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The Hat Girls design and create custom headwear for every occasion, specializing in the Kentucky Derby. Designers Kate and Rachel are Louisville natives who live for fashion and love seeing their wearable art come to life on their clients. Shop our upscale headwear online, in our Louisville hat shop, or in boutiques across the country each season.

Now in our 15th Derby season, we are proud to be a 5x Featured Milliner of the Kentucky Derby (2023–2027) and a 9x Official Hat Designer of the Kentucky Derby Festival (2016–2024).

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Clients' Favorite Styles

ROWAN ROWAN $350.00 Z-BELLE Z-BELLE from $420.00 TAYLOR TAYLOR from $400.00 VAEDA VAEDA $480.00 RUBY RUBY $400.00 W-GABBY W-GABBY from $480.00 JENNY JENNY $300.00 Y-CHRISSY Y-CHRISSY $470.00

Real Clients. Real Compliments.

5.0 · 372 Google reviews
Client in a blue dress wearing a wide-brim purple and mauve Derby hat
Client in a pink rose dress wearing a red feather fascinator at the Kentucky Derby
Client in a peach dress wearing a peach flower Derby hat
Client in a white floral dress wearing a pale yellow feather fascinator
★★★★★

I can't say enough fantastic things about the Hat Girls! When I was in a dilemma a week prior to the Derby, they saved me! And I loved my fascinator so much more than the one I thought I was going to wear! They went above and beyond to match it perfectly to my dress!

Jenny SchmuckerGoogle review
★★★★★

Rachel at The Hat Girls was such a pleasure to work with! She helped me find the perfect color for my dress, making the whole experience so enjoyable. I purchased a fascinator with a headband, and I must say, it's incredibly comfortable. The color matches my dress so beautifully, I couldn't be happier!

Sandra AsdourianGoogle review
★★★★★

Bought two beautiful fascinators for the Kentucky Derby and they are both beautifully amazing! High quality, lightweight, stunning! The Hat Girls worked with pictures of my dresses and shoes to find the perfect match! So many options, you can find the perfect hat for you! Highly recommend!!!

Lana JohnsonGoogle review
★★★★★

The Hat Girls is the only place to go for your Derby week hats!! I wouldn't go anywhere else.

Pamela ShewmakerGoogle review
Kate and Rachel of The Hat Girls wearing Derby hats

Meet Kate & Rachel

We’re Kate and Rachel, best friends since high school and the owners of The Hat Girls. We design and create every Hat Girls piece, and nothing makes us happier than helping our clients find the perfect headpiece to complete their look and feel their most confident.

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211 Clover Lane, Suite H
Louisville, Kentucky 40207

We are open seasonally during the month of April and first week of May.

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