A Factory Is This Reverend's Crowning Glory

Though Rev. Georgiette Morgan-Thomas was set to retire after 20
years of social work, she was far from ready to hang up her hat. In
2016, the pastor from Harlem used her life savings to purchase a
historic hat factory in Philadelphia that was on the cusp of
closure. Throwing herself into the manufacturing and design
process, the reverend has established a new modern space for
American Hats in the market while retaining the factory's heritage
manufacturing techniques. Photo courtesy of American Hats LLC.