Well, I dunno, Stir, but there was lots of beeauutiful African headgear worn at my church today! We have a lot of African immigrants, particularly from Nigeria, who go to our church & they wear beautiful, colorful, dramatic clothing & headgear. I actually took a pic of folks leaving Mass today, b/c it's such a diverse & wonderful group of people, but it just looked like... I dunno, didn't turn out like I saw it w/my eyes/in my head/in my heart... nm. ;-p
That doesn't sound like fertile hunting grounds to see Red Hat Society ladies. Lurking around the entrance to a casino when the tour buses are unloading should find ya a few dozen Red Hats.