Lisa Butcher poses for a photograph during Ladies' day at Royal Ascot, in Berkshire, west of London, on June 17, 2010. The five-day meeting is one of the highlights of the horse racing calendar. Horse racing has been held at the famous Berkshire course since 1711 and tradition is a hallmark of the meeting. Top hats and tails remain compulsory in parts of the course while a daily procession of horse-drawn carriages brings the Queen to the course.
Golfers take part in the World Hickory Open Golf Championship at Craigielaw by Aberlady, East Lothian in Edinburgh, Scotland. Fifty PGA and foreign professionals with players from eight countries dressed in period 1930s plus fours, and flat hats are taking part in the event.
2010 fashion by Duckie Brown during Fashion Week in New York. The designer duo, Daniel Silver and Steven Cox, founders of Duckie Brown, selected various shades of gray and cremes to proclaim that "Duckie Days are here again." Yet another striking feature topped the heads of several models: hats that resembled the Turkish Fez. "They are basically a trilby with the brim cut off," Cox explained.
Erin O'Connor poses for photographs wearing a hat by milliner Stephen Jones titled 'Anna P', to launch Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England.
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Date: February 20, 2009
A model walks the runway during the Christian Dior show as part of the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2011 at Musee Rodin on July 5, 2010 in Paris, France.
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Date: July 05, 2010
A model walks the runway during the Christian Dior show as part of the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2011 at Musee Rodin on July 5, 2010 in Paris, France.
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Date: July 05, 2010
Designer John Galliano walks the runway at the end of the Dior show as part of the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2011 at Musee Rodin on July 5, 2010 in Paris, France.
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Date: July 05, 2010
Lady Gaga attends the MAC VIVA GLAM launch hosted by Sharon Osbourne to promote MAC's latest fundraising range with all proceeds donated to HIV/AIDs charities via the MAC AIDS Fund, at Il Bottaccio on March 1, 2010 in London, England.
British designer David Shilling, right, poses with Chinese model wearing his creations during a high tea fashion show in Beijing, China, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. The show is the first time the renowned hat designer has showcased his works in Beijing.
Model Irina Pantaeva, wearing a hat designed by Vivienne Westwood, poses before the fall 2009 collection of Nicole Miller is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Friday, Feb. 13, 2009.
A model presents a hat creation from the young Hungarian designer group "Je Suis Belle" during the Marie Claire Fashion Day in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. The third annual Marie Claire Fashion Day gives opportunity for young Hungarian designers to present their new creations.
A model presents a creation from the collection of the Fashion Label C. Neeon and a hat by designer Rike Feuerstein during the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Mode Woche, in Berlin, on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009.
A racegoer wears an ornate hat on the third day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting. The annual Royal Ascot horse race meeting, spread over five days is one of the highlights of the English social season. The Royal Enclosure the most sought after part of the course has strict dress codes for men and women, with morning suits and top hats for men, and conservative dresses and hats to be worn by women-though interpretation by top designers leads to some interesting and colourful creations.
Model Victoria presents the latest hat fashion "Maritime Schiffschraube" (Maritime Propeller) of designer Hutmode Willer in Dusseldorf, Germany, Monday, July 26, 2010. The latest hat and cap fashion is shown at the fashion fair from July 25 to 27, 2010.
A woman displays her hat during the Fashion in the Field parade as punters wait for the running of the Melbourne Cup, in Melbourne 06 November 2007. The Melbourne Cup, with prize money of five million dollars (4.65 million US), is run over 3200m and attracts the top horses from around the world.