Zuwika Design at Wielka Warszawska 2026: hats, pillbox hats and fascinators in the Racing Style Zone

The best model is not always the one we would have chosen first.

During the try-ons it was often the less obvious choice that made the biggest impression: a different colour, a different proportion, a different position. What seemed bold or “not me” on the stand could look completely different on the head.

There is no single way to wear a hat. And there is no single kind of person whom „hats suit”.

A different face, different hair, a different style, a different energy. The same headwear will look different on every person - that is why trying on matters so much.

Bold orange, classic white with black, intense fuchsia, deep navy or sunny yellow. Colour and shape can underline the character of an outfit, bring out the features of a face or change its proportions completely.

Sometimes the choice is obvious from the first moment. Sometimes the biggest surprise is a model we would never have reached for ourselves.

And that is the magic of trying on: you have to see the hat on yourself.

Wielka Warszawska is not only an opportunity to show your own designs. It is also a meeting of people who truly know and love the craft of millinery.

In the Racing Style Zone milliners, designers and makers met, for whom a hat is something more than an accessory to an outfit. It was a space for conversations, exchanging experience, looking at each other’s work and celebrating together a craft that is becoming increasingly rare.

Each of us has her own style, her own techniques and her own view of shape. One thing unites us: a love of hats and handwork.

For me, meetings like these are one of the most beautiful parts of Wielka Warszawska. I can show Zuwika, but also meet people who, like me, make things with their own hands and make sure the millinery tradition lives on.