Fashion
Tip your hat to these Kentucky Derby outfits we’re seeing at Churchill Downs
Kentucky Derby fashion, hat trends from 2024 Derby Museum Hat Show
If you thought fashion was over the top at the Kentucky Derby for the past 149 years, wait until you see what milliners have in store for Derby 150.
2024 Kentucky Derby weekend, horses may be in focus, but it’s also all about the outfits. We are talking 150 years of fashion, after all.
From the initial running of the Kentucky Derby in 1875 to now, the fashion at the racing event has largely evolved. As previously reported by The Courier Journal, it was common for many of the first women attending the event to wear large hoop skirts, corsets and a large bonnet.
While a wide-brimmed hat or fascinator, as an unspoken “must” of Derby culture, is still going to be seen by spectators in the 150th Run for the Roses, much of the fashion culture has changed.
Kentucky Derby Outfits, Attire Fascinators to blazers: The ultimate fashion guide to Kentucky Derby 2024 at Churchill Downs
Let’s take a look at 2024 Kentucky Derby outfits, attire
According to The Courier Journal, lots of trends are in this year for the 150th celebration of the Kentucky Derby including colors like pale blue, pistachio green, pink and red. Sequins, sparkles and shades of ombre also shouldn’t come as a surprise to attendees, with all sorts of accents like ruffles and large bows acceptable for the occasion.