president @ i started Makins Hats in my 4th floor, one room, walk-up apartment in 1974. Was awarded Coty award in 1977. We design and manufacture better, better men's, women's and women's dressy hats. All our hats are made in the USA and sold domestically and internationally. We block on wood blocks using live steam (very hot during the Summer). From August 1974 to Present (41 years 5 months)

Fashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Marsha Akins is skilled in: hatmaking: design and production, Wholesale, Fashion, Fashion Design, Merchandising, Styling, Product Development, Retail, Promotions, Social Media, Apparel, Trend, Public Relations, Social Media Marketing, Textiles