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Check Out All These Wild Hats From Britain’s Fanciest Car Show: Cold Start

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Salon Privé is a British concours that collects some of the most beautiful and prized cars from around the country for a week of poshness. I have never been, so I was surprised when I went over to the press gallery and saw a bunch of awesome hats. It turns out, this is part of a hat competition for Salon Privé Ladies’ Day presented by Boodles, which is apparently a fancy jewelry store.

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Specifically, here’s what they say about the hats:

Boodles ‘Best Hat’ Competition

Don’t forget your hat if you want to be in with a chance to win a spectacular piece of Boodles jewellery! As ever, it’s a fun day and an opportunity to really ‘push the boat out’ with your favourite piece of millinery attire.

Dressing to the nines is not unique to this event as Pebble and Goodwood both encourage sartorial excess, though the hat game here is extremely strong.

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Wild Hats Winner 4

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Wild Hats Winner 3

I think this is the woman who won:

Wild Hats Winner 2

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And a closeup:

Wild Hats Winner

The engineering alone, here, is pretty impressive.

Photos: Salon Privé

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Stef Schrader
Stef Schrader
9 months ago

Green and pink feather-tree lady was ROBBED.

Dirk
Dirk
9 months ago
Reply to  Stef Schrader

100%!!!

Knowonelse
Knowonelse
9 months ago

Ah, my favorite subject aside from cars, HATS! Some of these would be perfect for a holiday my nom de plume on Instagram made up.

Whimsical Whednesday Hat Day!

Whereupon Quirky Carver posts whimsical hats for this special day every Whednesday (well mostly on Wednesdays). Join Quirky and post Whimsical Hats on Whednesdays!

https://www.instagram.com/quirkycarver/

Nic Periton
Nic Periton
9 months ago

I have a problem with hats, why is it just those of the lady persuasion are today given license too wear such confections. As a Gent I have a choice, all dull, a topper, a fedora, a panama, so many names so little flair. Why cannot a well dressed man not sport an ostrich trimmed tricorn, or a daily trimmed ordinary?

A. Barth
A. Barth
9 months ago
Reply to  Nic Periton

No one is stopping you – have at it. 🙂

I have an array of more or less utilitarian hats, as required by law for men my age. Harrumph.

Parsko
Parsko
9 months ago
Reply to  A. Barth

No one is stopping you Move to a blue state – have at it. 🙂

Last edited 9 months ago by Parsko
Michael Sharp
Michael Sharp
9 months ago

No one wore a radiator mascot, or car emblem, hat?? That would have been the dog’s bollocks!

Geoff Buchholz
Geoff Buchholz
9 months ago

To be faaaaaaair, some of the millinery advertised as “hats” here are more akin to “fascinators” and even “substantial fascinators.”

OrigamiSensei
OrigamiSensei
9 months ago
Reply to  Geoff Buchholz

I do agree, but I’ll argue that deliberately conflating them greatly opens up the range of expression and makes things generally more fun.

Chronometric
Chronometric
9 months ago

It is easy to dismiss the hat competition as silly rich person games but the same sentiments apply to glossing up your 60 year old Ferrari to park on a manicured lawn and win a fancy trophy.

It is a testament to the success of the human race that we have to invent such mundane fripperies to make our lives relevant.

Michael Sharp
Michael Sharp
9 months ago
Reply to  Chronometric

Or one could look at it and see that the ladies were just having a bit of fun.

Chartreuse Bison
Chartreuse Bison
9 months ago
Reply to  Chronometric

Cars that never get driven are worse than goofy hats

Canopysaurus
Canopysaurus
9 months ago

The fix was in. That hat clearly demonstrates a relationship to the Esso Motor Oil Drop Man.

Paul E
Paul E
9 months ago

These ladies’ lids make the selections seen at the Kentucky Derby seem simple.

A. Barth
A. Barth
9 months ago

There is

A hat

In the Salon

They call the rising sun

TOSSABL
TOSSABL
9 months ago
Reply to  A. Barth

You win
I was going to make a rising sun comment, but yours is so much better that I’m not even disappointed

A. Barth
A. Barth
9 months ago
Reply to  TOSSABL

Thank you! Though I probably owe Eric Burdon and friends an apology.

IRegertNothing, Esq.
IRegertNothing, Esq.
9 months ago

This is the kind of in-depth hat analysis that you will only find on the Autopian.

3rd picture, lady on the right side: There’s a sniper somewhere desperately looking for the missing part of their ghillie suit.

Dsa Lkjh
Dsa Lkjh
9 months ago

I’m waiting for a load of car parts to be delivered today. The only thing that’s turned up is a massive box containing the fancy hat Mrs Muppet is going to wear to Royal Ascot in a few weeks.

She’ll be delighted. Unfortunately you can’t keep the coolant inside a BMW N52 using delight.

Thomas Metcalf
Thomas Metcalf
9 months ago
Reply to  Dsa Lkjh

Where does one buy a fancy hat?
More importantly, will you be wearing a fancy hat as well and what type?

Dsa Lkjh
Dsa Lkjh
9 months ago
Reply to  Thomas Metcalf

One commissions a milliner. Or you buy from a shop and hope no one else bought the same one (it’s like turning up at a car show and having to park next to the other Alfa Romeo SZ, but somehow riddled with shame). I’m not sure what she’s done this time.

I’m not going, I never do. I tried going to the races once and found it to be nearly as boring as being delayed in an airport. Plus I’m not posh enough to mix with drunk toffs and not want to start a revolution. She’s going with a bunch of friends and family with the plan of getting tipsy and losing money. They definitely don’t want me there saying things like “but why do we even have a king?”

Also I used to wear suits for work all the time and the idea of dressing up for fun seems very much the wrong way round.

Adrian Clarke
Adrian Clarke
9 months ago
Reply to  Dsa Lkjh

I’ve been to Salon Prive, and even though the champagne and lobster was free, I still came away with the overriding desire to chin every fucker there.

Come join me round the brazier brother Muppet, we’ll start the revolution once the weather warms up.

Stef Schrader
Stef Schrader
9 months ago
Reply to  Adrian Clarke

Sounds like my visceral “bring back guillotines” reaction to Pebble.

DubblewhopperInDubblejeopardy
DubblewhopperInDubblejeopardy
9 months ago

Those hats look like range targets to me. Then again this is England, not Milan, Italy. Like their food, clothing styles is not their forte.

Dsa Lkjh
Dsa Lkjh
9 months ago

Why bother with style or food when you’re just 21 miles from France?
Outsource that stuff to people who’re good at it.

Duke of Kent
Duke of Kent
9 months ago

It amazes me that the British empire sailed the world in search of spices and now refuse to use any of them.

Dsa Lkjh
Dsa Lkjh
9 months ago
Reply to  Duke of Kent

Are you referring to the same Britain that has chicken tikka masala as it’s national dish?

Duke of Kent
Duke of Kent
9 months ago
Reply to  Dsa Lkjh

I’m referring to the one that has fried fish wrapped in newspaper as it’s[sic] national dish.

Dsa Lkjh
Dsa Lkjh
9 months ago
Reply to  Duke of Kent

Oh, fish’n’chips Britain. The one where we all drive Union Jack Minis with teeth like Stonehenge and talk like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins.

Nlpnt
Nlpnt
9 months ago
Reply to  Dsa Lkjh

Like in the Austin Powers movie where you can see the Hollywood Sign from Carnaby Street.

Drew
Drew
9 months ago

I assume that future Autopian meetups will also include hat competitions (for Autopian swag–I don’t expect you to get a jeweler involved unless one is willing to make some taillight jewelry).

Last edited 9 months ago by Drew
10001010
10001010
9 months ago
Reply to  Drew

This is a great idea! Now I just gotta figure out how to make a hat look like a wheelbarrow full of shrimp.

Andreas8088
Andreas8088
9 months ago
Reply to  10001010

That’s easy. Wear a wheelbarrow full of shrimp as a hat.

Stef Schrader
Stef Schrader
9 months ago
Reply to  10001010

I’ve worn a Puffalump as a hat before and I’LL DO IT AGAIN!

MaximillianMeen
MaximillianMeen
9 months ago
Reply to  Drew

There is also a Boodles gin that would make a reasonably priced award.
https://boodlesgin.com

DysLexus
DysLexus
9 months ago
Reply to  Drew

Didn’t David already try this years ago wearing that hubcap thingee on his head (see his avatar) and it went like uh so Nowhere’s-ville?

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