lina stein

Lina Stein is a light in the world of Irish Millinery. Her flamboyant and extravagant creations signal her presence and individual creativity. Through her workshops,she has inspired countless novice Milliners to take up the thimble,needle and thread and has helped to open their minds to other creative dimensions. She has exhibited from Stuttgart to Los Angeles,Her pieces are always a sensation at race meetings and special events both in Ireland and abroad, seducing the crowds with their exotic elegance,style and wit. Her education has brought Lina around the world from " The Australian Opera "in Sydney, where she spent 3 years training to Stuttgart in Germany,where she worked with local Milliners expanding her wealth of skills and knowledge to the pretty sea-side town of Westport , Ireland ,where she lives, teaches and works. A recent receipient of the HATTY AWARDS and winner of THE BEST HAT at the Galway Races 2009