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 ...

Living Church ladies and their big, bold hats: a fading tradition Published: Apr. 14, 2012, 5:00 p.m. By The Republican Lifestyle Desk ...

Derunzia Atkins, Greater New Hope Baptist Church, Monroe "I wear hats because when I grew up all ladies, when they became a certain age they wore hats on Sunday.

But church attire has changed over the years and has become relatively lax since the days when I attended Sunday School. Women typically don’t wear the extravagant hats they were once noted for ...

Remember how the Brits love crazy hats? One of my co-workers said it was a “Church Lady” hat. I’ve seen plenty of “Church Lady” hats, but none like this.

D.C.'s "Hat Lady" Vanilla Beane passed away on Sunday, Oct. 23. Her designs are displayed at the National Museum of African American History and Culture ...

He - and you can tell it's a he, can't you? and a squinchy-hearted dried-up little peckerwood, at that - he obviously knows very little about church ladies, hats, performance art or women.