# David Shilling > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Shilling > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Shilling.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Shilling > Source revision: 1332294783 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British fashion designer (born 1949)}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Use British English|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox person |image = |caption = Shilling in 1992 |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|06|27|df=y}} |name = David Shilling |birth_place = [London](/source/London), UK |death_date = |death_place = |education = [St Paul's School, London](/source/St_Paul's_School%2C_London) |label_name = |known_for = ''The Hats, David Shilling: A Decade of Design'' |awards = |parents = Gertrude Shilling (deceased, 1999)
Ronald Shilling (deceased, 1988)}} '''David Shilling''' (born 27 June 1949){{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/fashion/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/shilling-david|title=Shilling, David {{!}} Encyclopedia.com|website=encyclopedia.com}} is an English [milliner](/source/Hatmaking),{{cite web |url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle-2-15039/a-head-for-design-1-602335 |title=A head for design |author=Pearson, L. |date=4 April 2003 |work=[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)|access-date=25 April 2010 }} [fashion designer](/source/fashion_designer), and [interdisciplinary artist.](/source/Interdisciplinary_arts) Shilling is best known for his flamboyant hat and clothing designs worn on [Ladies' Day](/source/Ladies'_Day_(Ascot)) at [Royal Ascot](/source/Ascot_Racecourse). His clients include royalty, rock stars' wives, heads of state and notably, his mother Gertrude, who famously wore his creations while attending Ascot.{{Cite news |last=Tyers |first=Alan |date=2017-06-19 |title=David Shilling: 'Mother was terrified of her big giraffe Ascot hat' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/racing/2017/06/19/david-shilling-mother-terrified-wearing-big-giraffe-ascot-hat/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}} Shilling's career encompasses all areas of art, fashion and jewellery design, sculpture, men's and women's bespoke clothing, home furnishings, theatre, ballet, opera and interior design. His art is in the collections of the [Metropolitan Museum of Art](/source/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art),{{Cite web |title=David Shilling {{!}} Hat {{!}} British |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/116347 |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=The Metropolitan Museum of Art |language=en}} the [Philadelphia Museum of Art](/source/Philadelphia_Museum_of_Art), the [Victoria and Albert Museum](/source/Victoria_and_Albert_Museum),{{Cite web |last=Museum |first=Victoria and Albert |title=Search Results {{!}} V&A Explore the Collections |url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/search/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=Victoria and Albert Museum |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Milliner David Shilling |url=https://www.rte.ie/archives/2020/0817/1159551-milliner-david-shilling/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=RTÉ Archives |language=en}} the Louvre's [Musee des Arts Decoratifs](/source/Mus%C3%A9e_des_Arts_D%C3%A9coratifs%2C_Paris), and the British Government Art Collection. == Childhood == David Shilling was born in London and attended [St Paul's School, London](/source/St_Paul's_School%2C_London).{{Cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/david-shilling|title = Answers - the Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions|website = [Answers.com](/source/Answers.com)}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.davidshilling.com/development.html|title=David Shilling - the world's most exclusive designer}} By the age of twelve he was designing hats and outfits for his mother, Gertrude, for her to wear to the [Ascot horse races](/source/Ascot_Racecourse){{Cite web |last=Anstead |first=Mark |date=2003-10-04 |title=The Ascot hat designer who really got ahead |url=http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2003/oct/04/features.jobsmoney2 |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} until her death in 1999.{{Cite web |last=Sigee |first=Rachael |date=2014-06-09 |title='To get ahead, men need an outrageous hat' |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/to-get-ahead-men-need-an-outrageous-hat-9511619.html |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}} By the age of thirteen he was creating toys to sell at his local shop, and later, scarves and accessories to major British retailers such as [Fenwick](/source/Fenwick_(department_store)), [Fortnum & Mason](/source/Fortnum_%26_Mason), and [Liberty](/source/Liberty_(department_store)). ==Career== Shilling opened his first store in [Marylebone High Street](/source/Marylebone_High_Street) in 1976: two days after its opening the store received an order from a rock star's wife for twenty four hats. His first collection was purchased in America by [Bloomingdale's](/source/Bloomingdale's); and other stores began selling his creations soon afterwards. In the late 1970s [Bergdorf Goodman](/source/Bergdorf_Goodman) charged up to $3,000 for a David Shilling hat. [BBC](/source/BBC) British TV series "[Arena](/source/Arena_(British_TV_series))" created a film on Shilling titled ''How to Get Ahead in Fashion'' (1980).{{Cite web |title=Milliner David Shilling |url=https://www.rte.ie//archives/2020/0817/1159551-milliner-david-shilling/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=RTÉ Archives |language=en}} In 1988, he was invited by the USSR to show his hats during the first [Miss USSR](/source/Miss_USSR) Pageant in Moscow, the first live TV broadcast throughout the USSR.{{Cite web |title=David Shilling: Single events and specific projects |url=http://www.davidshilling.com/services/servicesspecial.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621140329/http://www.davidshilling.com/services/servicesspecial.html |archive-date=21 June 2010 |access-date=12 April 2010}} In 1990, he headed a successful mission for the [United Nations](/source/United_Nations) in Ecuador which led to other projects as an art and design ambassador with the UN in Africa and Asia. Shilling eventually stopped wholesale hat-making and moved to producing only made-to-order garments. He designed the emblem for Britain's Festival of Arts and Culture in 1994; due to this he became a driving force behind the new "[Cool Britannia](/source/Cool_Britannia)" re-branding of Britain.{{Cite web |title=David Shilling - from Ascot to Monaco |url=http://www.couttswoman.com/2008/may/features/david-shilling.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107031542/http://www.couttswoman.com/2008/may/features/david-shilling.asp |archive-date=7 January 2010 |access-date=12 April 2010}} His designs for theatre, opera, ballet, film and TV formed an exhibition at the [Royal Shakespeare Theatre](/source/Royal_Shakespeare_Theatre) in 1998.{{Cite web |title=David Shilling - the world's most exclusive designer |url=http://www.davidshilling.com/uptonow.html}} In 2007 he displayed the first of an expected ten collections of hats (each priced at £1,000,000) at [Top Marques Monaco](/source/Top_Marques_Monaco).{{Cite web |url=http://www.couttswoman.com/2008/may/features/david-shilling.asp |title=David Shilling - from Ascot to Monaco |access-date=12 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107031542/http://www.couttswoman.com/2008/may/features/david-shilling.asp |archive-date=7 January 2010 |url-status=dead}} In November 2009 he held his first show in mainland China at the [Ritz-Carlton](/source/The_Ritz-Carlton_Hotel_Company) in [Beijing](/source/Beijing). His work encompasses all areas of art, fashion and design, outdoor sculpture, jewellery, men's and ladies' bespoke clothing, accessories, home furnishings, theatre, ballet, opera and interior design. In 2010, a hat with diamonds created by David in the late 1970s was nominated by the ''[Guinness World Records](/source/Guinness_World_Records)'' as the most expensive hat in the world in the 21st century. He previewed a collection of hats designed for men at the [Embassy of Monaco, London](/source/Embassy_of_Monaco%2C_London) in 2012. In 2021, he applied to join a ten-day mission to the [International Space Station](/source/International_Space_Station) (ISS) in a mixed crew of professional and privately funded astronauts.{{Cite news |last= |first= |date= |title=Rocket man: meet the £40m space tourist |language=en |work=[The Times](/source/The_Times) |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/rocket-man-meet-the-40m-space-tourist-twt6r9txp |access-date=2021-02-12 |issn=0140-0460}} == Charitable work == Shilling has worked with many charities, including Consortium for Street Children for whom he designed their logo & helped organise their launch at [10 Downing Street](/source/10_Downing_Street), [World Horse Welfare](/source/World_Horse_Welfare) and the [Darwin Centre](/source/Natural_History_Museum%2C_London), [Natural History Museum](/source/Natural_History_Museum%2C_London), London. He is a patron of [Action on Addiction](/source/Action_on_Addiction) and created a millinery course for [HM Prison, The Mount](/source/HM_Prison_The_Mount). == Personal life == He currently lives in Monaco. == Notable events == *2005: a series of {{convert|40|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} stainless steel and aluminium sculptures collectively called "Hope" were installed atop Primrose Hill in London's [Regent's Park](/source/Regent's_Park) as part of "Discover - Positive Elements of Life". *2018: he launched World Yacht Party, a collection of music videos and recordings. == In collections == *[Metropolitan Museum of Art](/source/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art){{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Met Museum Collections|url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/93890|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110044213/https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/93890 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |access-date=2021-02-12|website=www.metmuseum.org}} (New York) *[Philadelphia Museum of Art](/source/Philadelphia_Museum_of_Art){{Cite web|title=Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : Woman's Hat: The Cocktail Hat|url=https://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/89169.html?mulR=943677359%7C1|access-date=2021-02-12|website=www.philamuseum.org}} *[Los Angeles County Museum](/source/Los_Angeles_County_Museum_of_Art){{Cite web|title=Woman's Cartwheel Hat {{!}} LACMA Collections|url=https://collections.lacma.org/node/252160|access-date=2021-02-12|website=collections.lacma.org}} *The Louvre's [Musée des Arts Décoratifs](/source/Mus%C3%A9e_des_Arts_D%C3%A9coratifs%2C_Paris) *[Victoria and Albert Museum](/source/Victoria_and_Albert_Museum) (London){{Cite web|last=Museum|first=Victoria and Albert|title=Hat {{!}} David Shilling {{!}} V&A Explore The Collections|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O357629/hat-david-shilling/|access-date=2021-02-12|website=Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections|language=en}} *[British Government Art Collection](/source/Government_Art_Collection) Acrylic on Canvas (London){{Cite web|title=AUTH9376 Archives|url=https://artcollection.culture.gov.uk/person/shilling-david/|access-date=2021-02-12|website=Government Art Collection|language=en-GB}} *[Holdenby House](/source/Holdenby_House) Steel Sculptures ([Northampton, England](/source/Northampton)){{Cite web |url=http://www.holdenby.com/rpmServer/generatorSystem/asp/rpmServer_GoGenerate.asp?intSiteID=15&intPageID=33&intNavbarOpen_Level1_ID=12 |title=- David Shilling |access-date=12 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523203736/http://www.holdenby.com/rpmServer/generatorSystem/asp/rpmServer_GoGenerate.asp?intSiteID=15&intPageID=33&intNavbarOpen_Level1_ID=12 |archive-date=23 May 2009 |url-status=dead}} ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == *{{official website|http://www.davidshilling.com}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shilling, David}} Category:Living people Category:British expatriates in Monaco Category:British hatters and milliners Category:People educated at St Paul's School, London Category:1949 births --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [David Shilling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Shilling) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Shilling?action=history)). 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