{"id":95516,"date":"2021-04-05T12:47:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T17:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=95516&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=95516"},"modified":"2021-04-05T12:47:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T17:47:38","slug":"third-generation-milliner-hopes-to-preserve-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/third-generation-milliner-hopes-to-preserve-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Third-generation milliner hopes to preserve practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Allison Schatz<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em>  <\/p>\n<p>For centuries, wearing a hat had been both a practical and aesthetic choice. But millinery saw a sharp decline in the 1960s for a variety of reasons, and for half a century, the trade largely died off. But recently a small group of master milliners have been teaching the art of millinery to others, hoping to preserve its artform. Meg Music Makely is one such person. Watch how she\u2019s made a family history of hat making her own. <\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"MILLINERY, INC.\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/522564416?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Allison Schatz is a Social Justice\/Investigative reporter who covers mental health and social injustice at Medill. You can follow her on Twitter at <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllisonSchatz8\"><i>@AllisonSchatz8.<\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Allison Schatz Medill Reports For centuries, wearing a hat had been both a practical and aesthetic choice. But millinery saw a sharp decline in the 1960s for a variety of reasons, and for half a century, the trade largely died off. 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