One more royal and few more royal-ish hats to enjoy today at the races:
Zenouska Mowatt
Lady Charles Spencer-Churchill
Lady Sarah Keswick
Lady Madeleine Lloyd Webber
Lady Laura Meade
I spoke a little yesterday about the atmosphere of Royal Ascot, something that really left an impression on me. I met so many lovely people, some offering a quick hat compliment, others offering to take a photos for each other, others noticing my accent and engaging in conversation about how a Canadian finds her way to Ascot and asking about my impressions. Despite there being several thousand people in attendance each day, there were always a handful that you found yourself running into multiple times and by the end of the day, the jovial interaction felt like running into friends. I saw other racegoers team up with strangers to spend a fun day together, and found myself sharing a taxi back to my lodgings with a lovely couple who lived nearby. While the compliments about hats flowed freely, it was more than just about the hats and fashion- it was almost a spirit of fun friendship that blossoms. It’s unlike anything else I’ve experienced.
I was honoured to be the guest of a dear friend of Royal Hats for Day 2, which we’ll write about together after we both travel home and catch our breath! My hat for Day 2 was an unexpected collaboration- while looking through my friend and colleague Katie Vale’s millinery samples, I came across a lilac sinamay button percher with lovely silver veil. I knew it was a good match for my dress and with hot weather in the forecast, would be a light and easy to wear. I made a hand dyed purple silk rose and leaves the week before Ascot with my flower tutor Svetlana Faulkner and was very happy with how it worked with the hat. It’s a smaller scale design than I would usually prefer to wear but it was a wonderful choice for the day- the veil sparkled in the sun, it was so comfortable to wear and I had many compliments. I loved the hat so much, I’ve purchased it from Katie and am taking it home with me!
There were many wonderful hats worn on Day 2, I can’t wait to see in the comments the designs that stood out to you!
Images from Getty as indicated
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