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| Crowning Glory Exhibit at St. Louis Airport (photo: www.WillRunForMiles.com) |
I like wandering around airports. I see the most interesting sights. Sunday night, after running the St. Louis Marathon earlier that day, I was hobbling around the St. Louis Airport. I came across this exhibit of hats, on loan from The Griot Museum of Black History. As described on the Griot’s website:
This exhibit explores four main themes with more than 50 hats and head-coverings and other artifacts from The Griot’s collections and private citizens. One case focuses on traditional African head coverings, including ceremonial masks to traditional Zulu headwear worn by married women, called Isicholos. A major focus of the exhibit,“Evolution of the Church Hat,” shows a wonderful display of women’s hats typically worn just for Sunday services. The hats range in styles from a subdued black straw hat from the 1920s to larger, more elaborate and attention-getting headwear, like a bright green feather hat. The exhibit also details the amazing Millinery history in St. Louis in a showcase called “Hats in the Lou.” The Levine Hat Company, which manufactured and sold popular men’s hats like the Knox and the “Zoot Suite” hat, is also prominently featured. The company had deep connections to the St. Louis African-American community since it opened for business in 1903.
“Crowning Glory” will be on display at “The Meeting Place” in Lambert-St. Louis International Airport on Concourse 1 near the baggage claim. The exhibit is curated by Lois D. Conley, Founding Executive Director and James A. Vincent, historian. The exhibit is made possible with support from The Regional Arts Commission.
I really loved this group of hats, titled the Evolution of the Church Hat:
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Here are some Men’s Hats (some very cool fedoras!):
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African Headwear:
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A New York frequent flyer who elegantly combines her passions for worldwide travel, running a gazillion marathons all over the globe and staying fit ... without sacrificing her fancy for good wine and food.
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