Dressed by Hat Doctor & Glasscock Boutique
By: VOICE-TRIBUNE
Photos by: Chris Witzke
Last year, VOICE-TRIBUNE reached out to our sponsors to find a local hat designer for Kate Chenery Tweedy and Sara Manning, the daughters of the Triple-Crown Secretariat Owner Penny Chenery, and The Hat Doctor by Ilana Kogan was the first to respond. The sisters attended Derby 149 in honor of the 50th anniversary of Secretariat’s historic Derby and subsequent Triple Crown win. They wore Hat Doctor hats while celebrating Derby 149 and delivering a speech in honor of their mother and the beloved racehorse, Secretariat (aka “Big Red”). Their wardrobe was also sponsored by Glasscock Boutique who has partnered with the Hat Doctor this Derby season.
Kogan took special care in the creation of the Chenery hats, incorporating Secretariat’s signature blue and white checkerboard silk pattern in the design. She even included two original 1973 Kentucky Derby pins.
Recently, the Chenery sisters’ hats were donated to the Kentucky Derby Museum, where they are now on display in honor of their late mother, Penny Chenery, and the Secretariat’s legacy.
The Hat Doctor Ilana Kogan, one of the Museum’s five official milliners, also works as a radiologist. Originally from New York City, she moved to Kentucky in 2005 to attend the UofL School of Medicine. She began her business by creating Derby hats for her medical school classmates by reconstructing and embellishing hats on students’ budgets. Now, the handmade, one-of-a-kind designs showcase her love for creative silhouettes and delicately embroidered details.
Learn more about The Hat Doctor, and view her creations at thehatdoctor.com.