Hats and fascinators.

The Moirai, from whom Martyna took the name of her atelier, were in Greek mythology the three goddesses of destiny: Clotho spun the thread of human fate, Lachesis measured it, and Atropos cut it. For a studio where everything begins with fabric, it is hard to find a more fitting name.

Millinery, the art of creating headwear, is one of those crafts that has nearly disappeared in Poland. Even in the interwar period, Warsaw was a city of milliners, hats were a sign of social class, and no lady left the house without one. After the war, the workshops fell apart, and with them, the masters departed – along with their wooden millinery forms, some with over fifty years of tradition.

Martyna has been collecting these very forms for years from milliners who were closing down. Today, they are her working tools: she shapes sinamay, abaca, and buckram—materials from British racing designers—on them, while remaining true to Polish felt. She learned the craft from Polish milliners who honed their skills with English masters; she supplemented this with courses from milliners who set the style for Royal Ascot and the Melbourne Cup. In 2018, she received the main prize for the most beautiful styling at the Wielka Warszawska, and her fascinators and small hats regularly return with distinctions from the Służewiec Racetrack.

Moirai Atelier is her first original studio - a place where a dress meets a hat designed for a specific client and a specific occasion.

Martyna has been cooperating with Damosfera for years - a portal that has been promoting the hat culture in Poland for a decade and organizes the Warsaw Hat Walk.