ANA MARIA ORTEGA
Meet Our Milliner & Designer
Ana Maria has always had a restless thirst for learning and furthering her knowledge in textiles and millinery. This prompted her to study Fashion Design and Millinery i.e. hat and headdress making at Glasgow School of Art in Glasgow. In this field, she found her passion which has led to her successful career as one of the premier names in Couture Millinery within the UK market.
New Designer of the Year, GLA
Guild of Master Craftsmen UK, 2017
Scottish Wedding Awards, 2016
Lady Provost Liz Cameron first procession, 2003
Winner of the Trades House Designer, 2001 & merit in 2002
Ana Maria Ortega, left her native home in Mexico to live and work in the UK in 1995. During her education in Mexico, she gained a degree in Interior and Industrial Design and work experience in major firms such as Frito Lay Inc. In 2003 Ana Maria's couture millinery business opened.
Since founding the hat shop, Ana Maria has gone from strength to strength driven by her immense passion for luxury headdress design and millinery. She has gained great admiration and respect in the millinery industry for her unique designs, talent and quality customer service.
Working predominately in bespoke millinery Ana Maria has designed hats for the fashion house By Storm & well known public figures such as Jamiroquai & royalty. Concentrating all her efforts in making sure that all of her customers will receive a personal and unique design service.
Her beautiful creations have been worn by high profile customers both national and international. Other customers have been attendees at the William and Kate Royal Wedding, Royal Ascot, Royal Garden Parties and many, many weddings and functions throughout the UK and Ireland.
After many years in millinery design and the wedding industry, Ana Maria has developed a selective eye for fashion, style, colour and overall balance. It has made her understand the importance of every detail when it comes to perfecting an outfit.
MEET THE REST OF OUR TEAM
CATHLEEN - CONTENT CREATION & GRAPHICS
Cathleen joined Ultimate Design Hats in mid 2018. Besides managing all the creative and social content for UDH she is a happy and energetic part of the team who loves a challenge.
Her background in product and graphic design makes her a creative and functional designer with a great eye for detail. Alongside her work with UDH she also runs her own creative agency of graphic design, illustration and ceramics.
Cathleen is a viking coming all the way from Sweden and will happily show you how to braid your hair, how to sword fight or how to cook better meatballs than IKEA!