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

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.

With her eyes almost entirely obscured by the rim of her wool boater-style hat, Melania Trump stood next to president-elect ...

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 ...

Nobody could fault Melania Trump for her inauguration outfit – except, perhaps, her husband. Her wide-brimmed hat blocked his kiss as he took the oath of office.

The first lady's inauguration outfit, darkly beautiful yet unapproachable and severe, conveys a seemingly intentional ...

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 ...

Melania Trump's large hat was an obstacle for Donald Trump as the president went in for a kiss at the inauguration today.

The man who designed first lady Melania Trump’s unusual inauguration headwear has revealed the true meaning behind the hat that went viral. Designer Eric Javits told ABC News the hat was supposed to ...

Melania Trump wore a boater-style hat by the American designer Eric Javits to her husband's inauguration. Hats by Javits typically cost $225 to $1,250.