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Rochester Area Designer Fashions Hats Worn By Downton Abbey's Leading Ladies

 When you tune into Downton Abbey on WXXI-TV Sunday night, take a good look at the costumes. Specifically, the hats.

There's a Rochester-area connection.

A Wayne County native says it was a dream come true when he was commissioned to design hats worn by the leading ladies at Downton.

ZebulonHounslea grew up in Ontario, New York. He is a graduate of Wayne Central High School and the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Click on the audio link above to hear him talk about how he landed this assignment for the iconic PBS show.

Downton Abbey airs on WXXI-TV Sundays at 9 p.m. 

Beth Adams joined WXXI as host of Morning Edition in 2012 after a more than two-decade radio career. She was the longtime host of the WHAM Morning News in Rochester. Her career also took her from radio stations in Elmira, New York, to Miami, Florida.