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Ascot 2023 Day 3: Earl of Snowdon & The Chattos

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The Earl of Snowdon and Lady Sarah Chatto, two children of the late Princess Margaret, attended the third day of racing last Wednesday at Royal Ascot.

The Earl of Snowdon repeated his black top hat.

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Sarah’s husband Daniel was also in a black top hat while she repeated the straw braid picture hat with wide, cartwheel brim, shallow crown and slim hatband we saw her debut last month at the coronation. It’s a characteristically elegant look for her.

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Designer: Stephen Jones. Dress by Jasper Conran
Previously Worn: May 6, 2023

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Ascot 2023 Day 3: The Tindalls

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Zara and Mike Tindall attended the third day of racing at Royal Ascot last Wednesday. For their day out at the races, Mike repeated his black antique silk top hat.

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Zara wore an ivory saucer with wide brim trimmed with silk wild flowers. With her lace dress, it made such a delicate and pretty pairing.

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Designer: ‘Provence’ design by Emily London. Dress by Scanlan Theodore. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Thoughts about the Tindall’s hats?

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Ascot 2023 Day 3: The Princess Royal

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Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence attended the third day of racing, Sir Timothy in his black silk hat. Princess Anne wore an ivory design with shallow crown and split brim folded up at the back that has been in her wardrobe for several decades. I like the shape of this brim and liked the light hat contrasted with her emerald suit. In person, it was a sharp look for her.

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Designer: unknown. My guess is John Boyd. 
Previously Worn: Aug 19, 1995; June 20, 1989

Maybe someone (Jimbo?!) can help find other outings of this hat?!

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Ascot 2023 Day 3: Duchess of Edinburgh

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The Duchess of Edinburgh was accompanied to the third day of racing by her father, Christopher Rhys-Jones. Sophie wore a blue parasisal straw saucer hat trimmed with feathers, jinsin loops, blue silk leaves and handmade silk pansies to match the print of her dress.

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The flowers on the hat were made by Anne Tomlin, a master flower maker I’m incredibly fortunate to have as one of my floral tutors. What a thrill it was to see these beauties while visiting her studio a week before the races! Anne’s specialty is hyper realism and she created the flowers by overlapping layers of cut silk. They are absolute works of art and it’s so unfortunate their incredible detail was lost a bit amidst all the other trim.

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Designer: Jane Taylor with flowers made by Anne Tomlin. Dress by Suzannah London.
Previously Worn: This hat is new

What do you think of this design on Sophie?

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Ascot 2023 Day 3: The King & Queen

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The king and queen again led the royal carriage procession on the third day of Royal Ascot, Ladies’ Day.

King Charles repeated his black antique silk top hat.

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Queen Camilla wore a new hat in pale seafoam green sinamay. The rounded crown is offset with a sharply sidesweeping brim which is entirely rimmed in overlapping, sharply trimmed feathers. A hatband (organdie, I think) wraps around the design multiple times.

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This hat is all about the feathers, which give such wonderful texture and movement to the design. It was incredible in person.

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Designer: Philip Treacy. Coat and dress by Anna Valentine. 
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Thoughts about Queen Camilla’s new hat?

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