Let us introduce Satya Twena ’05. Satya is the CEO and Creative director of Satya Twena Fine Millinery & Makins Hats. Satya’s first entrepreneurial endeavor started in 2010 when her mother lost her hair due to the effects of cancer treatment.
Satya continued making hats for herself, her mother and their friends out of her apartment using a jiffy steamer and her oven. Needing to fill orders, Satya’s turned to the Makins Hat Factory (one of Manhattan’s last hat factories, in the Garment District of NYC). She worked closely with them developing her hat making skills until 2013, when the 40 year old Makins Hat Factory abruptly closed.
By saving Manhattan’s last hat factories, Satya and her team continue to preserve the legacy of the Makins Hat factory and the craft of hand made hats in America. Satya grew up in Southern California & graduated from Wellesley College with her BA in Psychology and Women’s Studies.
