1871 Jan. 352 Then the winter brought skating; and the hearts of the skate-sellers, bootmakers.., and hat-designers were ‘houses of gladness’.
1937 13 Sept. 54/2 One reason why women's hats look the way they do is probably because the leading creative hat designers cannot draw.
2008 L. Van der Post (2010) 57 Australian hat designer Helen Kaminski..does very simple fine straws that pack flat.