Edition #5: Hats off to the Races
Wondering what women wear to mid-week horse races in upstate NY? Also, can't-miss beach deals!
I spent the last week in Saratoga Springs, NY. Two of those days were spent at the Saratoga Racecourse. I was there for work, running an incentive event for a well-known company. I got to experience both the posh and the mundane of the racecourse. From hanging in the clubhouse with the high rollers to becoming the impromptu photographer for women posing in front of the Moet & Chandon step and repeat that was too close to my booth.
What I found most interesting was that there were frequent reminders of the beach at the racecourse.
One of my dreams is to one day visit Corona Island. Sit on a beach chair on the sand and kick it with Snoop. Fo shizzle.
But back at the races - my booth was at the entrance, so I got a great look at all the outfits and hats on display. Wondering what women wear to mid-week horse races in upstate NY? Nap dresses!
I spotted this particular one from Hill House in a variety of colors and patterns.
And hats, of course! I was actually surprised by the number of women wearing hats. This wasn’t Preakness or the Kentucky Derby, but there they were: picture hats, fedoras, fascinators, and kiss-me-quick bonnets.
I had to give a hand to the men and women who really took the dress code seriously and looked like they belonged in a scene of a British cozy murder mystery.
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Here are the hats I would wear to the races (if I weren’t there for work). They would be the same hats that I would wear to the beach, because why buy two types of hats? Besides, I look good in a fedora and this packable straw hat by Peter Beaton is just too cool.
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