Fab Hatrix

So many hats!!! Every kind of hat you could ever want, as well as some funny looking fascinators. My wife was desperately searching for a beret in a city full of tammy hats. We found Fab Hatrix on our map, and it sounded like the perfect place to look.
I saw some really nice fedoras for myself, but I wasn’t about to pay £80−120 for one. They had several berets, but sadly not exactly the kind she was looking for. It’s still a great hat shop if you’re in the market.

Way too many options… I’m not a hat fan…

After reading several reviews of Fab Hatrix on Unilocal,it reminded me that I had been in several times actually looking for a hat, but left empty handed. The main reason being that the shop feels quite cold, unfriendly, and is also bizarrely spread out.
The owner didn’t really acknowledge me entering, even with my friendly «hello!» He seemed suspicious of me. Perhaps its my curly hair, he’s thinking «What does a girl with that much hair want with a hat?» I don’t know, either way, I didn’t feel welcome. Which made me uncomfortable and to browse much further.
But the hat range is fantastic, and they’ve got some weird, wonderful, unique and flamboyant hats to suit peopel who like that sort of thing. So if you want a really unique hat, I’d recommend coming here, but maybe with an idea in mind as it’s not particularly friendly to ‘browse’.

Fab Hatrix has an amazing selection of really fun hats! I love hats and have really enjoyed Fab Hatrix, from their fantastic and plentiful window displays to the many, many hats hanging everywhere possible inside the shop. Unfortunately, this shop seems that it is not frequented often and when I went in I was the only customer in the store. Also, perhaps because of the small number of customers, prices seemed correspondingly high. They have a fantastic selection of all different types of hats, though, and it is great fun browsing here.

Never said hello
Pity since the hats were nice
Treated us poorly

I can safely say I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many hats under one roof. Whether you’re going to a friend’s wedding or to the Royal Enclosure at Ascot, you’ll definitely find the headpiece of your dreams here.
You also pay a hefty amount for the privilege. They’re all hand made, and made to a very high standard, and the service is friendly yet efficient. This is all reflected in the price, and personally I’d rather pay a lot of money for that than for average quality famous quality designer brand stuff, mass produced and sold by the bucketload in department stores.
Even if you’re not planning to buy, if you find yourself wandering through the grassmarket you should definitely pop in and have a look.

This place is pretty simply to die for.
I’ve always been told I have a hat head. Whether that means I look better hiding half my head in a hat or I just tend to suit hats, or look good in hats, I don’t know. But this shop, oh, this shop!
They’ve got everything! All the hats are handmade, and though they sometimes look quite confusing (in the sense of: ‘oh, darn, which is the front? what’re these buttons? etc), the woman who works there (i’ve always seen the same woman, but I might be wrong) is always around to help you place them on your head at the right angle, in the correct way.
There are fedoras, there are hats with feathers, there are flat caps, there are felted brooches to accessorize with… There’s this hat my brother bought me (bless him) that makes me look like a tweed pilgrim, making my way across the Midwest in a carriage, back in the day when the buffalo still roamed. I kinda dig it. There are hats that look like they’ve time-​traveled straight outta the fifties. And it’s all so beautifully displayed. Each hat has its stand and there are mirrors everywhere.
The only downside is the downside that comes with anywhere that has handmade anythings, i.e. the prices. The tweed pilgrim hat cost my brother 40 squid and I bought my flatmate one of those furry-​on-​the-​inside winter hats with flaps (insert here appropriate name) for 20 pounds. And these are on the cheaper side of things.
Seriously, though, pop in and try some on. Have a good laugh. Twirl and stuff. If you’re a boy, you can pout at the mirror too. Look gorgeous and extravagant all at the same time. Then, maybe, if you’re feeling like you woke up on the right side of everything that day, buy one.

My boyfriend is rarely seen without his trademark beanie on the napper. He pretty much wears it in all weathers, and it’s kind of strange to see him rocking styled hair. Some people probably don’t recognise him.
However, Fabhatrix doesn’t cater for the lower end beanie market. Instead, this Aladdin’s Cave of hats will cater to all your fancy hat needs, of which I discovered I have none, unless you count hilarious trying on hat needs of which I have many.
This wee shop, which doesn’t look much from the outset, is actually very serious. No see you Jimmy hats in here. Think bowlers, trilbys, wedding and Ascot hats. These hats are special and made with Scottish fabrics and handmade by the owners, so each one is particularly unique and beautiful. Expensive though, but worth it if you want something out of this world that will get you noticed.

Now this is a fun place to check out. This shop boasts to make handcraft hats of various designs, shapes, sizes and colours. From more traditional lines to something a bit more original this place has a list of famous and dedicated clientele.
I am not amongst them. My head’s too big (for the women’s hats) and my pocket is too empty (it’s very expensive). Plus I have never been too much of a hat person, other than warm snugly ones for the (damned) Edinburgh winds.
It’s still a fun place to look around in, and if you are a hat sort of person you should! All the hats are made locally and each design seems unique.

Please type in «where did you get that hat» by Stanley Holloway into Youtube to listen to while reading this review and it’ll make this a lot more enjoyable.
Are you a dandy? I’m not, in fact, I feel rather uncomfortable wearing a hat because I think if you’re not in a jazz band, you look like you’re a bit of a prick when you wonder around with one (excluding old dapper gents).
A of traditional Scottish fabrics in this hat shop, lots of wedding hats and trilbys and other various peaked nonsense. I think it’s over priced and over rated and just because it’s a shop that only sells one thing doesn’t mean it should have extra merit.

Fabhatrix has a myriad selection of specially designed hats that come in a cornocopia of clashing and blencing colours, fabrics and styles. Stepping into this chapeau emporium the feeling of entering into an episode in Alice in Wonderland is never far behind. This is not to dismiss it as a novelty store however as closer inspection reveals a serious business that understands its clients various requirements. If however something more specific is required aside from the fantastical display on view then this is also possible as the proprietor Fawns Reid has a workshop on the premises from wherein individual designs can be constructed, reconstructed or even deconstructed according to the specific requirements of the individual. incorporating designs from local talent such as Rosy Naylor and Edinburgh legend Mr. Joey D. The hats in this fabulous shop can be used to either dress up or dress down an outfit depending on the wearers own personal agenda. Ultimately what Fabhatrix does best is remind us that although fashion is a serious business it is in its deepest of hearts still fun.

Sadly my visit to Fabhatrix was extremely disappointing — with the female in charge being nothing less than rude and unhelpful. When asked is she was the proprietor the reply was ‘No, just the cheeky assitant’. Refused to tell me who the owner or manager was!
These things can of course be found out in many ways and I’ll make a point of following up on this outrageous encounter.
One shop I wouldn’t recommend if your looking for ‘customer service’.
Parting shot was that I got her on a bad day — ah well, and all this at a time when you’d think businesses were looking to expand their customer base.
Vist made around 15:30 on 28 April 2009.

Ooh! I love this shop! I challenge anyone who loves hats to walk out without having bought one!
Fabhatrix is one of a dying breed of milliners shops. You can design the hat as you want it-​but you can also choose (and Oh! don’t I choose!) from one of the hundreds of men’s, woman’s and children’s hats on display in the shop.
My favourite so far is a moss green cloche with a band of ribbon and a feather! And I’m working on the idea of a custom made trilby for my husband for Christmas!
Fabhatrix is pure hat joy.

This is a great shop. If you like hats. Even if you don’t, it’s hard to step inside and resist trying a few on. Many of the hats at fabhatrix are handmade in-​shop by the lady milliner and she does a good job. All sorts here from outrageously flamboyant numbers to your (never) bog-​standard bowler. If the hat fits, and all that … Next door to Wm Armstrongs Vintage Clothing store if you need an outfit to complete your hat.