Derby hat fashion is bold, cheery
It’s all about wide brims, fanciful top hats and bold, bright colors at this year’s Kentucky Derby hat-fashion scene. Going by the most popular styles and requests of her clients, Cape Cod milliner Sally Faith Steinmann says the Derby-goers she is outfitting are craving color and fun. “This year I’m seeing a real playfulness in what people are requesting,” says the owner of custom couture millinery, Maggie Mae Designs. “The brims are very wide, and we’re seeing a lot of hot pinks, oranges and fuchsia—we’re even putting all those colors together in one hat!” Faith-Steinman surmises that the tough economy […]
