Thursday, June 21, 2007

Over The Top

The Ascot horse races are a major event on Britain's social calendar. They are particularly famous for the eccentric hats worn with pride and gusto by those ladies attending. We were used to the extravaganza of fruits, feathers, birds, and other animals, often perched in precarious equilibrium atop the powdered heads. But these hats are taking the custom to an entirely new dimension.
photos Reuters & AFP - via lemonde.fr