Michelle Pagonis is a multi-award-winning Melbourne milliner who hand-makes fascinators, hats, crowns and headpiece jewellery to order. Working from her own studio, she individually hand-sculpts leather botanicals and flowers, and combines them with hand-beaded metalwork, filigree, silk blooms and pearls. The pieces lean decorative and sculptural, built for race days such as the Melbourne Cup, weddings and occasion wear, and are made in Melbourne.