Below, you’ll find a display of some extraordinary hats :o)
This page is an exhibition space for the hats used by Ash Mandrake in his stage show. All hats shown here were made by Ash Mandrake.
If you would like to purchase a hand made leather hat made by Ash Mandrake please click on the image below which will take you to his Mandrake Hats Facebook page.

Mandrake Hats
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Unofficial Sponsorships
Hat Collection 2017
Hat Collection 2012
Hat Collection 2007
Commissions

Ash
Unofficial Sponsorships
Big, big thanks to the folk at Husqvarna studio in Bath for their unofficial help and sponsorship
http://www.husqvarnastudiobath
Also, thanks to Simon the Upholsterer, Drift Stormbarger, Dom Allen, Dot ‘n’ Den, Bex ‘n’ Coz and Dave Batley for their gifts of leather.
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COLLECTION 2017
The Hood of The Bardic Brigadier 2 was made over a period of years and brought to its current state of completion in 2015. The other hats in this collection were made in 2016 to 2017
The Hood Of The Bardic Brigadier 2
(photography by Krystyna Fitzgerald Morris, crop by ash Mandrake)

Ash Mandrake
To view the hood in more detail, click the image below
(photography by Krystyna Fitzgerald Morris, image manipulation by Ash Mandrake)

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The Admirable Stink Bomb
(photography by Anthony Whitehead, crop by ash Mandrake)

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Forest Fawn
(photography by Anthony Whitehead, crop by ash Mandrake)

Ash Mandrake
The Hadron Collider
(photography by Emma Harris, crop by ash Mandrake)

Ash Mandrake
The Wheaten Harvest
(photography by Emma Harris, crop by ash Mandrake)

Ash Mandrake
COLLECTION 2013
Chestnut Bard
(Temporary photograph by Krystyna Fitzgerald Morris, crop by ash Mandrake)
COLLECTION 2013
The Chestnut Bard was made for my Fell Edge show in 2011. Kheraghin, Ochnogh and Magpie were finished in 2013 and launched at the Fell Edge Show in that year.
COLLECTION 2013
Chestnut Bard
(Temporary photograph by Krystyna Fitzgerald Morris, crop by ash Mandrake)

Ash Mandrake
Kheraghin: Brother Of Blood (Temporary photograph by Krystyna Fitzgerald Morris, crop by ash Mandrake)

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Ochnogh: Brother Of Bone (Temporary photograph by Krystyna Fitzgerald Morris, crop by ash Mandrake)

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Magpie The Jesterly Corvid
(Temporary photograph by Krystyna Fitzgerald Morris, crop by ash Mandrake)

Ash Mandrake
COLLECTION 2012
I made many of these hats gradually between 2007 and 2012. Many have never been seen before and represent new paradigms. I’ve been more careful about bringing the new ideas out since sharing some over the net with an American crochet milliner and having them stolen. Apparently it’s called “aggressive entrepreneurship” (theft is theft in my books).
COLLECTION 2012
Semi Trichorn
(Photography by Matt Ainsworth, crop by ash Mandrake)

Ash Mandrake
Bananas In The Sky
(Photography by Matt Ainsworth, crop by ash Mandrake)

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Mandrake The Wizard
(Photography by Matt Ainsworth, crop by ash Mandrake)

Ash Mandrake
The Bardic Brigadeer One
(Photography by Matt Ainsworth, crop by ash Mandrake)

Ash Mandrake
The Prehistoric Vampiric Pumpkin Bud
(Photography by Matt Ainsworth, crop by ash Mandrake)

Ash Mandrake
To view inside the Prehistoric Vampyric Pumpkin Bud, click the image below
(Photography by Matt Ainsworth, crop by ash Mandrake)

Ash Mandrake
The Raspberry Ripple Flavoured Liquorice Alien Sort Of Thing
(Photography by Matt Ainsworth, crop by ash Mandrake)

Ash Mandrake
The story goes like this: A group of alternative medics, fed up with receiving too little galactic publicity, launch a capsule containing information about homeopathy into space. The capsule reaches a tiny planet located in a distant solar system. The microscopic aliens on discovering the information, launch one of their buddies by cannon into space. He/she/it disintegrates and eventually reaches earth in an extremely dilute, but magnificently powerful form. He/she/it passes through the open window of a corner shop and then through a bag of “liquorice all sorts”, before ending up head first in a tub of raspberry ripple flavoured ice cream. The alien, intent on beating the crap out of all humans, unfortunately (for him/her/it) sublimates as a two foot tall Raspberry Ripple Flavoured Alien Sort Of Thing. (copyright Ash mandrake 2011)
Title to be revealed at a later date : One
(Photography by Matt Ainsworth, crop by ash Mandrake)

Ash Mandrake
Title to be revealed at a later date : Two
(Photography by Matt Ainsworth, crop by ash Mandrake)

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The Sky, The Desert And The Ocean
(Photography by Matt Ainsworth, crop by ash Mandrake)

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Ship Wreck
(Photography by Andrew Joules, crop by ash Mandrake)

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Baron Von Petal (AKA The Lobster-Seagull-Chimeric-Beasty-Thing)
(Photography by Andrew Joules, crop by ash Mandrake)

Ash Mandrake
New Crown

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COLLECTION 2007
Semi Topper

Ash Mandrake
Propper Topper

Ash Mandrake
Whopper Topper

Ash Mandrake
Non Stopper Topper

Ash Mandrake
Horns One

Ash Mandrake
Horns Two

Ash Mandrake
Horny Bee Sting

Ash Mandrake
Jeweled Digging Crown

Ash Mandrake
Hats For Hermits

Ash Mandrake
Softly Fez

Ash Mandrake
Brain Corsets

Ash Mandrake
Gently pastle with subtle under brim

Ash Mandrake
Capitain Rats tails

Ash Mandrake
With Secret Pocket

Ash Mandrake
And Made To Measure Bald patch

Ash Mandrake
COMMISSIONS
Retinal Circus 1

Ash Mandrake
Retinal Circus 2

Ash Mandrake
Samba Hat 1

Ash Mandrake
Samba Hat 2

Ash Mandrake
Obby Oss 1 Full Rigalia

Ash Mandrake
Obby Oss 2 Feminine curves

Ash Mandrake
Obby Oss 3

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Obby Oss 4 Detail

Ash Mandrake
Motorbike Trousers 1

Ash Mandrake
Motorbike Trousers 2

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Motorbike Trousers 3

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Motorbike Trousers 4

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