The formal-attire influence is still easy to spot in Bishop's fancy toppers, all of which echo some bygone era (or perhaps a royal wedding) when women weren't fully dressed without a proper hat.

Back then, it referred to a lacy scarf women wrapped around their heads ... he used the name to rebrand the petite cocktail hats that were known at the time as clip-hats or half-hats.

Sister Eugenie's velvet cocktail hat was by Welsh milliner Robyn Coles ... The Pippa Middletons of their day, six aristocratic women - Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill, Lady Jane Vane-Tempest ...

“But that has changed, and hats are now reserved for more formal occasions,” she concluded. Despite being a strict royal family rule, there are times when royal women are not allowed to wear hat ...

The chance to wear fabulous hats all year-round! Whether it's a cocktail hat at Easter, a wide-brimmed wow-piece at the races, or a cloche at Christmas, there has been some truly stunning regal ...

Fascinators on display came to life atop women's heads at Chicago's One of ... In years past they've been known as whimsy or cocktail hats. "They are easy to wear, especially when they are on ...

MICHIGAN CITY — Women's hats are for more than keeping ... Joyner creates hats, from 4-inch fascinators to fedoras, cocktail hats to perchers, cloches to sinamays. Her custom creations also ...

For the women of the royal family and members of the public alike, no formal look is complete without a hat to top it off. Royal protocol dictates that women must wear hats to all official occasions.

“Liverpool women will always push the boat out when ... way with a big hat there’s a huge choice of fascinators or cocktail hats.” Top tips: l Want to avoid hat hair? Make sure the hat ...