In 2016, heartache led Teressa Foglia to her true passion hatmaking.
You could call it a sabbatical.
Foglia, now 30, paid for it by working as a freelance digital marketing consultant.
But it was in the south of France that she fell in love again.
She took a week-long millinery course to learn classic techniques like blocking, trimming and stiffening.
Instead of a new someone, a new something had just walked into her life.
And it was clear early on that others shared the same love.
People just started asking me for them.
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However, she knew selling hats at a higher price point was going to be challenging.
Plus, she needed a place to make them.
Shes been profitable ever since.
Her ethically sourced, sustainably handmade custom hats range from $300 to $1,500.
So she hasnt quit freelancing as a digital marketing consultant yet.
Foglia laughs as she adjusts the beaver-grade felt hat on her head.
And youre really excited about it.
Foglia usesInstagramas a platform to market her products.
With 27,000 followers, its working.
Celebrities likeKeri RussellandJamie Chunghave worn her one-of-a-kind creations.
As a solo entrepreneur, she relies on friends and family to help out.
Recently, students have applied for fashion internships.
I love having them.
My interns, really, sometimes I consider them my boss.
I definitely had a vision for something, and now were just living it, she says.
Christie Post is a former supervising producer and host at The Penny Hoarder.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
You know which ones were talking about: rent, utilities, cell phone bill, insurance, groceries…
