The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

This is simply a great photo, and should be the cover of some pro-hat, pro-Ascot, pro-sunglasses, pro-Great Britian brochure. A pro-chure, if you will.

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

This is an exceptional lid that I am quite sure poked a lot of strangers in the eye and face, but I also want to note that I actually think that dress is great.

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

This might seem aggressive to you now, but you don't even KNOW. People have GIANT TOPIARY on their heads.

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

EXHIBIT A. Even her face is a bit like, "I hope this is worth it, my head kind of hurts right now."

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

This, like many Royal Ascot hats, reminds me a bit of the tradition wherein you take all the wrapping paper and ribbons from bridal shower gifts and use them to make the faux bouquet the bride in question carries for her wedding rehearsal. Except on your head. With MAJOR bonus points for dress/hat coordination!

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

"Am I French? Am I British? I am patriotic, but understated. Were it not for the crown pin on my hat, you would not know."

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

All this AND a Lips Purse!

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

You might be distracted by her hat and whimsical butterfly net, but this dress is actually also kind of amazing and those shoes are CUTE.

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

I LOVE this one, unironically and unabashedly.

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

"Yes, yes, we look stunning, but just know that we had to take three separate cars to get here."

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

I love Bowler Hat's dress, and feel that she may have been going for a real Lady Edith look, which works on her!

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

This is crisp and chic.

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

For a moment, I thought our friend on the left had TIED her hat to her head, but that's just her shirt. Consider this for next year, ladies!

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

This is like a stylized salute to Urusla the Sea Witch and who isn't home for that?

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

She made some friends! 

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

It HAS been hot in the UK this week!

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

This is GLORIOUSLY BONKERS and also I am really worried about her spinal alignment!

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

Just a wee break in the GIANT HAT ACTION for some smaller but still nifty bits of headgear.

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

I cannot tell if these hats are coordinated, or if the left hat has just gotten entangled with the right hat and they're now conjoined for the rest of the day.

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

Later, this will make a nice wall stencil for your blue-and-white breakfast room! 

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

I truly do hope that all the women who chose ENORMOUS FLOWERS for their heads met up, and made a human rose garden for a brief moment.

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

The best part about this hat is that other people are literally going to need to crawl underneath it to speak to her, or hand her a drink or a snack.

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

She could possibly wear this to hide in a rhododendron and eavesdrop on people.

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

Groovy and futuristic. 

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

This one feels vaguely ominous.

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

Given this size of this lid, and her pearl choker, at any moment, I expect Camilla to pop out of the bushes and scream, "I'M LOVING YOUR LOOK."

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

I full on love this hat. It's so crafty and amusing and also you can wear it without crushing one of your vertebrae or bashing anyone else in the face.

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

Heather actually texted me this screengrab, even though she's on her family vacation, because she really wanted me to see designer Amanda Wakeley, there in the middle in what I can only describe as a sun visor. Look at how difficult it is for her to drink in that!

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

An understated (relatively) salute to Mondrian, I assume.

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

This is very nearly a platter. She could plonk some onion dip up there and really be of some use.

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

This feels very Jane Seymour Stars In Danielle Steele's Something Or Other: A Three Night Experience on NBC.

The Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

Darling...can you even see under there?

The Many Amazing Hats of Royal Ascot

It is the most overwhelmingly floral time of the year!