If socialites can be relied upon for one thing in this day and age, it’s their willingness to wear a wild custom hat to an invite-only daytime event. And God bless them for it.

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This Woman's Personal Style Is Inspiring

Kelly Faircloth

4/15/16 3:00pm

How convenient—the perfect style inspiration for an April weekend when the summer can’t decide whether it wants to be warm or cold or what.

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All the Sportiest Hats of Spring 1982

Kelly Faircloth

3/10/16 2:30pm

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This is a strangely successful piece of headwear, in that I feel compelled to do whatever this woman says, immediately.

Female Reporters at Chicago's WFLD Reportedly Banned From Wearing Hats in Outdoor Shots

Anna Merlan

1/06/16 10:43am

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A fun idea, being instituted for what we’re sure are totally non-bullshit reasons: female reporters at Chicago Fox station WFLD are reportedly being told not to wear hats during outdoor live shots this winter. A producer apparently thinks women “look a lot better without hats.”

Quiz: Which of Diane Keaton's Many Hats Are You?

Bobby Finger

1/05/16 4:50pm

Diane Keaton, beloved actress and frequent wearer of hats, turns 70 years old today. And in those seven decades on this planet, she has worn several different kinds of hats—from black ones to white ones, and from bowlers to berets*. But which of those iconic head covers best represents you?

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Skinny Scarves and Peasant Tops: The Gilmore Girls Wore Truly Godawful Clothes

Sophie Lucido Johnson

11/02/15 2:00pm

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When I heard the news that Netflix had signed on to a four-episode continuation of Gilmore Girls, I had a thought that I believe everyone else should have had: I hope they hire a new costumer.

Royal Ascot Is Today and You Know What That Means: Batshit Hats

Kelly Faircloth

6/16/15 5:50pm

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Today the horse races at Royal Ascot kicked off. Which means a treat for those of us here at home: a parade of completely bonkers hats.

Johnny Weir's Pre-Kentucky Derby Hat Is a Thing of Beauty

Kate Dries

5/02/14 9:45am

Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski are working as NBC fashion commentators for the Kentucky Derby this weekend, which meant that Friday on The Today Show they gave us a taste of what they were going to bring to the table fashion-wise. For Tara, that translated into tasteful black feathers. For Johnny, that meant a crazy…

No, President Obama Isn’t Designing ‘Girly’ Marine Hats

Doug Barry

10/24/13 9:10pm

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If you read the New York Post headline yesterday “Obama wants Marines to wear ‘girly’ hats,” and were a little skeptical that the commander-in-chief of the world’s most powerful military force was sitting at his desk in front of a series of hat sketches for new Marine uniforms saying, “This is too butch. I SAID…

Amy's Batshit Baking Company Wants You to Buy Hideous Merchandise

Kate Dries

8/07/13 2:20pm

The idiots at Amy's Baking Company are cashing in on their asshole natures and selling shirts that reference how they became famous for being jerks, with phrases of them like "Here's Your Pizza, Go F**K Yourself!" (They put those asterisks in, I have no problem writing that word out.)

The Flowers, Fowl Feathers and Fierce Frippery of the Kentucky Derby

Dodai Stewart

5/06/13 1:00pm

It rained Saturday during the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, and the inclement weather meant a lot of the hats were kept under wraps. That said, some VIP managed to don fine spring fashions and elaborate hats, in keeping with tradition.

A New Generation Delights in Fancy Hats

Doug Barry

5/05/13 3:30pm

LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 04: A little guest attends the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Let's Shop for Hats in the 1920s

Dodai Stewart

4/11/13 2:55pm

Ah, the 1920s. When you could get a really great hat for $1.95. What's that you say? You like the $2.95 hats? Pardon me, big spender. The image on the left is from Retronaut's new site, Anywhen; the one on the right was seen on Pinterest. But more pressing: Which hat do you want to buy?

Tiptoe Through The Juleps

Anna Breslaw

5/05/12 5:00pm

LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 05: A women walks through the paddock during the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 5, 2012 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Haberdashery's Finest Compete For Kentucky Derby Crown

Erin Gloria Ryan

5/08/11 12:56pm

Tamara Soreeoo of Austin, Texas, wears her game face under her thoroughbred hat, called "Lavender Flapjack," is favored to win this year's contest.

The Rorshach Test For Princess Beatrice's Hat

Dodai Stewart

5/02/11 3:40pm

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The royal wedding is over and done with, but Princess Beatrice's hat lives on in infamy! Since everyone has an opinion about her chapeau, and it's fun to play amateur psychiatrist, we present: What What You Think Beatice's Hat Looks Like Says About You.

How To Make Your Own Royal Wedding Fascinator

Jenna Sauers

4/28/11 4:56pm

What's the coolest thing about a royal wedding? It's not the dress — snooze — or the guest list — Victoria Beckham, really? — or the Senior British Correspondents all the American television networks trot out to bask in their expert analysis. It's the hats, stupid! The glorious, creative, towering, ridiculous, fancy,…

Because Who Doesn't Want To See Male Nudes In Bonnets?

Sadie Stein

2/09/11 6:07pm

Okay, probably, somewhere, there is someone, just as just as surely there's someone who's way too excited about it. Such is life. And here are nudes in bonnets.