Hat couture

Deputy manager Hatice Tütüncü loves to garnish the hats. swissinfo.ch

Manager Caroline Felber works with vintage braided straw. swissinfo.ch

These are the key ingredents of a straw hat. swissinfo.ch

Apprentice Laura Höylä fluffs up the felt on a brim. swissinfo.ch

These "metal-heads" provide a gentle way to iron.

Felber offers tips on perfecting a topper. The shelves behind are full of wooden forms. swissinfo.ch

Apprentice Jasmin Rigert uses a special machine to sew a rabbit fur hat. swissinfo.ch

The Caroline boutique is located at Moosstrasse 1 in Lucerne. swissinfo.ch

Mad hatters? Not quite, though some of the designs are pretty crazy.

This content was published on February 7, 2011 - 12:00

Not content to mind her own business, Susan studied journalism in Boston so she’d have the perfect excuse to put herself in other people’s shoes and worlds. When not writing, she presents and produces podcasts and videos.

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The “Caroline” boutique and workshop in Lucerne trains apprentices in the art of millinery. It is the only such workshop in Switzerland. (Pictures by Susan Vogel-Misicka)

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