Corina has always had a love for hand made sculptural forms, as a child they could be found building structures with sticks and rocks on camping trips in the summer. During the school year Corina spent many afternoons at a local vintage store where they learned to appreciate the fashion and art of past eras. After graduating from Los Angeles County High School for The Arts where they explored non-traditional sculpture in their Visual Arts program, Corina moved to San Francisco where they studied History and Creative Writing at San Francisco State University. While in college, Corina's love for hand made sculptural forms found expression in floral design and jewelry making.  

Corina graduated from college and moved to New York in 2001 where, on a lark, they enrolled at The Fashion Institute of Technology in a millinery course. Here they found millinery to be a natural fit for their love of fashion, history and sculpture. Corina Haywood Hat's are the expression of their experimentation at the intersection  of  art and fashion. Working in Los Angeles, Corina sources high-grade millinery materials from international and American manufacturers and uses back stock vintage pieces for special touches. 

Since 2001, Corina has made hats for custom clients, private label collections and retail stores in California, New York, Taiwan and Japan.  Corina's work has been featured in editorial spreads throughout their career and purchased for film and television productions. 

For details on Corina Haywood's work in millinery go to: CV