and headpieces were showcased
at NYC Tartan Week event Dressed To Kilt - look
out for rock legend Joan Jett in one of his outrageous feather
headpieces in this catwalk
clip
March
2010: William has been invited to create hats and headpieces
for the Dressed
To Kilt Fashion Show hosted by Sir Sean Connery in
New York City on April 5th 2010.
March 2010: Bridal 2010 collection is now available to
buy on the online hat shop.
March 2010: William was commissioned to design a headpiece
for the Scottish Fashion Awards marketing campaign,
he made a gloss plastic flower based on the Scottish saltire.
View
it here.
March 2010: Bridal 2010 collection now online - click on
COLLECTIONS above to take you there.
Feb
2010: Spring/Summer 10 collection now online - click on COLLECTIONS
above to take you there.
Sat
20th & Sun 21st Feb 2010: Look out for the William Chambers
Millinery stand at the Scottish Wedding Show
at the SECC, Glasgow, where William will be showcasing his new
Bridal Range. This is the perfect opportunity to meet William,
try on some of his hats and headpieces or purchase something from
his ready-to-wear collection. Stand 449G. www.thescottishweddingshow.com
Jan
2010: The Royal Bank of Scotland are using
a William Chambers headpiece in their current TV advertising campaign
- look out for it on a mocked up Tatler cover.
Dec
2009: William is number 51 in The List's Hot 100:
Not just a hatstand: While the likes of Christopher Kane are
swanning about Milan, we need equally brilliant talents like William
Chambers, whose hats have been everywhere from Elle to Vogue,
as well as on numerous celebrity heads, this year to keep the
home fires stoked with creativity. (KI)
Dec
2009: Director of the Scottish Fashion Awards,
Tessa Hartmann, wore a William Chambers headpiece to the British
Fashion Awards in London, where it was admired on the
red carpet by fashion journalist Hilary Alexander
and Noisettes lead singer Shinghai Shoniwa. Read
the full report here.
Dec
2009: The William Chambers Online Shop now
up and running - click the link above to visit.
Sept
2009: Autumn/Winter 0910 Collection now online - view here.
May
2009: William Chambers Millinery has been nominated for a
Scottish Fashion Award for the second year running.
William is again shortlisted in the Jewellery/Accessory Designer
of the Year category. The prestigious awards ceremony takes place
on 21st June at Stirling Castle. Read all about the nomination
and the judging panel at www.scottishfashionawards.com
or on www.vogue.com
William said of his nomination "So much has happened
this past year for my business – and it’s fantastic
events like this that keep the Scottish fashion industry blossoming.
This in turn allows me to retain my contemporary millinery business
in Scotland, whilst gaining worldwide customers via my website.”
May
2009: William
was commissioned to create golden ram's horns for a photoshoot
by London based stylist Mohieb Dahabieh of Moda's
Touch. Click
here to see the clip of the shoot.
Sat
2nd May: William
Chambers Millinery will appear at the Rock and Roll Fashion
Show Matinee at Che Camille, Argyll Chambers, Glasgow
from 2-4pm Read more and buy tickets here
April
2009: Club night Death Disco uses William's
headwear for another promotional shoot. See the pics on the Clients/Projects
page
28th
April - 2nd May: one of William's hats is being shown at
the Art of Contemporary Millinery exhibition
at the Menier Gallery in London, alongside work
by several renowned international milliners. Read more about the
exhibtion here
9th
April 2009: William is back on Vogue.com
- read the article here
27th
March 2009: William's designs feature in the Scottish
Fashion Awards 2009 campaign, alongside Graeme Black,
Christopher Kane, Graeme Armour, James Miller, Gant, Deryck Walker
and Georgina Wiseman. www.scottishfashionawards.com
1st
March 2009: William's new Glasgow city centre studio is now
open at 180 West Regent St, off Blythswood Square.
Visits
and consultations are by appointment only -
please call 07815 096 367 to make one.
4th
Feb 2009: VOGUE.com have written an excellent
article about William - read
it here

William
Chambers gained a First Class Honours degree in Textile
Design at the Scottish College of Textiles, Heriot
Watt University in 2001. There he was awarded for innovations
in his field by The Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters.
He was also awarded sponsorship by Loro Piana
and Todd & Duncan and gained invaluable design
experience working for leading textile consultant, Carruthers
Associates, developing textiles for their client DuPont.
Following graduation he sold his textile designs through the London
Fashion Forum. From 2004-2008 William was assistant manager
of VV Rouleaux Ltd, Glasgow where he created
handmade headpieces for customers, as well as gaining invaluable
in-depth knowledge of the retail industry.
In
early 2007 William attended a hat-making course at Metropolitan
University, creating a collection that was shown to great acclaim
at Glasgow Fashion Week in April 2007. After
setting up William Chambers Millinery and website
shortly after this, he was commissioned to design headwear for
his first customers and his designs featured in various Scottish
press titles and fashion websites. 2007 culminated in a major
boost to William’s career when pop star and fashion icon
Roisin Murphy wore one of his hats on several
dates of her European tour, resulting in great press attention.
2008
saw William continue to create bespoke commissions for customers,
as well as a collection for Scottish fashion label Olanic’s
London Fashion Week show. Other highlights were
his nomination as Accessory Designer of the Year
at the Scottish Fashion Awards and appearing
at number 25 in The List magazine’s Hot
100 Scottish Movers and Shakers of 2008. In September
he was chosen by Che Camille, Glasgow’s
home for independent design, as one of the Glasgow 10
to be showcased in their new Buchanan Street premises. Yet again
2008 ended with a huge boost to William Chambers Millinery as
William won the people’s vote in the Creative 30
competition – a project set up by Vice Magazine,
Volvo, The Independent and Yahoo to
discover the UK’s most talented creative young people. The
prize was a new Volvo C30 R Design .
Following
this William set up his city centre studio to work full time as
William Chambers Millinery from early 2009. William
is an advocate of Scotland’s current, highly-esteemed position
in the fashion world and is keen to establish himself in Glasgow,
a city renowned for its nurturing of innovative young designers.
William’s
taste for the avant-garde mixed with his knowledge of the retail
sector results in designs which are at once both exquisite and
wearable. Taking inspiration from sources as diverse as ethnic
head-dresses, British birds and the Glasgow architecture, William
seeks to modernise millinery with a fresh look at how we dress
the head today. He mixes traditional materials such as felt and
synamay with contemporary materials like latex, plastic and metallic
leather, creating headwear that is both challenging and desirable.
William
provides a free consultation service for exclusive commissions,
working with the client to create the perfect hat or headpiece
that will suit the outfit and the occasion. Read more about production
time and pricing here.
For
further information or to arrange an appointment, free consultation
or studio visit please contact William by email or phone:
E: william_chambers@hotmail.com
T: +44 (0)7815 096367
Click
HERE
for high resolution press photographs.
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