'Church crowns,' glorious hats for Easter and beyond
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Hats
Though the world has gotten much more casual in recent decades, and hats are far less ubiquitous, hat culture remains alive and well in many of the nation's black churches. These 'church crowns' are about devotion with a touch of something delightful, and wearing them takes a bundle of attitude and self-esteem.
Meeka Robinson-Davis, pictured in a red chapeau decorated with red, pink and yellow flowers, is a second-generation hat maker. She runs the Slauson Avenue branch of the store her mother Sonja Robinson founded, One-of-a-Kind Hats on Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles. |
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