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Luton
hats are still being exported all over the world.
At
one time there were hundreds of small companies supplying the industry.
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| Steve
Lane and Alan Davies. |
Now
Boon and Lane is the country聮s only surviving blockmakers.
Steve
Lane and his partner Alan Davies continue a business started by
Steve聮s father.
Their
exclusive work attracts some of the top designers.
Hats
seen recently on the heads of Kylie Minogue and Jay Kay were formed
on blocks made by Steve and Alan.
The
blocks either wood or metal are used to shape felt and sinamay hats
by workers called blockers.
The
hat trade will feature in a programme called 'Made in Luton'.
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