A Day At The Races: Best Hats From The Royal Ascot

HORSE RACING - THE ROYAL ASCOT MEETING 2014 - DAY ONE - ASCOT RACECOURSE
Ladies fashion during Day One of the 2014 Royal Ascot Meeting at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire, England, June 17,2014.David Davies—PA Photos/Landov
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HORSE RACING - THE ROYAL ASCOT MEETING 2014 - DAY ONE - ASCOT RACECOURSE
Ladies fashion during Day One of the 2014 Royal Ascot Meeting at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire, England, June 17,2014. David Davies—PA Photos/Landov
Linzi Weare , foreground, and friends pose for a photograph, on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting, at Ascot, England, June 17, 2014.
Linzi Weare , foreground, and friends pose for a photograph, on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting, at Ascot, England, June 17, 2014.Alastair Grant—AP
A race goer wears a butterfly design ornate hat on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting at Ascot, England, June 17, 2014.
A racegoer wears a butterfly design ornate hat on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting at Ascot, England, June 17, 2014. Alastair Grant—AP
Racegoers arrive on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, southern England, June 17, 2014.
Racegoers arrive on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, southern England, June 17, 2014. Toby Melville—Reuters
Racegoers pose on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, June 17, 2014.
Racegoers pose on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, June 17, 2014.Paul Hackett—Reuters
Ester Dohnalova poses for a photograph, on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting, in Ascot, England, June 17, 2014.
Ester Dohnalova poses for a photograph, on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting, in Ascot, England, June 17, 2014. Alastair Grant—AP
Racegoers attend the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, southern England June 17, 2014.
Racegoers attend the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, southern England June 17, 2014. Toby Melville—Reuters
Anneka Tanaka-Svenska poses for photographers with a hat by milliner Louis Mariette on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, June 17, 2014.
Anneka Tanaka-Svenska poses for photographers with a hat by milliner Louis Mariette on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, June 17, 2014.Paul Hackett—Reuters
Race goers hang onto their hats in a gusty wind as they arrive on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting at Ascot, England, June, 17, 2014.
Racegoers hang onto their hats in a gusty wind as they arrive on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting at Ascot, England, June, 17, 2014. Alastair Grant—AP
Racegoer about to travel by train from Waterloo station to Ascot racecourse to attend Royal Ascot on June 17, 2014 in London.
Racegoer about to travel by train from Waterloo station to Ascot racecourse to attend Royal Ascot on June 17, 2014 in London.Rob Stothard—Getty Images
Model Eliza Cortez poses between two "Greencoats" on the first day of Royal Ascot, in Berkshire, west of London, on June 17, 2014.
Model Eliza Cortez poses between two "Greencoats" on the first day of Royal Ascot, in Berkshire, west of London, on June 17, 2014. Leon Neal—AFP/Getty Images
Angela Menz and Lisa Tan on the opening day of Royal Ascot, June 17, 2014.
Angela Menz and Lisa Tan on the opening day of Royal Ascot, June 17, 2014.Stephen Lock—ZumaPress
Milnda Strudwick wears an ornate hat on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting at Ascot, June, 17, 2014.
Milnda Strudwick wears an ornate hat on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting at Ascot, June, 17, 2014. Alastair Grant—AP

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