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.

At Orlando Vintage, cocktail hats are always in demand for parties themed to the 1940s and ’50s, says store owner Lisa Marie Smith. But of late, women have been buying vintage cocktail hats to ...

Not only is she a striking combination of an Iranian mother and English father (hence the name), she will probably be wearing bright red lipstick and a cocktail hat. And, being a cocktail hat ...