NEW YORK (CBS) Royal Ascot's five-day horse racing carnival began Monday and the elegant hats of the ladies at the Royal Ascot Races are, in a word, showstopping. The women of Royal Ascot strutted ...

[LONDON] At her London studio, Merve Bayindir carefully glues on dried flowers onto a pale pink saucer hat. Nearby, an array of other colourful headpieces are on display. The Turkish-born milliner has ...

Hats for Ascot are notoriously hard to shop for. From choosing your shape - big and statement or classic and subtle - to which colour works best with your race-day-appropriate outfit, how much to ...

For tickets see www.ascot.co.uk or call 0870 727 4321. ASCOT HATS RULES OF THE ROAD &9679; Choose your hat in accordance with your clothes.

The official Ascot website states: “Hats should be worn; however, a headpiece which has a solid base of four inches (10cm) or more in diameter is acceptable as an alternative to a hat.