The simple dress and the extravagance of the hats was very much the style of the day in Europe c. So, where are we now? The wide-brimmed and more fantastical hats will be further from the racetrack itself, while as you move towards the race track, and space becomes more of a premium, you will start to see more fascinators and pillbox hats.
As an aside, our own beloved partner in hats, Christin A. Moore, was of course the featured milliner for the th Kentucky derby, the fact of which we are immensely proud of.
Christine A. Moore is a spectacular milliner in her own right, and aside from her regular line, which is always superb, she also designs custom hats for many attending dignitaries and celebrities attending the races. Hats will always be part of the Kentucky Derby as longs as there are horses to run on the track, and as long as elegance and gentility is not lost to us. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled.
Categories: Women's Hats. A jumbo pink hat tops off a Kentucky Derby tradition. Victoria Moll of Louisville wears a feathery hat while waiting for the start of the Kentucky Oaks race. Rob Carr, Associated Press. Althea Otis of Louisville peeks out from beneath her fancy bonnet. Charlie Riedel, Associated Press. Pink in the paddock area? Darron Cummings, Associated Press.
Hat designer Vicky Hoskinson, who blames the economy for curtailing sales of her new hats this year, spruced up this hat for a Derby-going client. Ed Reinke, Associated Press. The Kentucky Derby is every woman's chance to express her inner Southern belle, according to the annual horse race's website, which provides guidelines and gentle suggestions for women's attire. The crowning glory of a Southern belle's ensemble? A standout hat.
If the Derby headdresses remind you of something you've seen on Kate Middleton, the queen, or Princess Beatrice, perhaps it's because the founder of the Kentucky Derby modeled the race after European-style racing events like the Royal Ascot, which mandates full morning dress for men and hats for women. When the Kentucky Derby began in , both American and British women alike wanted to wear their finest to the races, and in those days that definitely included a hat.
While statement headwear is typically not necessary formal attire in America today, the tradition stuck at the Kentucky Derby. There's also a practical concern: the hat keeps the sun out of your eyes. At Louisville's Churchill Downs, a woman's choice of headwear often depends on where she's watching. In the general admission infield, hats tend to be eccentric, while those in the seated areas verge toward elegant.
Almost all come with some combination of feathers, flowers, and ribbon, and the finished product is believed to bring good luck to gamblers at the races.
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