Wake up, wake up, the British are coming!
And they’re all wearing fantastic hats.
Every year, Britain’s Royal Ascot week (it’s a horse thing) attracts the best - and certainly the boldest - in British millinery. We could tell you more, but when you’ve got images like these to work with, it’s hard to keep a clear head.
And to think - this is just day one!
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Tags: Ascot, Britain, coco's blog, g. stegelmann, hats
June 21st, 2010 at 11:56 am
yes please.
June 21st, 2010 at 1:14 pm
I like the bottom right-hand “loo” hat.
I find it interesting that, although there is a doll-house-sized bathroom diorama attached to the thing, I still find it curiously flattering.
It reminds me of the Flying Nun…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfrICFsKXFs&feature=related
At some point we’re going to have to talk about how that became a TV show…
June 21st, 2010 at 7:47 pm
oh, i see the bathroom now! couldn’t figure that one out.
i am partial to the unicorn bursting out of a cloud of pale pink feathers (tulle?) on the bottom left.
June 21st, 2010 at 8:25 pm
I just like the fact that these fantastic art pieces are on the heads of those at the top of the British echelon. I mean a good deal of these people are in some way related to the Royal family. A generally conservative bunch. But at Ascot, those conservative sartorial rules seem to go out the window. I love it!
June 21st, 2010 at 8:26 pm
Oh, and I forgot, here is a handy reference as to what Ascot is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Sq1Pax7h8.
June 21st, 2010 at 8:30 pm
I think the next WORN launch party should be Royal Ascot themed
June 21st, 2010 at 9:56 pm
I have long admired British women’s tradition of saving all their flamboyance for atop their heads
June 21st, 2010 at 10:12 pm
this makes my heart go pitter patter! It must be difficult to move around and socialize in a sea of such head dressings.
June 21st, 2010 at 11:08 pm
These are all so amazing - but I wonder if their necks hurt.
I am also partial to the “loo” hat. Who knew a bathroom on your head could be attractive?
June 23rd, 2010 at 1:22 am
Wow this is amazing! I had no idea this went on! Thank you so much for the infromation as well as the vivid photos. Your truely an inspiration!
xoxo,
Raeshelle of The Marchesa