Harvy Santos
Born in the Philippines, Harvy began his career as a professional dancer in the Hong Kong Ballet, where he danced in all its major productions for six seasons, including tours in Europe, the US and Australia. He then studied millinery at Kensington and Chelsea College and has worked for The Royal Ballet and Opera, Noel Stewart, and Stephen Jones. His classical training, both on stage and in the workshop, continues to inform his elegantly energetic work.
Winner of multiple awards for his work, Harvy was named The HAT Magazine's Hat Designer of the Year in 2013. His hats have appeared in The Telegraph, The Financial Times, T Magazine, W Magazine, Elle, Dazed, Blanc, multiple editions of Vogue, and numerous other glossy publications around the world. His hats feature regularly in the Royal Ascot style guide, and have graced the heads of Chinchilla, Micaela Coel, Natalie Dormer, Perrie Edwards, Lady Gaga, Louis Healy, Maggie Lindemann, Lee Scratch Perry, Isabella Rossellini, Hebe Tien, and Bibi Zhou.
In 2015 Harvy was selected to join Headonism, the British Fashion Council’s initiative celebrating the new wave of British milliners, and participated for the next three years. Harvy's hats are on display in the National Museum of Scotland and have been exhibited at the Spielzug Welten Museum in Switzerland. In 2018 Harvy was honoured with a major solo exhibition ‘Eight Seasons’ at Portugal’s Museu da Chapelaria and a visit from Her Majesty the Queen during February's London Fashion Week.
Since 2021 Harvy has also made hats for major TV and film productions including Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte for Netflix, Disney’s Snow White, and Universal’s Wicked.