Until Australian milliner Miranda Green created her innovative range of glamorous, travel-friendly hats, most fashion-conscious women were limited to squeezing practical but crumpled headgear into their hand luggage - or they faced the inconvenience of travelling with a bulky hat box.

Renowned in Australia for designing sculptural 'wearable art', Green was approached by fellow Perth-based swimwear designer Claire Metcalf of C. Design to develop an elegant sunhat to go with her resort couture swimsuits. Realising her classically designed dome-shaped hats with broad sweeping brims would be impractical to pack for long-distance travel, Green devised the Ava Resort Portable Glamour version.

Green used an intricate and innovative flat-stitching method, together with an inbuilt reversible brim mechanism, to allow the Ava Gardner-inspired hat to be rolled up to form a cone, without damaging its shape. Lightweight and compact, the rolled hat, secured by silk ties, is ideal for slipping into a handbag or packing for a weekend away. The brim is designed to hold its shape so it may be twisted or folded in different ways to create various styles.