The 21 Sassiest Hats at the Kentucky Derby
 

The 21 Sassiest Hats at the Kentucky Derby
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Friday marked the 140th annual Kentucky Derby, a two-day horse racing event filled with ********, mint juleps and the largest hats you could possibly imagine.

The derby started in the 1870s as a regal affair, in which women dressed to the nines with matching accessories. As women's fashion got louder in the '60s, the hats at the event became the over-the-top, signature accessory k**wn today.

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It's considered good luck to wear a hat to the Kentucky Derby, but it has more-so become a tradition that simply allows women and men to dress up. Like a giant, themed tailgate party, with the potential to win money. Read more...

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