When Rose Minutaglio and Chris Marazzo stepped into Tiro a Segno, an Italian social club in New York, for their rehearsal dinner last winter, family and friends who were waiting there erupted in cheers. The enthusiastic response seemed to be not just for the couple, but also the customized, ivory-colored felt top hat worn by the bride-to-be.

“Everyone said the hat is stunning, the hat is everything,” said Ms. Minutaglio, 30, a senior editor of features and special projects at Elle magazine.

“Because I wore my mother’s wedding dress on my wedding day, I wanted to play with bridal fashion the day before,” said Ms. Minutaglio, who intentionally channeled Bianca Jagger and Marlene Dietrich, both of whom are known for their confident style and “who weren’t afraid to say no to the ball gown or a blusher veil.”

After more than a year of wearing face masks during the pandemic, bolder fashion statements like hats have been making a comeback, appearing in an array of styles, shapes and colors on designer runways and city streets, as well as in weddings and related events.

“Now that people are going out again, they want to dress up more,” said Jennifer Hoertz, a milliner who has a studio at her home in Brewster, N.Y. “They’re looking for events to wear a hat to. A wedding is that event. Brides are calling because they want something other than a tiara.”

Some milliners and other industry professionals cite the influence of the British royals for giving hats more exposure, especially Kate Middleton, along with high-profile events like the Kentucky Derby. Beyoncé and her most recent album, “Cowboy Carter,” have helped make cowboy hats, in particular, trendy again.

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