One of the longest-standing traditions at the Kentucky Derby is for women – and now men – to wear brightly colored derby hats throughout the horse races. The derby was founded in 1875 at the Churchill ...

Put on a hat and you're a heat-braving pioneer woman, a liberated flapper or a fashion-setting first lady. Put on a hat and you're wearing a part of history. But hats have become passe, Heather ...

Beth McNea is used to people walking in her store, offering to buy merchandise that isn't for sale. Each time, she politely declines, unwilling to part with a piece of her family's fashionable past.

Anika Lopes, a milliner and the curator of “Hats: A Celebration of History and Culture Through the Art of Millinery in Amherst” presented by Ancestral Bridges, hand blocks a hat made out of vintage ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - When you think of the Kentucky Derby you immediately think of fashion. When you think of Derby fashion you certainly think of the iconic tradition of women and some men ...

KING FERRY - Forget the DeLorean from “Back to the Future,” hats were the time-traveling vehicle of choice during Laurel Auchampaugh's presentation on the history of hats on Sunday. “These hats are ...

My father, like many of his generation, wore a hat anytime he was outside. He didn’t do it because, like for me, a doctor told him that high altitude sun on a mostly bald head could lead to skin ...

"For such simple garments, hats have had a devastating impact on wildlife throughout their long history... Made of wild-caught mammal furs, decorated with feathers or whole stuffed birds, historically ...

As I entered the room at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, the upbeat sounds of a jazz quartet caught my ear. They made me want to shake a white handkerchief in the air to the beat. I ...

The "Panama hat" — characterised by a circular shape, thick band, and straw material — has long been a summer fashion staple. But while the headgear is beloved for its functional design that protects ...