(held this year 2014: Tuesday, 17 June to Saturday, 21 June)
is one of the highlights
of the British summer social calendar.
(held on Thursday, 19 June)
is the occasion’s undisputed fashion highpoint.
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Never mind the horse racing events,
Ladies Day
is all about the
hats
in all shapes, shades and sizes.
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Royal Ascot, 2014
Ladies Day
(images from dailymail.com):
hats in full bloom
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yellow petals of prodigious proportions
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Jamaica representing: yellow, black, green
colours of the Jamaican flag
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floral fantastic
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blue hues
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dove grey fascinator
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Elizabethan dress, whimsical headpieces
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pretty as a peacock: beauty in numbers
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monochromatic embellishment
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knit one, pearl two
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hats in multiples
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’50s-inspired vivaciousness
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belles of the ball
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(images from guardian.co.uk):
a red blaze of glory
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painterly a la Jackson Pollack
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BFF: bounty of feathers and flowers
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ivory corral reef
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a glass of Pimms:
the offical drink of BST (British Summer Time)
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on winning turf
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(images from mirror.co.uk):
global currencies
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beautiful bouquet
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a jellyfish bell
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an English rose
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Royal ladies
Ladies Day, Royal Ascot 2014
(images from dailymail.com):
HRH, Queen Elizabeth II
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Anne, The Princess Royal
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Sophie, Countess of Wessex
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