Kentucky Derby hats

[PHAW Webmistress]

I am going to a derby party on Saturday and we're supposed to design and decorate a hat to wear - I am soooooooooooooooo not creative so thought I would come the most creative peeps I know for ideas (was that a good s.uck up? )

So - any ideas? THANKS!!

[citcat]

Do you already have a nice hat ? You could do a tropical-flower thing if it's kind of a formal party..... or if it's not, go all out with a silly tropical theme or go to a discount store and get little plastic horseys with little plastic fence and trees in the toy section. Make them race around your hat. I wish I looked good in hats. I tell people I don't look good in hats and they say, oh I bet you do. Then I put on a hat and their horror never fails to entertain me.

[Brown Eyed Girl]

I am going to a derby party on Saturday and we're supposed to design and decorate a hat to wear - I am soooooooooooooooo not creative so thought I would come the most creative peeps I know for ideas (was that a good s.uck up? )

So - any ideas? THANKS!!

Maybe you should decorate it with leftover peeps!

[PHAW Webmistress]

Do you already have a nice hat ? You could do a tropical-flower thing if it's kind of a formal party..... or if it's not, go all out with a silly tropical theme or go to a discount store and get little plastic horseys with little plastic fence and trees in the toy section. Make them race around your hat. I wish I looked good in hats. I tell people I don't look good in hats and they say, oh I bet you do. Then I put on a hat and their horror never fails to entertain me.

I'm the same as you "I don't do hats" I will just be bringing one

BEG Andretti

[Brown Eyed Girl]

How about one of those knitted Budweiser hats?

Sorry, Renee...I know I'm not helping.

[Brown Eyed Girl]

I guess we do need to know if they need to be more formal or if anything (within reason) goes.

[blackjack]

Maybe TikiBar will lend you hers!

[phjrsaunt]

Okay. we can DO this. We CAN mix Parrothead with Kentucky Derby.

Here's what I'm thinkin'...

around the brim of the hat, use some brown astroturf (or construction paper?) to be like the racetrack. But you're a Parrothead and proudofitdammit, so instead of horses, put some plastic sharks around the "racecourse" instead of horses. You can probably get them at Ben Franklin or Michaels or someplace like that. Look in the cake decorating aisle for some figurines that can be the jockeys. SpongeBob characters might work well. Not parrotheady or Derby-ish, but I like them and I'm on a roll here so work with me. Remember to put numbers on the racesharks. The "crown" part of the hat can be the "bleachers" where the crowd sits. Take some tailgating photos from Buffett shows and cut the people out and affix them to the top of the hat so that they look like they're cheering on the race-sharks.

Drink liberally, and it MIGHT look like a Kentucky Derby hat!

[C-Dawg]

How about seahorses racing around a track, being chased by a shark. If you're really creative, buy little motorcycles or horses and take the riders off and put them on the seahorses.
Around the crown of the hat, put a few palm trees and shells to give it the tropical feel

[phjrsaunt]

Dang we're good!!!

[AlbatrossFlyer]

don't wear one, and just say it's invisible.

besides if you do wear one, you might be mistaken for a mushroom.

[Brown Eyed Girl]

don't wear one, and just say it's invisible.

besides if you do wear one, you might be mistaken for a mushroom.

Charlie...that's just mean! But dang funny! Do we need to start calling Renee "Shroom"?


Instead of sharks or seahorses (or in addition to), you could use flamingos....

[PHAW Webmistress]

You guys are good!! Well except for the slut


OOOOH flamingos!!!!

[AlbatrossFlyer]

http://abintex.en.alibaba.com/product/5 ... e_Hat.html

[phjrsaunt]

http://abintex.en.alibaba.com/product/5 ... e_Hat.html

BAAAADD!!!!

[OttoCal]

My Kentucky Derby hat is going to be a big floppy blue straw hat (from wal-mart ), and I sent it off with my mom for some decoratin'.
I asked for flowers or ribbon around the brim, but she is a bit flamboyant and creative when it comes to these things, so who knows what it will come back looking like. I just told her it has to fit in my carry-on bag for the flight to the derby.

I am going for the 'hat with flowers that keeps the sun off my neck' look as opposed to a hat that makes me look like I am at a halloween party. It's our first trip, so I am trying to not get overly out of control on the outfit, I'd rather get out of control on the infield!!!!!

[sunseeker]

maybe racing flamingos as well....

[sunseeker]

or maybe racing sea creature with pirates as jockies and as the cheering section

[sunseeker]

or maybe just a pirate hat...that would be the easiest!

[springparrot]

or maybe just a pirate hat...that would be the easiest!

Don has a great pirate hat