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# Cubed Cranium Couture
House of Architects Millinery Create Wild Folded Hats

By Rachel | Published 2009-08-12 | Fashion
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/House-of-architects-hats
References: [notcouture](http://www.notcouture.com/post/4575/) & [youngandbrilliant.net](http://youngandbrilliant.net/post/148375318/house-of-architects-millinery-via)

[House of Architects Millinery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/radish-hat) are a seriously elusive design house but they produce some crazy and wonderful hat designs.

These [origami-inspired hats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origami-series) by House of Architects Millinery are pretty much as big as a hat can get before making you fall over. Looking like [many little boxes stacked](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/boxed-collection) on themselves, some of these hats look like they could all come crashing down. Either way, they look like they take a lot of time and patience!

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 5.5/10
- Popularity: 74% | Activity: 83% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, Europe

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Origami-inspired Fashion:** Designers are drawing inspiration from the ancient art of paper folding to create innovative fashion designs.
- **Asymmetrical Structures:** Fashion and architecture are blending to create clothing with unconventional shapes and structures.
- **Architectural Headwear:** Designers are experimenting with unusual materials and shapes to create headwear that is both functional and artistic.

### Where This Applies

- **Fashion:** Designers are exploring new techniques to create unconventional and innovative clothing designs.
- **Architecture:** Fashion designers are partnering with architects to create unique and avant-garde clothing designs and structures.
- **Millinery:** The millinery industry is expanding beyond traditional hat designs to include complex and sculptural headwear inspired by architecture.

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