Jayne Hepsibah

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Jayne Hepsibah Sullivan is a British milliner and artist. Her shop was Hepsibah Hats which sold hats to a top clientele such as members of the Royal Family, including Camilla Parker Bowles.

Biography

Sullivan was educated at Central Saint Martins. [1]

Sullivan began her fashion career running an "eclectic second-hand shop." [2] As a milliner, [3] Sullivan designs and sells women's headwear and hats to a top clientele such as members of the Royal Family, including Camilla Parker Bowles, and veteran actress Sheila Hancock. [4] [1] Her shop was Hepsibah Hats in Brackenbury Village in Hammersmith, London. [4] [5]

Sullivan is also an artist, and was a "fine art faker" specialising in John Singer Sargent paintings. [1] She also teaches art techniques to amateur and professional artists and millinery skills, on a one-to-one basis . [1]

Sullivan's middle name Hepsibah was given to her by her sister, a lawyer, who changed the name legally by deed poll. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Local artist: Jayne Hepsibah Sullivan". Keep Things Local. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  2. "Wherever I lay my hat... that's my home". The Telegraph. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  3. createdbespoke (3 September 2017). Milliner, Jayne 'Hepsibah' Sullivan, talks about how to commission her . Retrieved 24 April 2025 via YouTube.
  4. 1 2 Catherine Calvert (31 July 2005). "Hepsibah Hats in London". New York Times . Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  5. Out, Time (October 2005). Time Out London Shopping Guide. Ebury Publishing. p. 79. ISBN   978-0-903446-67-9.