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The Hat That Dragged Me To The Royal Ascot

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Last week a big ol' hat and I attended The Royal Ascot, </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">one of Europe's most famous horse races </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">(I'd never heard of it either)<br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPRpWz2MTy6Xbb8Icr_F9B3PpjemhlH-5pvF2X3VrtFDqcTozyM1mhAy3c40p5G8JSz-dGMDJyx7YMWvUWtGP9vFh7Cw3VFYIYsNZDwhyphenhyphenw1ZE84zD2rE5gAH5xHksVJJYvkQqcYti_f0/s1600/DSCN5001-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPRpWz2MTy6Xbb8Icr_F9B3PpjemhlH-5pvF2X3VrtFDqcTozyM1mhAy3c40p5G8JSz-dGMDJyx7YMWvUWtGP9vFh7Cw3VFYIYsNZDwhyphenhyphenw1ZE84zD2rE5gAH5xHksVJJYvkQqcYti_f0/s640/DSCN5001-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Held for 300 years in a town of the same name (Ascot, not Royal)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">unfussy-me had no interest in going to this fancy 5 day event</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Until I heard about the intriguing 'hat lady'</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMIC41w-b4CznXh1oOycho5p0Ju8R-icGAu4sJsrbKXqkHw0r1yrSeKcoEedtjA3enoZuN0sANXxaDyV1LyHz4bam9z884r_Cw_43X9p4C7hyy7SRzDSKeDgVY0fanaolX_VQ089j3VY/s1600/DSC_0044-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMIC41w-b4CznXh1oOycho5p0Ju8R-icGAu4sJsrbKXqkHw0r1yrSeKcoEedtjA3enoZuN0sANXxaDyV1LyHz4bam9z884r_Cw_43X9p4C7hyy7SRzDSKeDgVY0fanaolX_VQ089j3VY/s640/DSC_0044-21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">An appropriate hat would easily cost £250 to buy new (approx $400)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">so renting is popular (£50)<br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Ten of her hats went to the Royal Wedding</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I'd heard that you bring your dress and shoes to Mrs Partington near Windsor-</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">she disappears and reappears with THE hat</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">No Browsing Allowed</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Well, I just had to find out what <i>that</i> was all about</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">But I didn't have a cute little outfit</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">So after 3 days of shopping, I found a steal of a deal</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">A £9 dress from H&M </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">And off to the 'hat lady' I went</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBi5Hkbb9CmmyiOd_EWqH0Tulu7AOC_jyCZr5haT5aMwoaLjAatoVb997lG3Y_svwMElkCdeZM2NZAwNIBvPucuDw-CFXW8obq5XptsmpbbE9OoRNwWa4OnalqG8JSGRaDjNzXB3uakXs/s1600/DSC_0036-31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBi5Hkbb9CmmyiOd_EWqH0Tulu7AOC_jyCZr5haT5aMwoaLjAatoVb997lG3Y_svwMElkCdeZM2NZAwNIBvPucuDw-CFXW8obq5XptsmpbbE9OoRNwWa4OnalqG8JSGRaDjNzXB3uakXs/s640/DSC_0036-31.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">She did find the <i>perfect</i> hat for me</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Gigantic and beautiful in a rich burnt orange</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">So big in fact,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I barely made it through the bathroom stall door</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and the typical 'greeting hug' was impossible with friends</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I needed an extra large umbrella to cover my ginormous headwear</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">in case of rain</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3h-gqOXEy88YS6AzbYEBGgeaZ4JZhtCZ5wq9ukSRj-BbQcd2mqKHzFST8z0L13cv4-b0vSlrptxIG6RO06RXlQCyRIr6RtRHHb-cQMwH0JDmP_2x0etg2W01g7SKaFUm0n5i00-K7GOg/s1600/P1010755-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3h-gqOXEy88YS6AzbYEBGgeaZ4JZhtCZ5wq9ukSRj-BbQcd2mqKHzFST8z0L13cv4-b0vSlrptxIG6RO06RXlQCyRIr6RtRHHb-cQMwH0JDmP_2x0etg2W01g7SKaFUm0n5i00-K7GOg/s400/P1010755-1.jpg" width="322" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE hat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">The Royal Ascot is a major event on the British social calendar,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and press coverage of the outfits often exceeds coverage of the actual racing<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig865XrmlxUnF7sSLL8e51AgAqftyThyIx-eFTXsMaK_QQrxM_l2afYbNDjjBfWuez3kxYCcCXs0Y2pRXU032kCTJ3hNqtJ4dlrMZHsWY7L5tBJYtCA2ztbIzsYlc_VPc1wKu1Dg7FuqA/s1600/DSCN4866-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig865XrmlxUnF7sSLL8e51AgAqftyThyIx-eFTXsMaK_QQrxM_l2afYbNDjjBfWuez3kxYCcCXs0Y2pRXU032kCTJ3hNqtJ4dlrMZHsWY7L5tBJYtCA2ztbIzsYlc_VPc1wKu1Dg7FuqA/s640/DSCN4866-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Besides the hat<br />the other draw for me was seeing the Queen</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I just think she is such an adorable woman - always smiling</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">impeccably dressed and a reportedly empty purse</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">She never misses a Royal Ascot </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">for she loves horses<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4AvTk2gL5JiK4s9zVxGm9YeEUqmn5PPSQaYaFBE32Y7HJ5U-f2aaA4todUTMmJ1Q_4OP9GBdGx6qm4nPmUjcMJ-6wZQ4PYaLD1ESWVS7fcvGk0CYyhArVPNSco18FHTMhDYKwliVlxU/s1600/DSCN4895-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4AvTk2gL5JiK4s9zVxGm9YeEUqmn5PPSQaYaFBE32Y7HJ5U-f2aaA4todUTMmJ1Q_4OP9GBdGx6qm4nPmUjcMJ-6wZQ4PYaLD1ESWVS7fcvGk0CYyhArVPNSco18FHTMhDYKwliVlxU/s640/DSCN4895-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">It's too bad I didn't place a bet</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I would have won</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Number 9 is my favorite number, and it won first place in the second race</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">So let's just say I won</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">We loved our 'picnic box'</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">- champagne, finger sandwiches, scones, Victoria Sponge Cake -</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and enjoyed seeing some of my hat's friends</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Many hats and fascinators were outlandish and fun</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">All in good spirit<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAlIh8IZl-6la_4UCj4_J6UGoOw2Qv6Q7JynLcd4cV76gY1DO9AY5mlzsajC5TJxg3DtmxvFXIsbJScjwmzSgcTAXM1dxDjVVPgsd8BqcfZhPeT7t7JGc_pvhKxeqyknVqmSLI1-1d4k/s1600/DSCN4881-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAlIh8IZl-6la_4UCj4_J6UGoOw2Qv6Q7JynLcd4cV76gY1DO9AY5mlzsajC5TJxg3DtmxvFXIsbJScjwmzSgcTAXM1dxDjVVPgsd8BqcfZhPeT7t7JGc_pvhKxeqyknVqmSLI1-1d4k/s400/DSCN4881-1.jpg" width="332" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Fascinators' are attached to a headband</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FauDq_7u4Y_6ouhewzZdCJ3sUiKxWYjoPCAgFEUrilWE1vep5RNq57mJtq6F7SqERzWB6P46XGnAsJAg-zHNfcbapwVvfhLxoy6_Mf42vSyL2N4p28OosZDfG86DY4doUZymI6Tu6wo/s1600/DSCN4988-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FauDq_7u4Y_6ouhewzZdCJ3sUiKxWYjoPCAgFEUrilWE1vep5RNq57mJtq6F7SqERzWB6P46XGnAsJAg-zHNfcbapwVvfhLxoy6_Mf42vSyL2N4p28OosZDfG86DY4doUZymI6Tu6wo/s400/DSCN4988-12.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjG8OYA_GRfPSyvxa4yuKjut4R7roQgWFrrdDOKjz4xkgdotAnNrCSqFeerMxUBXgTFANEsekHP3nQw3xDe6Lvm0uZ8psr0whB-THYzdLIkD5xYsLWj4gjl87PScnp6WcuCpXZ4WGsL0/s1600/DSCN4955-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjG8OYA_GRfPSyvxa4yuKjut4R7roQgWFrrdDOKjz4xkgdotAnNrCSqFeerMxUBXgTFANEsekHP3nQw3xDe6Lvm0uZ8psr0whB-THYzdLIkD5xYsLWj4gjl87PScnp6WcuCpXZ4WGsL0/s400/DSCN4955-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Honestly, it made the Royal Wedding headwear choice of Princess Beatrice make more sense</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Taken out of context internationally, her fascinator looked ridiculous</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">but at the Ascot it would have been divine<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMiFKrWQSqiRMoUcubkW52z5iKRjWlsCjMIitw4auDfY7rzNbjc-x8E-OUM_SLmkrCAn4IJwm3qce-LOZQnYVPASAjHkqYxapfNIr-v01tfhdQwDtz5ZDQDjgyULcACi5CUJEeMSwJ6s/s1600/DSCN4897-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMiFKrWQSqiRMoUcubkW52z5iKRjWlsCjMIitw4auDfY7rzNbjc-x8E-OUM_SLmkrCAn4IJwm3qce-LOZQnYVPASAjHkqYxapfNIr-v01tfhdQwDtz5ZDQDjgyULcACi5CUJEeMSwJ6s/s640/DSCN4897-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prince Charles, Camilla, Princesses Eugenie & Beatrice<br />in conservative hats</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">The only people that looked silly at the Ascot were </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">those who did not dress up enough<br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBCXLl5BxtCH7TJIwOE6RXKZF7CqMYTf4qcqfVOcceXEQtLgStoEJ4LJhSgE2zvHCra7VWz1-v-ZyJrGnUQqnhj3zBmxWklDrvY2Y8MxU9XoihU527Y9dNyIsWPGE6mHbXzOF4FBUCBc/s1600/DSCN4957-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBCXLl5BxtCH7TJIwOE6RXKZF7CqMYTf4qcqfVOcceXEQtLgStoEJ4LJhSgE2zvHCra7VWz1-v-ZyJrGnUQqnhj3zBmxWklDrvY2Y8MxU9XoihU527Y9dNyIsWPGE6mHbXzOF4FBUCBc/s640/DSCN4957-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Women seated in the Royal Enclosure (most expensive seating) (not where I was)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">follow the dress code of a hat or fascinator</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and no bare shoulders<br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWMoZpDYQKXLd41NUBkrg7LeIUI6MPprluB_uZhMUKxdDkUNeDd17gaD9GZNoQyGGViDWQUIoIhw5efXnuetlieWmTjhp91ULWpGzaC2tJNAdL2E8jyrtDSAOBn_k9Yf2soVsMtS52V8/s1600/DSCN4958-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWMoZpDYQKXLd41NUBkrg7LeIUI6MPprluB_uZhMUKxdDkUNeDd17gaD9GZNoQyGGViDWQUIoIhw5efXnuetlieWmTjhp91ULWpGzaC2tJNAdL2E8jyrtDSAOBn_k9Yf2soVsMtS52V8/s640/DSCN4958-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Men in the Royal Enclosure must wear black or grey morning dress with a top hat</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Traditionally, top hats were made of moleskin (literally)<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQFgw3Rp3AR9kjeH_Gii0H3FtKHGHjE4iye_1hpAb6eN4BNvl0SU2-XPMxTtCCYDIQsCDAAy2w_ICJPgom1_iQj6_c-b5n_H6tQ2uSd2igT4X7LW-z4pT73sgOEYemY8dABEUqIIsCR0/s1600/DSCN4890-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQFgw3Rp3AR9kjeH_Gii0H3FtKHGHjE4iye_1hpAb6eN4BNvl0SU2-XPMxTtCCYDIQsCDAAy2w_ICJPgom1_iQj6_c-b5n_H6tQ2uSd2igT4X7LW-z4pT73sgOEYemY8dABEUqIIsCR0/s640/DSCN4890-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even cameramen follow the dress code</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">It was an unforgettable day 'at the races' with friends</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I can't wait to see which hat is my date next year :)<br /><br />***<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Time for another Post Of The Month Club day - yea! </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It is a great way for you to promote your best work</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">and meet other fantastic bloggers</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Join me June 30th & July 1st</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Yep, right here :)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bSmRWVw7I-TsH5QUPjPOL7nV8r_fLRoqT8AU9slaJH1Ntr16mVaPiqsGmxqxek6UlpczrkDvcseyZGc-pD9roc4vtMPVd69ZNmHzpdDiN0TWZwQc0nd32zopgu_hueiIOroLRXeBaks/s1600/Happy+Homemaker+20111-39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The Hat That Dragged Me To The Royal Ascot

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK Last week a big ol' hat and I attended The Royal Ascot,  one of Europe's most famous horse races  (I...

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The Collective - NY

<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Se alguém sabe da vida noturna de Nova York, é Lionel Ohayon. Seu escritório de arquitetura, ICrave, projetou a 23 clubes de Manhattan e restaurantes, entre eles Crobar, Koi, e STK.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Mas igual a esse projeto, não teve outro nada parecido, o </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Collective</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">, um restaurante-lounge, onde literalmente cada canto está cheio de engenhosidade e criatividade,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "> um lugar onde as pessoas pudessem encontrar-se com facilidade, tomar uma bebida ou um lanche, em um lugar confortável. </span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Poderia ser um lugar luxuoso, mas em vez disso, todo os esforços foram em direção a materiais descartados, objetos e móveis, a partir de garrafas de plástico, uma banheira velha, um gabinete para uma máquina de costura... tudo reinventado. Todos os elementos foram para fazer as pessoas pensarem sobre a reutilização: p</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">lacas velhas tornam-se uma instalação de arte com temática de pássaro, um clarinete usado, se tornar a base de uma lâmpada...</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Outra descoberta, foram novos talentos: artistas e artesãos que compartilharam o interesse dos arquitetos.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Foi projeto dessa escala de 1.500 metros quadrados, que eles aproveitaram a oportunidade, encontrando 2.500 peças de carvalho e piso de ipê para coloca-las em um padrão de retalhos.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621092582189432354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9o3eD_3Cj1wWzMpxSB-uhxdl3X7XCjofeuEvY1mlc6NoXX6AQGP4bEcLsxFz0jxZk2-wu11UIU8ZWTglG12HwNsPXxFViWwFrXBkhhyyeG7cdTIe3Ie_OjYJRTR-YhTnQUF0r6Qbel4/s400/Imagem+13.png" style="display:block; 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Se alguém sabe da vida noturna de Nova York, é Lionel Ohayon. Seu escritório de arquitetura, ICrave, projetou a 23 clubes de Manhattan e res...

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