After looking at the numerous new and repeated royal hats we saw in January, you have named two very clear winners:
Empress Michiko in a white saucer hat trimmed in pale teal silk roses and leaves in the Philippines on January 27
Queen Máxima in a black wide-brimmed Garbo hat by Fabienne Delvigne worn on January 6
As always, dearest readers, your choices show impeccable taste. While February has been a slower month of royal hats, stay tuned for a similar pair of polls on March 1. Jump over to the bottom of the original poll posts (new hats here and repeated hats here) to look at the results in greater detail.
Photos from Jay Directo via Getty and Patrick van Katwijk/dpa/Corbis
These were 2 great hats. I can hardly wait till February’s polls!
Thanks HatQueen, these polls are such fun! Both of these hats are beautiful and deserved to be winners.
This is absolutely the best the empress has looked since she started stapling those saucers to the front of her head. I love her in white. As an American and southerner I must deplore the wearing of white between Labor Day and Memorial Day, but I can make an exception in her case. Why didn’t I notice this the first time through?
Since the Philippines is so close to the equator, I don’t think rules about wearing white are a major consideration!
I really enjoyed this poll. And I really approve of the winners. I look forward to seeing what February had to offer.
Both favorite hat and repeated hat for January were in my top three.
Good choices, both of them. So different, though. We have diverse, but good taste!