Spring Racing Carnival And The Milliners Role
Article Analysis
What is the headline? What do you think it means?
The headline of the article is “head start in the fashion stakes as fad hatters come to the party”. This headline means that milliners have given themselves a head start in preparing headwear for the Spring Fashion Carnival, an occasion where fascinators and has are a key fashion item, worn on just about every female attending.
What is the Bi-Line?
The BI-Line states, “The spring racing carnival is still weeks away, but in millinery circles hearts are already racing.” This verifying that the article is about milliners and their role in regards to the spring racing carnival.
What does the term ‘cranked up their daily work hours’, mean?
This refers to the fact that milliners have increased their working hours from 10hrs a day to a stressful 17hrs and by three weeks before the Melbourne Cup they will be working 20hr days, 7days a week.
What will the designers be doing in the next eight weeks in preparation for the spring racing carnival?
The designers will have an increased workload as they will have to supply on demand. They will be designing and creating new hats and fascinators, along with completing the finishing touches on previous headwear garments.
What is a Milliner?
A milliner is a hatter who designs, makes, trims and sells hats and headwear mainly for women.
Do you think millinery is a competitive field? Explain.
Millinery is quite a competitive field. It requires the milliner to create a hat or piece of headwear that is wearable, unique and stylish. A milliner would have to constantly be coming up with new designs. Millinery is competitive as there is a lot more demand than production of hats at certain times of the year.
Is it a lucrative business? What does the term “juggle workloads” refer to?
In many ways millinery would be a lucrative...
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