Got now to count down the Derby sponsored
by Davis Jewelers in the milliners corner.
Today it is the hat doctor.
Doctor Alana cogan. Doctor coga.
I get to doctor Cogan.
It's so great to have you here.
Thank you for having me.
Big fan of of everything you do.
I've actually,
I've worn your fascinators at
some some events before.
We have to start with the name
because people think oh,
what a cute fun name.
But you are
in fact. A real doctor I am.
I'm a physician. I graduated frm
the University of Louisville in 2009.
I'm a fulltime radiologist
working in Kentucky.
Anna, priority radiology is our
outpatient place that I work
primarily at and it's great.
I love to serve the community
and make beautiful hats.
How in the world do you have tie
or find the time to juggle it a?
This must be a real big passionf
it is a huge passion.
I love making the hats.
I love interacting with all
the beautiful ladies and
getting them ready for Derby.
I just love. I love it.
I love being a radiologist too,.
You get to have both, which
is so lucky, right? You're so very lucky.
So you kind of what fell in love
with Derby when you came here for Med
school? Yes, my first year in medical school,
my friends took me to the Derby
and I completely fell in love.
I've always been a crafty persod
I made some hats for my friends and I,
and then I sold them on eBay an.
As a poor Med student was
was rich after that.
So I just continued chipping awy
at your student loans after tha.
Exactly. Yes.
And I just continued making more and more,
and the business really grew. Al
right. Well, let's jump into kind of the
styles that you brought today because,
I mean, how would you describe your style?
Like, I'll see your hat someplace and I'll
immediately identify it as the hat Doctor.
Yes, I love bright. I love colo.
I love everything a little bit
avant-garde and a little bit different.
And I just want ladies to feel
happy and feminine and that.
That's basically the look I
always have a little. Bling.
A little feminine touch.
Butterflies, birds, something f.
All right, let's show.
Take everybody through kind
of what you brought today.
Let's quite start here.
The table to your left here,
because it is.
Everything that you just descri,
and I mean the detail,
the birds, the butterflies,
the bling. I love
it. Yes, I think that the bling pieces
really help you stand out from the crowd.
They look absolutely
gorgeous in the sunshine.
People think that bling is just for evening,
but but in the sun at the track,
it just looks gorgeous. Yes.
And then florals are always huge pearls.
All the little details,
little crystals and all my piec,
they're all very comfortable as well,
which is important when you have a long
day at the track and I try to make them.
Beautiful and large and,
you know, statement pieces,
but comfortable as well.
You were the
first that I've ever seen.
Normally we just see the
flowers and the feathers, right.
You are the 1st that I've ever .
Do the butterflies,
do the birds and it just
comes across like you said.
So avant-garde.
So, like gutsy kind of here
I am, right. Here I am.
Yes, be an icon for that day.
Not a wallflower,
definitely not. All right,
let's talk about some of the
hats behind us here because
these are super comfortable.
We can step back here. Yes,
these are my hat nator pieces.
They they basically.
They are a fascinator because
they are on a headband,
but they have the comfort.
You know, there's a headband
under there. There is a headban.
I just realized that.
So they have the size of a hat,
but they're a lot,
bit a lot more comfortable to
wear and because of their size,
they're a lot more impact
as well. I think it's super
flattering to kind of it hits t.
I've seen you wear it on your
Instagram page, that beautiful .
It's gorgeous for pictures, I t.
Yeah, totally gorgeous for pict.
Great with strapless dresses,
one shoulder dresses.
They just look good with
everyone with everything,
and they're also really
great with solids as well.
So really can help dress up your
look by having an ornate piece t
you know that has some size to .
OK, next we're going to go to
the table to the right here.
Yes. Here's some more of my headband pieces.
I think headbands are super comfortable,
especially the, the,
the padded headband pieces
and of course a little bling,
a little butterfly detail.
I love some of the sculptural things I've
been working on with my wired flowers.
They just look like little works of art.
You know, that you get to enjoy,
you know, at the track.
And I feel like everything that
you have here, these are things
that you can wear once against.
Very, very royal, right.
I feel like you could wear it to a wedding.
Yes, you could wear it to something that
is that dressed up like summer occasion.
And yes, I love to get like multiple.
Pieces out of things and screams Derby.
But then it's also,
I feel like, usable beyond that.
Yes, birthday parties, bridal showers,
gender reveal parties, baby sho.
I encourage my ladies to alwaysr
a little Topper for your special event
because it'll make you feel spel
and it'll really dress up your .
So what does it mean to you wheu
kind of you've seen your work oe
Kentucky Derby Museum Hat Show runway,
you were featured Milliner.
I mean, to get that kind of
recognition for your art,
I mean, it has to be.
Just so inspiring for you to keep doing that.
You've made the right decision
to do what you're doing.
It's amazing. I was so honored e
a featured Milliner last year and this
year the show is absolutely ama.
It's just been great working wih
the Derby Museum and it's an icc
venue in Louisville and it's its
just great to be a part of that.
Absolutely. Well, how can people
reach out to you or if they
see something that they like,
go ahead and purchase it,
because I feel like the clock is ticking
out on getting our outfits
and everything together.
Yes, the clock is ticking.
The hat, doctor.
Dot com that will lead you to my
Etsy site and I have over 600
pieces available for purchase n.
All different colors and I'm hay
to customize any of the looks
by adding feathers, flowers,
whatever to help pick up color n
your dress and to help make you
look perfect for your special d.
Well, thank you so much for
visiting us on great day live.
We love having you a part
of our Derby countdown.
And here's the Derby, right?
Here's the Derby. Can't wait.