Melissa Jackson, Milliner - Talking Design 2016 Ep3

Melissa Jackson started her career studying textiles at RMIT University, graduating in the late 1980s. With a downturn in manufacturing at that time, Jackson headed to London, enrolling in the prestigious Central St. Martins School of Fashion. Returning to Melbourne, Jackson got her break at Christines in Flinders Lane, when a number of imported hats were held up on the wharf in peak cup season. Years later, Melissa Jackson is still creating unique and sculptural hats for some of Melbourne's best dressed.