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Hats Off

In 2019, milliner and former flight attendant Bess Leeder, who founded her eponymous hat brand, opened popular Mui Wo neighbourhood wine shop Leeder Quay with her husband Solomon.

The wine shop recently established its second branch inside a historic building in Central. Here, the “air milliner” talks to Tatler about marrying her two passions.

What’s the story behind your moniker “the air milliner”, and what inspired you to launch Bess Leeder

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