Royal Ascot! Aka: funny hat day

[wawa]

Hey, this is totally a legit current event.

You get everything from the kind of actually fabulous:


to the slightly ridiculous



to the full on holy WTF


post your favorite in the categories of "I'd totally wear that", "hilariously awesome" and "seriously...why?"

find more pictures here:
www.tomandlorenzo.com/2012/06/royal-ascot-2012.html
www.vogue.co.uk/spy/celebrity-photos/2012/6/20/royal-ascot-2012/gallery
fashion.telegraph.co.uk/galleries/TMG9344593/Royal-Ascot-2012-Fashion-hits-and-misses.html

and I'm sure elsewhere.

[2vermont]

I'm fairly certian I wouldn't wear any of these. If I'm wearing a hat, it needs to look more like this (my wedding hat):

www.ericakoesler.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=71&category_id=3&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1

[wawa]

did you look at the vogue gallery 2v? most of those are fairly normal.

[2vermont]

Jun 21, 2012 8:59:05 GMT -5 wawa said:

did you look at the vogue gallery 2v? most of those are fairly normal.

It seemed like most of the pictures in there were of the Queen in her hats....and, although they may be normal, they're awful. Maybe Id wear those when I'm her age too.

[wawa]

Jun 21, 2012 9:01:40 GMT -5 2vermont said:

Jun 21, 2012 8:59:05 GMT -5 wawa said:

did you look at the vogue gallery 2v? most of those are fairly normal.

It seemed like most of the pictures in there were of the Queen in her hats....and, although they may be normal, they're awful. Maybe Id wear those when I'm her age too.

i liked sophie's.

[flamingeaux]

If I had to pick one for me to wear


this is the one that amuses me the most though

[meshaliuknits]

I think I've found the hat I'm wearing to BabyLiu's graduation.




And the one I'm wearing to her wedding.

[WOT?*]

Love Brit snobbery.

If Americans had a tradition like this, half the hats would be cars, a quarter would have guns on them, another quarter would have paid advertising space on them, and 98% would have the stars and stripes. Perhaps it’s best to leave these traditions to the folks who know what to do with them.

We do have one. It's called Derby Day. He should check it out before he lifts his nose any further.

I don't know why it took me several glances to notice this one had a big bug on it:

This gal is Absolutely Fabulous; apparently she's a regular feature for the past 25 years:


styleredux.blogspot.com/2009/06/florence-claridge.html

[basilosaurus]

I don't think derby day is anywhere near the same. They're big floppy hats, but I haven't seen any air hockey tables or a champagne bucket.

I have to admit, I kind of love this. It's not cherries on a hat, it's a cherry hat. For some reason, it makes me laugh more than the other ridiculous ones.

[Daria Morgandorffer]

Man, I want to be English high society just for the hats. I effing love that yellow one.

[eclaires]

I love hats. Scarlett and I both were wearing hats today!

I think if I was going to something like the Royal Ascot, I'd go with a crazy hat. It seems like the only acceptable time to wear cherries on your head, for example.

[WOT?*]

We don't have the fantastic architectural hats and fascinators but we do have some pretty classic ridiculousness. Without the need for cars and guns.



Although this makes me question the whole cars and guns thing:


But I agree, the Brits do have it a step or three above us, what with the architectual hats, multiple days of festivities and the Concours vehicles. Pip pip cheerio.

[eclaires]

That looks like a Derby Infield bonanza. I love it.