It rained Saturday during the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, and the inclement weather meant a lot of the hats were kept under wraps. That said, some VIP managed to don fine spring fashions and elaborate hats, in keeping with tradition.
Admit it: Joey Fatone looks great in pink gingham.
Matt Harris and Mark Harris aka The Kings of Swag went for a traditional Southern gentlemanly look.
There were quite a few black hats this year. Angela Bassett and Martina McBride kept things (relatively) simple.
Jennifer Tilly also went with black and white, in the spirit of Ascot Gavotte.
Miss America Mallory Hagan went black and yellow black and yellow black and yellow, Wiz Khalifa style.
Model/cheerleader/radio host Bonnie-Jill Laflin chose a black hat accented with pink. Big fan of the dramatic only-one-eye-shows swoop.
Country singer Jo Dee Messina wore a face-framing hat with fowl feathers. Pheasant, I believe?
More plumage: Star Jones, in matchy-matchy dress hem and hat.