ABOUT
Photography: Jamie Cowlishaw
Model: Jemima-Clare Wilson
MUA: Rosie Powers
Claire Spooner offers a millinery design and/or making service for theatre/tv/film, with particular emphasis on ladies period styles.
Recent productions include York Theatre Royal Pantomimes 2016-2019, Newbury Pantomime 2019, Shakespeare's Rose Theatre "Midsummer Night's Dream" 2019, York Theatre Royal "Hetty Feather" 2019", "Everything is Possible" 2018, "When We Are Married" 2016
Passionate about hats & their history, Claire also delivers millinery talks & demonstrations.
BIOG
“Quaintrelle: Millinery by Claire Spooner” launched in April 2010
Claire works on site or from her home studio in North Yorkshire
Trained in BTEC HNC Millinery at Leeds College of Art & Design, Claire achieved a distinction in 2009
Claire holds a First Class hons degree in Fine Art and alongside her freelance millinery business enjoys work at York Theatre Royal Costume Hire, professional Life Modelling and Extras work in period productions.
PRESS
Living North
March 2017
King Street Workshops
Yorkshire Living
Aug 2016
Quaintrelle
Country Living
Nov 2015
King Street Workshops
Yorkshire Post Magazine
Oct 5th 2013
Quaintrelle
EXHIBITIONS
Work in collaboration with Ruth Sturdy UK shown at NEC, Clothes Show Live 2013
Youtube footage of Ruth Sturdy UK opening the Graduate Fashion Show at Clothes Show Live 2013
Work in collaboration with Ruth Sturdy UK shown at The Great Yorkshire Show 2013
"Spectacular Hats", Castle Howard April 2013
"Redesigning Fashion", Hatworks, Stockport 2012/3
“The Finishing Touch”, Hatworks, Stockport 2011/2
“Presence”, Manor House Museum, Ilkley 2011/2
“Not Any Old Hat”, Bankfield Museum, Halifax, 2010
“Decade Parade”, Hatworks, Stockport, 2010