Who's behind the hats?
Who's behind the hats?
Who's behind the hats?
I'm Melanie Ball and I started upcycling jackets in the 1990s because I was bored with my then home of Melbourne's obsession with basic black.
I decorated my first hat as a gift
and the rest, as they say, is history.
Now based in regional Victoria, I still applique jackets, on commission, but specialise in unique hats, adopted from op-shops and decorated in themes from abstract to Australiana.
Unique designs
Who's behind the hats?
Who's behind the hats?
My goal is to make people smile and curb wasteful fashion trends by creating one-off wearable artworks you can enjoy for years.
You'll never meet your fashion double wearing a decorated Appliquez Moi hat - or jacket!
Travel, nature, childhood fun and fantasy, and fabrics inspire my designs. If you have something specific in mind, let's chat about a commission.