As the comedown from this year’s Mighty Hoopla sets in, Leeds born hatmaker Barnaby Horn is still on a high, having designed two hats worn by Jake Shears of the Scissor Sisters on stage at last weekend’s Brockwell Park festival. A former Canal Street drag artist, Horn is now a multi-award-winning milliner and visual artist based in London. Through his namesake label, he has garnered a reputation for his queering of classic hat shapes, as well as establishing himself as a unique voice in the field of hat-making as a millinery poet and storyteller. “Jake is such a natural, adventurous hatwearer,” said Horn, adding that he felt that the Scissor Sisters are gifted in choosing the right moment to wear his hats during their shows. “This year’s Mighty Hoopla performance created an iconic and almost filmic moment. Hopefully in the future Jake will be seen as a Grace Jones type person, who is known for their stage hats.” This is not the first time Horn has collaborated with Shears. “I loved Jake wearing my yellow extra large cowboy hat,” said Horn of the Scissor Sisters frontman wearing one of his designs during the group’s arena tour last year. “My brand was really born out of queer nightlife and storytelling. To see the Scissor Sisters have a high concept show and see the value in my hats, which I always try to fill with character and story, made me feel like they understand my world.” Alongside Shears, Horn’s work has also caught the eye of the likes of Sir David Beckham and HRH...