But it was the regular church ladies, black and white, who made up about half of the shop's business and helped keep the place open for 50 years, buying "showstoppers" for Sunday morning, said ...

The Black women’s church aesthetic has always centered hats and over time they have developed from patterned headwraps to elaborate wide-brimmed beauties.

The Church Hat Collections of Veda Rawlings and Ellen Berts" is an exhibition of Black church lady hats. Many colors, styles ...

To wear a church hat is to step into a legacy of dignity, elegance, and spiritual presence. For women like Evetta Petty , Kathy Anderson , and Wanda Chambers , crafting these hats has been a ...

For Black women, their church crowns hold meaning beyond Scripture. They gained popularity in the 1900s, back when many Black women were working in someone else’s home as domestic workers and ...

Angela Farris, an heir to the King family, gives a tour of the “Hats of the King Family Women” exhibit at the Atlanta History Center on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.

The evolution of church hat style evolved from African cultures to fashion icons like Madam C.J. Walker and now to second-generation milliners, designers and makers of women’s hats, like Meeka ...