--- description: Forget the horses. The large, colorful and often sculptural headwear of the Kentucky Derby's attendees are where the real action's at title: Kentucky Derby 2014 Hats Are Where The Real Action's At image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf60989a88f50e00/69868db5e53aba1d3a4d2684/487990219.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Craziest Hats of the Kentucky Derby by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 3, 2014 8:17 PM CUT  Tami Purcell of Knoxville, Tenn. looks on wearing a festive, natural toned Derby hat. Tami Purcell of Knoxville, Tenn. looks on wearing a festive, natural toned Derby hat.Dylan Buell—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 3, 2014 8:17 PM CUT  A woman fixes her Derby hat while headed to the track before the 2014 Kentucky Derby. Matt Slocum—AP  Tracy Abney before the in a bright pink Derby hat. Mark Zerof—USA Today Sports  Scott and Jan Baty of Traverse City, Mich., in matching flamingo hats. David Goldman—AP  Tami Purcell of Knoxville, Tenn. looks on wearing a festive, natural toned Derby hat. Dylan Buell—Getty Images  Wearing a horse mask, Frank Ortiz heads to the infield prior to the race. Charlie Riedel—AP  Ashley Cebak in a bright pink, green and yellow derby hat. Jamie Rhodes—USA Today Sports  A woman makes her way to the track in a stunning black and red Derby hat. Matt Slocum—AP ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/86775/the-craziest-hats-of-the-kentucky-derby/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/86775/the-craziest-hats-of-the-kentucky-derby/"},"headline":"The Craziest Hats of the Kentucky Derby","datePublished":"2014-05-03T20:17:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:41.427Z","description":"Forget the horses. The large, colorful and often sculptural headwear of the Kentucky Derby's attendees are where the real action's at","url":"https://time.com/86775/the-craziest-hats-of-the-kentucky-derby/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Kentucky","Kentucky Derby"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf60989a88f50e00/69868db5e53aba1d3a4d2684/487990219.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf60989a88f50e00/69868db5e53aba1d3a4d2684/487990219.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"140th Kentucky Derby","caption":"140th Kentucky Derby","creditText":"Dylan Buell—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/86775/the-craziest-hats-of-the-kentucky-derby/","name":"The Craziest Hats of the Kentucky Derby"}}]}] ```