Maria Etkind Millinery is on the TV show "Filthy Rich"
Maria Etkind
Sinamay fascinator with silk flowers and black crinoline trim. Black lace was added later to match the actors costume. as seen on Filthy Rich (Season One).
Oh my what a year it has been! Looking back on 2020 I can say that this year didn’t NOT I repeat didn’t know go as planned!
In January, I had the opportunity to create a hat for Mrs. Donna Edwards. In February, I was able to see my work on the Queen of Mardi Gras and her court! I was on a roll! I then quickly shifted gears to focus on Spring orders for garden parties, luncheons, Easter parades and the Derby. To my surprise I also had a few new and interesting millinery opportunities in the works. But as you know the world stopped and life as we know it got cancelled due to COVID-19. This has been VERY heartbreaking for all of us regardless of your profession.
But everything hasn’t been doom and gloom! I am happy to report that I finished the year on a high note. Because one of my fascinators was featured in Fox’s show Filthy Rich show starting Kim Cattrall. You may know her as Samantha from Sex in the City. Filthy Rich was filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana and premiered its first season Fall 2020. New Orleans is better known as Hollywood South and we always have several movie/tv production filming around the city and in the state. One of my millinery goals has always been to have my work be featured in TV/Film.
It has been a crazy millinery year! I have had moments of great success, moments of pause, moments of fearing that my business won’t make it. I don’t know what the future holds. Mardi Gras 2021 is cancelled this year which hurts. Spring hat events are most likely also cancelled. I am trying to stay a positive and finding ways to pivot. I am staying involved in millinery by volunteering my time as a board member in the Milliners Guild, writing for Hatlines, starting to teach basic millinery classes via Zoom and working on small capsule collections. I would love to have more of my work in film and TV. Hopefully, I will have a hat or on the big screen in 2022! Which means I better get to work on that goal!