history

Tomoko Tahara has been creating original design hats since 1996, she worked as a freelance designer with several hat companies in Japan, and her work has been displayed in selected boutiques and department stores around Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, Vancouver.

Short listed in Stephen Jones millinery contest 2011.

Featured in VogueUk.com


*All of my original designs are copyright protected and must not be copied or reproduced in any way without prior permission from ©Tomoko Tahara

 2019

London hat week - The great Hat Exhibition “World garden”

2018
Fundrasing project - “Winter travel”

Nov 28-Dec 2

at Parco Kichijoji Tokyo

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“Do the right thing”- collaboration exhibition

with Sampling artist Kodai Hayashi

Nov 19 - 25

at gallery conceal Shibuya 

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2017:

Pop up store at Birds and beets

55 Powel street Vancouver,BC

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4 in a room - group exhibition

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Bridport hat festival, Bridport,England

Short listed in their contest

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collaboration exhibition "Tomoko Tahara & Kodai - Do the right shing"

Gallery conceal Shibuya,Tokyo, Japan 
2015;

Deer head ( Sunny day after the snow) hat : short listed in Snow design contest and displayed in Kaga Snow museum in kaga city, Ishikawa, Japan

2013:
Felt feature fashion show at their Canadian felt contest exhibition in Salt spling island BC

See me international art exhibition in NY

2011:

design for stephen Jones contest (uk) commended and shortlisted by Stephen Jones (British milliner) and Dolly Jones(Vogue UK).Featured on www.Vogue.co.UK

2008:

Etsy featured seller interview
Lingkaran vol 8 (Sony magazines):interview
Kyoto market guide (Bessatsu Taiyou,Heibon publishing):interview