the hat -- and the "good" suit or dress that went with it -- was a break from uniforms and work clothes. And, therefore, when women went to church, they filled their churches with crowns of all ...

“On Sundays I dress up head to toe in suits and hats and fur coats and everything for church. Then I bowl on ... “The new style with younger women is wearing these little short cropped jackets ...

Crowns tells the story of six African-American women through the hats they wear to church. For Weekend Edition Saturday, Jeff Lunden reports on the stories behind the hats. In 1998, North Carolina ...

“Our ladies do wear their hats,” said Church of God in Christ Presiding ... Men in sharp dark suits carried two or three drum-shaped boxes as they trailed their be-hatted wives zigzagging ...

The theme for the event was “My Crown and Joy: A Celebration of Women and the Church Hat.” The event was held to keep the tradition alive in the culture of African American women wearing ...

Crowns tells the story of six African-American women through the hats they wear to church. For Weekend Edition Saturday, Jeff Lunden reports on the stories behind the hats. In 1998, North Carolina ...