Abraham Lincoln's Stovepipe Hat, Etc.

[Eva Elisabeth]

I don't know that any event I have ever seen anyone wear one. Now a shiny
black top hat can be a fashion statement, yes. The odd clipped, sparse
black beard along with the extra tall stovepipe hat and a dark black suit
are a memorable combination.

Whatever you wear and however you do your hair is a statement.
(As for the event, top hats - not of stove pipe length though - are regular outfit for equestrian dressage contests:
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