The Derby Festival at Epsom Downs Racecourse has become one of the most stylish events of the summer. Hats have always been compulsory for ladies in the Queen's Stand on Derby Day, but many others choose to wear them. Ladies Day now competes in the style stakes as well, with many racegoers getting dressed up to enter the Style on The Downs competition. This gallery showcases just a few of the fabulous hats that were worn on both days of this year's Derby Festival.
Picture Gallery
The side view of the wonderful hat worn by our Style on The Downs winner Suzanne Murphy
Mayoress Jean Stear, in a delicious pink hat designed by competition winner Chiara Borwick
An elegant purple hat
Peacock feathers decorated the hat of the 2006 Style on The Downs winner, Richelle Burns
A stunning black feathered hat was worn by Catherine Gee, who came third in our Style on The Downs competition
Claire Dwyer, our 2006 Face of the Festival, in a Tara O'Callaghan hat
Tara O'Callaghan, the 2007 Derby milliner, in one of her own creations
Shocking pink feathers on a classic straw hat
Extravagant pink and red feathers
