Over the years, there was discussion about switching back to a Campaign-style hat, which was worn by the original enforcement members of the Michigan State Police until the early 1920s.

Michigan State Police will begin wearing campaign-style hats on Thursday as part of the 100th anniversary. ... It will be a black straw hat with a clear-coat protection.

There have been 1,782 of the black straw hats issued to troopers across Michigan which began its state police in 1917, Shaw said. “These are a little different than what we have been wearing for ...

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