Who owns Hatwrks Nashville?
After opening in the spring of 2011, Hatwrks has quickly grown into one of the county’s leading hat shops. With over 7,000 hats in stock, Hatwrks’s diversity and extensive selection make it a destination spot for hat lovers worldwide. Offerings for men and women from dress hats to western and styles in between. Who owns…
After opening in the spring of 2011, Hatwrks has quickly grown into one of the county’s leading hat shops. With over 7,000 hats in stock, Hatwrks’s diversity and extensive selection make it a destination spot for hat lovers worldwide. Offerings for men and women from dress hats to western and styles in between.
Who owns Hatwrks Nashville?
Nashville resident Gigi Gaskins turned to hat-making by complete coincidence. Before Hatwrks, Gaskins made stained glass windows and owned a glass and gift shop in Hendersonville. She told the Tennessean, “In September of 2009, I went to see ‘Coco Before Chanel’ at the Belcourt. She was making hats. I had never contemplated hats in my life. I thought, ‘That was interesting.’ I went home and immediately Googled and found a course on hat-making in Portland, Oregon, and signed up immediately.
That course focused on woman’s hats drew Gaskins’s interest in men’s hats. It’s not anything that goes with a man’s hat. It’s much more specific when it comes to techniques, it’s more about the proper finish and quality shape,” she said. As we speak, Gaskins’ store is the first major hatmaking store in Nashville after Ju’s Hatters shut shop in the early 2000s. All of Gaskins’ hats are handmade, using traditional techniques she picked up from various hatters around the US. Since its opening, the store has become something of a local institution.
