Traditional Qatari costumes. Qatar sponsored this year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend at Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris.
Fuschia hat at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Check back Monday for dozens of images from the festivities at Europe's biggest horse-racing event. Photos by David Holmes.
A hat shaped like the Eiffel Tower. While these two photos are slightly fuzzy, am posting them because this was the most unique hat at the races.
This hat reminded me of the movie "Alien" or perhaps Medusa.
While I have to give this woman credit for originality, doesn't this shot look as though she's communicating with outer space??!!
the BEST!
Posted by: Chris | 09 October 2009 at 10:35
I'm totally in love with the alien hat. How spectacular is THAT? I might write a poem... :)
Posted by: Stacy | 09 October 2009 at 01:21
You have picked some LOVELY hats to photograph!! LOVE horse racing!!!
Posted by: Fifi Flowers | 08 October 2009 at 18:05
WONDERFUL PHOTOGRAPHS.
Posted by: kathy | 07 October 2009 at 22:09
Glad I kept my cossak type fur hat in my bag, if this is how people make fun of you, lol.
Posted by: kathy | 07 October 2009 at 21:47
love ALL your pics
Posted by: kathy | 07 October 2009 at 21:45
The Eiffel Hat gets my vote!
Posted by: judith | 06 October 2009 at 16:00
Hats off to all these wonderful
ladies
Posted by: Jeanne | 06 October 2009 at 13:07
Thank you! But these are David's photos; mine still to come. xo
Posted by: Paris Parfait | 05 October 2009 at 17:53
Something about the first photo- she is so vibrant. Wonderful photography, my friend. ; )
xo
Posted by: christina | 05 October 2009 at 17:06
Oooh, I am loving the hats. At first, I adored the fuschia one, but the Eiffel Tower? Marvelous!
Posted by: Rosa | 05 October 2009 at 15:24
Medusa, yes! Beam me up, Scottie! :-)
Posted by: Merisi | 05 October 2009 at 12:00
Wow! Great photos, great hats! I love the Eiffel Tower hat. What fun! Thanks so much for sharing these images!
Posted by: Helen | 05 October 2009 at 11:02
Yoli, I didn't wear a hat, as it interfered with my camera flash. :)
Posted by: Paris Parfait | 05 October 2009 at 10:54
Gillian, the Eiffel Tower hat is my favourite hat of the day...which is why I posted the photographs, despite them being a bit soft.
Posted by: Paris Parfait | 05 October 2009 at 10:52
Sadly yes. And she looks like she is enjoying enjoying it too.
Posted by: stefanie | 05 October 2009 at 08:18
Oh man the Alien hat was priceless, plus the comical look on that woman's face. Come on Tara, show us your hat!
Posted by: yoli | 05 October 2009 at 03:47
those hats are works of art and I didn't notice the "fuzziness" one little bit!
Posted by: elsie | 05 October 2009 at 02:07
There was a movie a few years back, starring Ralph Fiennes called "Strange Days". They wore SQUID caps that look somewhat like the hat in the last photo!
Take me to your leader!
I disagree about the Eiffel Tower hat, I think it is amazing. Why not!?
xo
Posted by: Gillian daSilva | 05 October 2009 at 01:45
Love the Tour Eiffel chapeau, but the woman at the bottom looks like she battled a bagpipe, won, and 'scalped' it!
Posted by: Barbara | 04 October 2009 at 23:37
Wonderful! The young girl in the first picture is enchanting. Such an image of natural beauty.
The woman in the pink monstrosity has to be British, don't you think? Ascot refugee, methinks!
Posted by: Laura Benedict | 04 October 2009 at 23:12