Every year at this time, England celebrates the races at Royal Ascot. The Queen and her family arrive in a horse-drawn landau coach and sometimes her horses even race… and win! But, befitting being in the presence of Royalty, there are guidelines to which one must adhere. Especially the ladies.
Sometimes it works beautifully, and there are gorgeous outfits, with stunning hats to go along with them.
This hat is described as eau de nil. I love that.
This is the a capella band, the Tootsie Rollers.
A throwback to the My Fair Lady days?
The hat is the best part of this.
Very elegant and understated.
This was made on a 3D printer!
Very classic.
I’d be very unhappy if I was seated behind her.
There’s a lot going on here.
Not quite sure how she even managed to fit through the turnstile in this!
Countess of Wessex. Perfection.
As the Guardian says, a triumph of engineering and bad taste. You’d never see a comment like that in an American newspaper!
I love a good Pimms, but not this one!
Which is your favourite?
The very first one. The more veil, the better:).
ReplyDeleteI worry that the tulle is scratchy.
DeleteSophie Wessex had the most tasteful hat but I love that last Pimms one! Funny though this year they didn't stress the size of the hats so much bc was it last year or two years ago they revised the dress code and hats were meant to be a certain size?
ReplyDeleteI think that the hats have to have a 4 inch base so as to eliminate the fascinators that were just a bunch of feathers and leaves stuck to your head.
DeleteI enjoyed watching it all on TV yesterday, the hats were just fab. The first girl in the red, was actually 'Miss China' and she really did look lovely. I rather like the eau-de-nil with the orange flowers.
ReplyDeleteDidn't know she was Miss China! And I agree about the eau-de-nil one.
Deleteeau-de-nil, but I would consider some of the others for mardi gras!
ReplyDeleteMardi Gras or a drag parade.
DeleteNumber six, elegant and understated and Wessex. Some were whimsical and creative...the rest, bleh!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely!
DeleteWhat's with the annoying pop up ad?
ReplyDeleteWhat was the ad? That's generally on your computer... it's nothing that i control.
DeleteOh thank god. This strange full-screen ad for a product so important I can't even remember what it was, popped up and stayed on the screen for 27 seconds. I thought, this doesn't seem like something Meg would do and I remember in your survey you said any ads you did would be subtle. I must've hit something by accident.
DeleteAnd I would NEVER do pop-ups! I hate them and wouldn't torture anyone else with them. I get random things that pop up, so I just run a scan on my machine.
Deleteas in so many things - sometimes a little goes a long ways...not a fan of the dramatic hats...simple simple simple!
ReplyDeleteI agree... but not for Ascot!
Deleteomg some of them! + Countess of Wessex gets my vote.xxpeggybraswelldesign.com
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ReplyDeleteTalk about annoying pop up ads ...
DeleteI love the eau de nil hat, but not what she is wearing. Countess of Wessex gets the vote for a totally pulled together look. I am a hat wearer, and it's a real pet peeve of mine to see women wearing their hair down while wearing a dressier hat. I have long hair, but I still chignon it or bun it up when wearing a more formal hat.
ReplyDeleteMy fave is number two... that coral/orange color sings to me!
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