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Future of men's hats tops for young designer
New York designer Marsha Akins pioneers fashion forward headwear for men, reviving upscale hats amid baseball cap dominance. From a $90 startup in 1974 to 17 employees and shelves in Bloomingdale s and Bergdorf Goodman, Akins’ Makins Hats blends craft with personality driven style.
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Future of Men
John Pomfret
Associated Press
New York
Marsha Akins
Popeye Doyle
Soe
Doyle
New York City
Akins
Roy Langenberg
Langenberg Hat Co
Washington
Miss
United States
Jack Hyde
Fashion Institute of Technology
Hyde
Langenberg
Makins Hats Co
Manhattan
Coty American Fashion Critics Award
East 20S
Makins Hats
Bloomingdales
Marshall Fields
Nieman Marcus
Bergdorf Goodman