So who put out the memo for those fucking ugly hats at the Royal wedding?

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I'm thinking, what? Did the costume designer for Alice in Wonderland decide to branch out and make hats?

Or, did the ridiculous wealthy say, "let's spend a frivolous thousand buying a fucking ugly hat to show the people how untouched we are by the economical disaster we helped create?"

And if there was a contest for the most fucking ugly hat at the Royal wedding, who won?

[gratuitous]

1. They were trying to beat out Kentucky; the Derby is next weekend

I think they were saying, "Hey Kentucky! We upped our standards for dopey hats, now up yours!"

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. The winner has to be Princess Beatrice.

She wore a stunningly hideous hat that looked like a squid. Or maybe a toilet seat.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/04/princess-beatrice-hat-facebook-royal-wedding-philip-treacy-hat.html?cid=6a00d8341c630a53ef014e882837ca970d

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5. Those two look like the mean stepsisters from Cinderella.

[Horse with no Name]

9. OH MY GOD! I thought the same thing.

They waded in the unfortunate end of that shallow gene pool.

[TuxedoKat]

20. Actually

I thought they were pretty girls but their outfits were ugly and their hats were hideous. I can't imagine why the Royal family let them go dressed like that. A professional stylist could have picked something much more flattering and appropriate.

[Curmudgeoness]

8. LOL, I have to agree with you. A squid! LOL.

:spray: :rofl:

[Dappleganger]

10. More like the Flying Spaghetti Monster's firstborn son...

but not even he could save her from this hideous fashion faux pas.

[Bosonic]

11. I don't think Cthulhu headgear will be fashionable 'till late 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ftld7Ohojg

[phantom power]

3. The fugly-hat memo is at least 100 years old.

At least.

Why, I'm sure I don't know.

[truedelphi]

4. Fergie and Andrew's daughter wore quite an atrocity:

You can view it here: (you need to scroll down.)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x990187

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7. You linked back to this thread.

[flamingdem]

15. I love it! Performance art, not to be taken seriously

good for her

[scarletwoman]

18. I'm with you. I think public whimsy and outrageousness is a good thing.

I say, let your freak flag fly!

[blondeatlast]

19. I do too. nt

[pinboy3niner]

6. The Pope?

:evilgrin:

[underseasurveyor]

12. Its their tradition

Why knock it.
Hell I'd rather see big outrageous hats vs some idiots baggy pants hanging down below his butt:eyes:
'Get your pants off the ground, you lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground'

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13. One trend may have started due to the lack of money, but the other

can only be explained as poor taste. I give wiggle room to the Kentucky Derby, but a ROYAL wedding?

[blondeatlast]

14. In fashion, if it gets talked about, it worked. nt

[flamingdem]

16. I like the wacky hats personally nt

[blondeatlast]

17. Me too. nt

[EFerrari]

24. Me, too.

[Zorra]

21. It was a cruel joke played on them by

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRNXIMDxMe1kGOUARg4LcAmbyYUhM6cYyTVBp1qhaW2Irj8I8hy

[sofa king]

22. Oh, did someone get married?

[ChazInAz]

23. Neat,

Hats like that seem to be a British thing, perhaps for protection from the searing English sun.