MARION For years, beautiful, colorful hats have become a powerful fashion statement in churches across the country. Church hat designer Christopher Davis of Marion said the story of the tradition is ...

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In recent years, something interesting has been happening beyond the sanctuary: designer churchwear is stepping confidently ...

As a child growing up in Ebenezer Baptist Church, Angela Farris was in awe every Sunday as she watched a parade of women walk into the sanctuary adorned in brightly colored and elaborate church hats.

Vanilla Beane, whose radiant hats topped the heads of legions of African American women at church, weddings and funerals in the District for half a century, earning her the title of “D.C.’s Hat Lady,” ...

Dear Abby: An old hat style that created problems years ago has returned. The brim is so large that a person sitting behind them in church can see nothing but the back of that hat. It’s aggravating to ...

EXPLORES BLACK HISTORY AND IDENTITY. IT’S COMING TO CENTER STAGE. AS LISA ROBINSON REPORTS, IT’S A MIX OF ORAL HISTORY, FASHION SHOW AND MUSICAL THEATER. REPORTER: THE STARS OF THIS SHOW ARE THE HATS.