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American Paint Hat might be one of Nashville’s most innovative stores and experiences to date. Owned and operated by Runaway June‘s Jennifer Wayne, along with Tara Joseph and Tyler Minor, American Paint Hat allows customers to create a unique, one-of-a-kind, custom-made hat, which they can design themselves.

For Wayne, she didn’t need to add something else to her already busy schedule, which includes a soaring music career, and now also a baby. But the stylish singer always enjoyed wearing hats, and was eager to find a way to turn her passion into a business.

“I’ve always loved hats, and it’s fun because it kind of is a statement piece,” Wayne tells Everything Nash. “And if you don’t really know what to wear, you could just wear something simple and put a hat on and it looks like you have it together. I never have it together. So putting a hat on helps, but I just thought it was so cool to not just go purchase something, because anyone can just go buy something, but this actually gives you an experience.”

Joseph credits Wayne with the idea for American Paint Hat — sort of. Wayne, who is an avid golfer, had the idea for another business idea, until she casually mentioned what ultimately became their current business venture.

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