I’m a woman, and I love hats, though haven’t used them as much for looking good in summer as I did when young. Mine are more conservative but stylish. Like ladies in the ‘40s might wear, which in fact many of them did for Dervpby and all races, because that was the norm for society. It’s not a Derby or racing thing, all people wore them. It’s mistaken to act otherwise!
My favorite track outfit of all time is Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
Does anyone...still wear...a hat?” — Stephen Sondheim, “The Ladies Who Lunch” from Company