LIFE - 17 Crazy, High-Concept Hats

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At the Royal Ascot annual horse races in England, a woman wears a hat shaped like a platter of blue cheese and grapes. Think this hat is insane? Click through the gallery for other weird ones... ]]> 81635409 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:00:00 EDT

A model wears a felt hat shaped like a gorilla's hand. ]]> 2658964 Thu, 01 Jan 1953 03:00:00 EST

A model wears a felt hat shaped like a gorilla's hand. ]]> Douglas Miller 2009 gettyImages.com Berry Nice: Another Royal Ascot Hat http://www.life.com/image/88520414

ASCOT, ENGLAND - JUNE 16: Isabell Kristensen arrives on the first day of Royal Ascot 2009 at Ascot Racecourse on June 16, 2009 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)]]> 88520414 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:00:00 EDT

BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND - JUNE 17: A lady wears a mini football pitch on her head during Ladies Day on the third day of Royal Ascot at the Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2004 in Berkshire, England. The event has been one of the highlights of the racing and social calendar since 1711 with Queen Anne, and the royal patronage continues today with a Royal Procession taking place in front of the grandstands daily. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)]]> 50969036 Thu, 17 Jun 2004 03:00:00 EDT

ASCOT, ENGLAND - JUNE 18: A Racegoer attending Royal Ascot on Ladies Day at Ascot Racecourse on June 18, 2009 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)]]> 88558117 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:00:00 EDT

ASCOT, ENGLAND - JUNE 18: A Racegoer attending Royal Ascot on Ladies Day at Ascot Racecourse on June 18, 2009 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)]]> Tim Whitby 2009 gettyImages.com Yep, the Sink's in There Too: Royal Ascot '08 http://www.life.com/image/81632987

ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 19: A woman wears an elaborate hat, styled on a theme of a bathroom interior, during Ladies Day at Royal Ascot racecourse on June 19, 2008 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)]]> 81632987 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:00:00 EDT

ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 21: Ladies wearing matching hats shaped like horses chat at Ladies Day on day three of Royal Ascot on June 21, 2007 in Berkshire, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)]]> 74844463 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:00:00 EDT

ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 21: A lady in an elaborate hat arrives for Ladies Day on day three of Royal Ascot on June 21, 2007 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)]]> 74847318 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:00:00 EDT

ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 21: A lady in a hat shaped like an ashtray poses for a photograph on Ladies Day on day three of Royal Ascot on June 21, 2007 in Berkshire, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)]]> 74844459 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:00:00 EDT

ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 22: Race-goer Rachel Littlejohns poses wearing a hat with watercress sandwiches on top, by London designer Sean Barrett, at Ladie's Day during the third day of Royal Ascot at the Ascot Racecourse on June 22, 2006 in Berkshire, England. The event has been one of the highlights of the racing and social calendar since 1711, and the royal patronage continues today with a Royal Procession taking place in front of the grandstands daily. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)]]> 71267407 Thu, 22 Jun 2006 03:00:00 EDT

ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 22: A race goer enjoys the atmosphere at Ladie's Day during the third day of Royal Ascot at the Ascot Racecourse on June 22, 2006 in Ascot, Berkshire, England. The event has been one of the highlights of the racing and social calendar since 1711, and the royal patronage continues today with a Royal Procession taking place in front of the grandstands daily. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)]]> 71268281 Thu, 22 Jun 2006 03:00:00 EDT

ASCOT, ENGLAND - JUNE 18: A Racegoer wearing an ice-cream cone hat attends Royal Ascot on Ladies Day at Ascot Racecourse on June 18, 2009 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)]]> 88556506 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:00:00 EDT

ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 20: A racegoer wearing a typical Ascot fashion hat attends on the first day of Royal Ascot 2006, at Ascot Racecourse on June 20, 2006 in Ascot, England. (Photo by MJ Kim/Getty Images)]]> 71244749 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 03:00:00 EDT

19th June 1973: Gertrude Shilling's Royal Ascot 'Common Market' outfit which was designed by her milliner son David. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)]]> 3286056 Tue, 19 Jun 1973 03:00:00 EDT

19th June 1973: Gertrude Shilling's Royal Ascot 'Common Market' outfit which was designed by her milliner son David. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)]]> Keystone 2009 gettyImages.com We Bet This One Got a Great Reception: Royal Ascot 1992 http://www.life.com/image/1918381

1992: Portrait of a racegoer modelling a typically novel hat on Ladies Day during Royal Ascot at Ascot racecourse in Berkshire, England. \ Mandatory Credit: Mike Hewitt/Allsport]]> 1918381 Wed, 01 Jan 1992 03:00:00 EST

A model displays her headwear on the runway at the Basso & Brooke fashion show at London Fashion Week.]]> 55725732 Mon, 19 Sep 2005 03:00:00 EDT

A model displays her headwear on the runway at the Basso & Brooke fashion show at London Fashion Week.]]> Chris Jackson 2009 gettyImages.com Our Dali Bread http://www.life.com/image/79467066

Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dali wears a hat shaped like a loaf of bread.]]> 79467066 Wed, 05 Nov 1958 03:00:00 EST

Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dali wears a hat shaped like a loaf of bread.]]> Keystone 2009 gettyImages.com A Hat of Note http://www.life.com/image/55725691

A model displays her headwear on the runway at the Basso & Brooke fashion show at London Fashion Week, 2006. ]]> 55725691 Mon, 19 Sep 2005 03:00:00 EDT

A model displays her headwear on the runway at the Basso & Brooke fashion show at London Fashion Week, 2006. ]]> Chris Jackson 2009 gettyImages.com We'll Be the Judge of That http://www.life.com/image/52063401

Judah Friedlander wears one of his trademark trucker hats at Sundance 2005. ]]> 52063401 Tue, 25 Jan 2005 03:00:00 EST

Judah Friedlander wears one of his trademark trucker hats at Sundance 2005. ]]> Carlo Allegri 2009 gettyImages.com