This year in the fashion of flowers and feathers, but to look no worse than the queen, you need to try very hard.
Every year, British aristocrats and celebrities from around the world gather at the Ascot racetrack in Berkshire to watch five-day royal jumps. This traditional sporting event with more than 300 years of history is also interesting in that it is a kind of fashion show: Ascot's dresscoat implies a top hat on a man and a hat on a woman, and race regulars follow this rule strictly. This article contains the most unusual headdresses demonstrated at the races this year, including the hats of Kate Middleton and Queen Elizabeth.
1. Multi-colored feathers
With such a variety of feathers on his head, this fan of racing looks more like a bright peacock, is not it?
2. European symbols
This year the jumps in Ascot passed just before the referendum on the withdrawal of Britain from the EU, and this young lady decided to make a political statement, dedicating her hat to the forthcoming declaration of will. Very impressive, given the number of figurines on her head.
3. Flower cascade
A whole bunch of bright colors on one side and feathers on the other connects a hoop and veil of pastel color to the tone of the dress.
4. The Tea Rose
Danish designer Isabel Christensen preferred a large yellow rose to a large number of small flowers.
5. Screaming pink
All parts of the toilet of this lady are combined perfectly, up to bright pink feathers.
6. A gentle pink flower
The head of this young creature is also crowned by a huge pale pink flower. It seems that such hats are the trend of Ascot this year.
7. Abundance of butterflies
Another tribute to nature is the myriad of small butterflies covering the entire lower part of this wide-brimmed hat.
8. Hat of the Duchess of Cambridge
According to the management of Royal Ascot Style, any headgear "must have a solid foundation of at least 10 cm" to be considered a suitable alternative to the hat. The headdress of the Duchess of Cambridge obviously meets these requirements.
9. Mighty blue
This blue hat stands out not by size, but by the number of feathers and stones, as if a blue bird discovered a treasure of sapphires on the head of this lady.
10. Hanging flowers
It seems that this lady sees only what happens to her left - massive flowers hanging from the right, completely close the view.
11. Feathers to Heaven
There are only three feathers on this hat - but what!
12. The Golden Horns
The third day of races is called a women's day, on this day, special attention is paid to outfits. This lady tried to stand out as her lurid shiny dress, and the original headdress in the form of gold horns.
13. Royal bright yellow
The Queen was wearing a bright yellow-orange hat decorated with roses. In combination with a blue suit and a blouse in the tone of a hat, she continued her triumphant appearance in bright colors, which began a week earlier, striking everyone with a bright-green neon shade costume at the celebration of her 90th birthday.
14. The Scarlet Rose
This guest Ascot once again confirms that the hat-flower is the trend of this year. For this, she chose a classic red rose.
15. In the colors of a peacock
Actress Olivia Grant put on a hat of the peacock tail under her green dress. Only she did not need to pose near the hedge - in this outfit against this background it is lost.
16. Flower garden on the head
Wow! Putting on such a hat, consonant with his name, the designer Tracey Rose (whose surname, in English translation - "rose") clearly outscored everyone. It remains to be hoped that this structure is not too heavy, and this fragile lady will not fall off her feet from fatigue at the end of the day.
17. Theme of the jungle
Headpiece of the designer Anuska Lancaster is inspired by the theme of vegetation and inhabitants of the jungle: here and bright parrots, and flaming tropical flowers, and exotic fruits.
18. Fluffy feathers
The wide-brimmed hat of Princess Jordan Ai bint Al Hussein abounds with small fluffy feathers covering the crown.
19. Snow White Circle
The daughter of the Danish fashion designer Isabel Christensen Nicola dressed in a snow-white hat, as simple as it is impressive.
20. Hinges and arrows
Multicolored feathers on the hat of designer Lisa Teng resemble hinges pierced by crossed arrows.
21. In memory of the deceased horse
Grim hat, nothing to say! Sometimes horses die during horse races. So it happened this time - the three-year-old horse of the queen named Guy Fouks died after the fall. The owner of this hat with the falling horse on the turret and the inscription RIP - resting with the world - could not know that another horse will die on these races, apparently, she dedicated her hat to all the horses that died at the races.