Sunshine.
Taupe and grey elegance.
Curlicue.
Classic velvet.
Hats of all descriptions at the Madame Figaro tent at Longchamp (photos above and below).
A stylish little girl.
Walking the dog - but chiens are forbidden at Longchamp!
Lavender net topped by magnolia blossoms.
Simplicity.
Purple and red; black and white contrasts.
Cigarette girl.
"I wish I'd known you were going to wear that hat!"
Las Vegas.
A snazzy straw fedora and large red hat.
Feathers and a bowler.
Basic black.
Three friends.
Having a chat.
Fiesta.
Bluebird.
Butterflies and leaves.
Frothy meringue.
Calypso - this photo is a bit blurry, as someone jostled me as I was taking the picture.
Trapper John.
Audrey.
Red socks.
This is the second of three posts about the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe festivities Sunday at Hippodrome de Longchamp. See preceding post for additional hat photos.
What great photos! I hope you'll submit this post to the Fabulous! Festival. The deadline is this Friday and next Monday's edition is going to be about hats. Submission is quick and easy. The form is here: http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_1548.html.
Posted by: Meg the Florida Bargain Queen | 21 November 2007 at 18:58
Tara thank you for taking these wonderful photos!! It was a pleasure to look at each one, to see their attire, Soooooooooooo many it is a feast for the eyes!! Thank you!!
Posted by: tongue in cheek | 12 October 2007 at 09:31
What a delightful confection of 'les chapeaux'! xx, JP/deb
Posted by: JanePoe (aka Deborah) | 11 October 2007 at 18:05
Tara my friend, what a lucky girl you are. Even the funny hats have some style and taste. Both of these words are unknown to most if not all Americans......
Love you blog.........
love-Melanie-bd
Posted by: Melanie-bd | 10 October 2007 at 19:10
and dear Tara, where was your chapot?..Pardon et moi..my hellaciuos french spelling...1 year in highschool was all I could muster!!!!
Posted by: wendy | 10 October 2007 at 17:28
i choose the carmen miranda!
Posted by: designdna | 10 October 2007 at 15:33
What fun photos, Tara. Even the Mad Hatter couldn't have designed anything wilder than some of these chapeaus. It's a wonder anyone sees the horses for the forest of hats.
Or perhaps everyone's really there to see the hats, not the horses :-)
I hope we will we get to see your hat as well~xox
Posted by: tinker | 10 October 2007 at 15:17
Lovely! I had to look at all those hats again. :-)
They were lucky to have such gorgeous weather (interesting, how the various ladies dressed, to their own weather, so to speak). I must confess, I'd love to go in basic black, the only outfit shown which wouldn't make me feel like at a costum ball. I am kind of sissy in that regard. ;-)
Posted by: M erisi's Vienna | 10 October 2007 at 14:53
I can't believe the range of hat decor here! Demure, chic, outrageous, ostentatious, gaudy. Wow! It takes a tremendous amount of self-confidence to carry off a hat like this. Those French women--I tell you! Did we see your hat?
Posted by: RD | 10 October 2007 at 14:06
Hats off to you my lovely friend.
Love Jeanne
Posted by: Jeanne | 10 October 2007 at 12:48
Wow, these photos make me want to buy a hat, other than the baseball cap I have.
Posted by: Linda | 10 October 2007 at 08:15
Fabulous!!! I love hats! Sometimes they look downright silly, but aren't they wonderful? Hats and shoes...and I'm happy.
Posted by: Carla | 10 October 2007 at 06:55
I love them.....I love seeing the outfits too. It's the ultimate people watching right from home. I am so happy you are sharing these photos. Really makes me want a hat.
XOXO
Posted by: Lisa M.S. Oceandreamer | 10 October 2007 at 06:10
I WANT MORE HATS!!!
Thanks for placing the big orange one at the top. It's my favorite!
My heart is beating faster.
What beautiful shots.
Posted by: Karen Cole | 10 October 2007 at 03:50
Oh dear. More Hats. Gotta calm down. Such fun! It's just pure madness! And I happen to love it!
Posted by: rochambeau | 10 October 2007 at 02:48
What a visual feast! It looks so hot, though! My favorite is the little girl. What were YOU wearing?
Xoxo,
L
Posted by: laura | 10 October 2007 at 02:44
What a visual feast! It looks so hot, though! My favorite is the little girl. What were YOU wearing?
Xoxo,
L
Posted by: laura | 10 October 2007 at 02:44
Oh What a bunch of eye candy and popping must have been happening. This looks like a fun event to see and experience! Makes me long for the old days and hat wearing again. (What am I thinking?) I'll shake my head, ah better now!
Posted by: Mary t. | 10 October 2007 at 02:39
Totally Fantastic!!!!! Oh my, and every hat wearer is such a character... Now to think they all speak with these fab voices and sounds... And the hats.. Oh my, I totally should have been there!!! xoxoxo
Posted by: A Fanciful Twist | 10 October 2007 at 02:14
Love the hats, and your blog. Will be back often, Paris seems like such a wonderful place to live. So much culture.
Posted by: robolady | 10 October 2007 at 01:29
There are like living art objects. Of course the little girl wins for me.
Posted by: marja | 10 October 2007 at 01:21
Has Jordana seen the shoes on Basic Black? I think she might like them, I liked them a lot!! I get to see the world from my armchair through your beautiful eyes, thank you Tara!! Vida x
Posted by: Vida | 10 October 2007 at 00:46
Love that basic black outfit. You should get a job at Vogue - fabulous pics.
By the way do I see good weather there now that I am back home?
Posted by: Di Overton | 10 October 2007 at 00:18
Love that basic black outfit. You should get a job at Vogue - fabulous pics.
By the way do I see good weather there now that I am back home?
Posted by: Di Overton | 10 October 2007 at 00:18
I love the Sunshine one.....and of course the little girl :-)
Posted by: Britt-Arnhild | 09 October 2007 at 23:19
I waited until I came to the office today (high-speed internet!) to see your amazing photos. It must have been such a colorful sight! Personally I love the fillette in her espadrilles, and of course the very charming Monsieur Sharif! He is aging so very very well!
Posted by: Colette | 09 October 2007 at 22:51
less is more.... love the little girl ;))
tara, again where is yours???!!!
Posted by: marita | 09 October 2007 at 22:44
oh the red socks are so me...thanks you for this look at fashionistas paris style...loved them all...blessings, rebecca
Posted by: Cre8Tiva | 09 October 2007 at 21:32
It's interesting that nobody seemed to mind having their picture taken.
Posted by: fleur | 09 October 2007 at 21:17
Tara,
I have to know...did you put one on? You strike me as the type with a few hats in her closet.
xo
Tara responds:
Gillian, you are right! I have lots of hats and adore them. The hat I wore had black grosgrain ribbon and was similar to the girl in navy in the "simplicity" photo - definitely not up to the standards of most of these wildly imaginative hats ladies were wearing. I shall do better next year! :)
Posted by: Gillian @ Indigo Blue | 09 October 2007 at 21:16
Tara,
You are making me wish I lived closer so I could attend this and wear a hat. I don't even own a hat. Not a real hat like that. I have a ball cap, a pink one I bought in Atlantis resort. That was purchased out of necessity, the sun was blazing. But to own one of THESE hats, well, that is every girls dream. Forget the white wedding. Give me hats!
xo
Blue
Posted by: Gillian @ Indigo Blue | 09 October 2007 at 21:15
What a wonderful collection of photos! HOw lucky you were to be there. I went once to Opening Day and wore a pink flouncy hat that used to be Lucille Ball's (a friend loaned it to me) and it was such a hoot to be part of the hat fun at the races.
Posted by: Riana | 09 October 2007 at 20:58
I love the photo of the three friends Tara!!
Posted by: Sophiehoneysuckle | 09 October 2007 at 20:41
Tara these are gorgeous photographs and I'm loving all the hats. But my favourite is of the little girl...her hat is adorable and I love the outfit she is wearing. I have only boys and would have loved a little girl..the fun of outfits and dressing up and all the goodies I missed (perhaps way down the road I will have granddaughters!).
Posted by: cherie | 09 October 2007 at 20:36
I love each and every one and I am not even a hat girl! You really have the touch when it comes to candid shots. smooches, leau
Posted by: Leau | 09 October 2007 at 20:29
Wooeeeee! I am lovin' all those gorgeous hats. I especially like the one near the top of the post that is white and lavender. It looks like a bird in flight! Gosh, I notice there are NO fat people in France.
Posted by: artzyjudie | 09 October 2007 at 19:37