In the 1870s, the largest palm leaf hat factory in the world, which produced hundreds of thousands of hats each year, was based in Amherst. A new history exhibit is celebrating Amherst’s connections ...

Beth McNea is used to people walking in her store, offering to buy merchandise that isn't for sale. Each time, she politely declines, unwilling to part with a piece of her family's fashionable past.

New landmark honors nearly 100 years of cowboy hat-making in Garland, the official Cowboy Hat Capital of Texas.

KING FERRY - Forget the DeLorean from “Back to the Future,” hats were the time-traveling vehicle of choice during Laurel Auchampaugh's presentation on the history of hats on Sunday. “These hats are ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - When you think of the Kentucky Derby you immediately think of fashion. When you think of Derby fashion you certainly think of the iconic tradition of women and some men ...

"For such simple garments, hats have had a devastating impact on wildlife throughout their long history... Made of wild-caught mammal furs, decorated with feathers or whole stuffed birds, historically ...

CHEYENNE — Wyoming is no stranger to the cowboy hat, as it seems every corner of the city is covered with them when Cheyenne Frontier Days rolls around. Countless vendors and downtown businesses sell ...

My father, like many of his generation, wore a hat anytime he was outside. He didn’t do it because, like for me, a doctor told him that high altitude sun on a mostly bald head could lead to skin ...