A friend of mine came up with the brilliant idea to make top hats from recycled pop can boxes, and styrofoam plates!
I covered them in batting to hide and smooth out the lumps and bumps.
Then stretched and covered them with fabric and trim.
I added a coarse tule to the bottom underneath of the hats, right where they sit on the head. Then I took bobby pins and pinned the hats like crazy to the heads of my models!