Eric Javits is an American luxury designer who creates hats, accessories, shoes, and handbags specifically designed for women.

It is safe to say that no one in the world was more pleased – or relieved – to see Melania Trump wearing a hat to this morning’s swearing-in ceremony than Eric Javits. After all, he designed it.

Eric Javits also noted how women in the past wore wide-brimmed hats to set boundaries "so no one would try" to kiss them.

From the design process, to a shipping mishap, to the inauguration stage, here's how Melania Trump's hat was made.

Melania Trump turned heads in a wide-brimmed hat at Donald Trump’s inauguration — but the accessory almost didn’t make it to the ceremony. American designer Eric Javits, who made the chapeau ...

However, the stand out piece of the outfit was her large navy wide-brimmed hat with a flat top and white trimming, designed by Eric Javits, which quickly gained viral fame. Despite comparisons to ...

Inside the U.S. Capitol, the 54-year-old donned an Adam Lippes original navy blue, silk-and-wool overcoat and the elongated top hat designed by Eric Javits. The statement-making accessory casting ...

She wore a navy blue coat and matching hat by the American designers Adam Lippes and Eric Javits. The boater-style hat had a flat top and a wide brim that covered much of her face as she walked ...

A hat by Eric Javits. Javits ― the nephew of New York's iconic senator, the late Jacob Javits ― has been selling hats in Palm Beach for more than 40 years. Arlette Gordon was one of his ...

The former model wore a custom double-breasted navy coat by Adam Lippes and a matching boater hat by Eric Javits, both American designers, for the occasion. “The tradition of the presidential ...

The incoming first lady's boater-style navy and ivory hat was designed by Eric Javits. The hat got people talking online. Melania Trump turned heads at Donald Trump's inauguration Monday with a ...