May 17, 2014

Yes, the horses and black-eyed Susans are a big deal, but everybody knows Preakness is all about the hat. Check out these sightings at Preakness 2014.

: Carol Huff, 58, and husband Lawrence Huff, 74 – partners in a real estate tenant business in Philadelphia – got special permission to bring their toy poodles with them to the Preakness corporate village. Carol Huff dressed to match Tiffany, 15-months-old, while Lawrence Huff described the look on Karizma, 10-years-old, as “American princess.” (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Carol Huff, 58, Philadelphia, commercial real estate tenant representative, and her 15-month-old toy poodle, Tiffany wore the same outfits to Preakness. “We had a Kentucky Derby party, and we matched my hat to hers,” she said. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Tom McCouch, 50, Collegeville, Penn. realtor with Xena, 15-month-old toy poodle. “She’s sporting her heart dress with top hat. I’m wearing a striped dress shirt and black hat to match,” he explained. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Lisa Kozemchak, 45, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. community volunteer. “I’ve had this hat for 2 years, and finally decided this was the year. You can’t rewear a hat to Preakness. That’s a faux pas.” (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Shannon Scriba, 27, Millersville, JBA Chevrolet finance manager. “This hat was all white. So I went to Michael’s and loaded up on blue. [Then] I added al the blue [ribbon] and flowers.” (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Elizabeth Massing, 39, Baltimore resident, Agora, Inc. human resource director. “This came from a store in Key West, Fl. It made a statement, but wasn’t the traditional giant hat. It’s functionable, and more fun,” she said. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Kati Davis, 31, Fulton, Md., stay-at-home mom. “Because this may be the [only] time I’ll be here [at Preakness], I wanted to go with something big,” she said. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Carina Barton, 31, Milwaukee, Wis., attorney. Her hat came from Francesca’s. She added the scarf from Charming Charlies, and horses from Michael’s. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Carina Barton, 31, Milwaukee, Wis., attorney. Her hat came from Francesca’s. She added the scarf from Charming Charlies, and horses from Michael’s. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Pam Clark, 55, Raleigh, N.C. culinary instructor, originally from Severna Park. She and Carina Barton made their hats the day before, after arriving in Baltimore. “I brought my glue gun,” said Clark. “We made them ‘over wine,’” added Barton, with a laugh. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Pam Clark, 55, Raleigh, N.C. culinary instructor, originally from Severna Park. She and Carina Barton made their hats the day before, after arriving in Baltimore. “I brought my glue gun,” said Clark. “We made them ‘over wine,’” added Barton, with a laugh. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Washginton, DC residents, Armstrong Williams, 46, Washington, DC commercial/residential real estate owner, and Xavier Underwood, 24, American Business Collaboration director of communications. “Women have the overly floppy hats. We watned to be cool. We wanted to look solid killer. The hat says you have importance,” explained Williams. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Melissa Cifone, 23, Baltimore, Transamerica account executive. “I was doing the whole black and white thing and I wanted something to pop. So, I picked the hat with the red rose,” she said. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Kristen Butler, 44, Bel Air-based interior designer. “Usually I [pick] the hat first. But, this year I wanted something to match my green and white dress. The hat came second,” she said. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Kuren Redmond, 35, Lauraville, host of “Out & About,” debuting on Charm City TV in June. “I got this from Marjae Hats, a local hat designer. I love pink. I tried on about 10 different colors and options. As soon as I tried this on, I knew it was it. I’m not a big hat person. But, I can definitely rock the fascinator,” she said. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Kate Beck, 38, host of “Tasty Travels” on Charm City TV. “I wanted a big wide brim, and I fell in love with the pink ribbon and bow,” she said. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Liliana Kelley, 38, Lutherville architectural designer. Black and white is a favorite color theme. “I decided last minute to come to Preakness. I found this yesterday at Macy’s,” she said. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: This group of 7 women come together every year to Preakness. Everyone has to wear a hat, many of them lent by Beth Boots-Workman, who wore it to a previous Preakness. “We make it the ultimate girls’ day – the one day the husbands aren’t allowed to ask questions about,” said Boots-Workman. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Cassidy Capfhammer, 38, New Freedom, Penn. resident, Baltimore City police detective. She always gets her Preakness hats from ladydianehats.com. and has the designer make a hat to match a chosen outfit. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Beth Boots-Workman, 36, Catonsville, Entertainment Consultants International general manager. She gets a new hat every year. “I got this at Hats in the Belfry last minute. I was looking for orange this year,” she said. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Carly Sheppard, 13, Lancaster, Penn. She borrowed the hat her aunt, Beth Boots-Workman, wore to Preakness last year. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Channing James, 26, Lancaster, Penn., Penn State Hershey Medical NICU social worker. She borrowed her black and white number from cousin Beth Boots-Workman, who had worn it to a previous Preakness. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Elizabeth Williams, 26, Power Plant Live! manager. “I have never been to Preakness before. I love bows and I like the really big brim,” she said, explaining her Hats in the Belfry acquisition. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Alyssa Keefer, 20, Manheim, Penn. nursing school student. “I borrowed this from Channing James. She wore it to Preakness a couple of years aog. I went well with my dress and [doing] Preakness colors was my goal,” she said. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Maryann Parrilla, 40, Sicklerville, N.J., retired CPA. “I didn’t know what I was going to wear [to Preakness]. This was neutral and would go with just about anything,” she said. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Pam Healy, 50, Owings Mills, business consultant. “I ordered four [hats] online and picked this one. It’s easy,” she said. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Gina Navarro, 47, Sparks, University of Maryland sustainable floods coordinator. “It’s a sun hat [where] I added the flowers. I was going to keep my hat simple, and then I thought why?” she said. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Tracy Gosson, 47, Federal Hill, Sagesse Inc. president. “This is a repeater. I’ll admit it. I bought it at Saks in New York several years ago,” she said, with a laugh.

: Lacey Johansson, 34, Federal Hill, St. Johns Properties leasing agent. She got her fascinator at Fleur de Paris on a trip to New Orleans, where they created it just for her. “I said I needed something to go with green, black and white,” she said. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Victoria Marriner, 32, Ellicott City, Victoria Gastro Pub chief experience officer. “I shopped in my closet and used my hat from last year. But, I blinged it with yellow to match my yellow dress [that I wore] to the Ulman Cancer Fund Yellow Dress party last year,” she said. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Cynthia Witherspoon, 62, Columbia, S.C. physical therapist. “This was made by a little gal named Phyllis, who has a [hat] shop in Charleston on King Street. I was buying hats, and looked at this one and said, this is fabulous. Phyllis said, this is your Audrey Hepburn hat. I said, it is. It’s ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’,” she said. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Ellen Yankelow, “over 60,” Lutherville, Correct Rx Pharmacy president/CEO. “My assistant helped Marjae Hats with the design, to go with a green dress. When I got the hat, it didn’t match the dress. But, I loved it. So, I got a black dress and green and black scarf to match it,” she said. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Lainy LeBow-Sachs, 69, Stevenson, Kennedy Krieger Institute executive vice president. “I got it from Hats in the Belfry. I loved it because purple is my favorite color,” she said. (Sloane Brown/For the Baltimore Sun)

: Mike Seiter of Rockville watches the races at 139th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Donna Mitchell of Pittsburgh watches the races at Pimlico. 139th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Standing on infield scaffolding, Ms. Racing Queen, Linsey Toole. (Kim Hairston,/Baltimore Sun)

: At her 3rd Preakness, Kourtney Wolford from Pittsburgh, describes her outfit as “black and white classic with a pop of color.” (Kim Hairston/ Baltimore Sun)

: Lacey Johansson Federal Hill wearing a fascinator by Desigual. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

: Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. 139th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Scenes from the 139th Preakness day. (Kim Hairston / Baltimore Sun)

: Natasha Martinez of California in the Preakness Village. 139th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Audra Harris of Weathersfield, Conn. shows off her hat during the 2014 Preakness Saturday., May 17, 2014. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: Chris Williams, of Wisconsin, sports a Black-Eyed Susan hat on Black-Eyed Susan Day at the Pimlico race course. She and a friend will be attending Preakness for the first time tomorrow. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun )

: Cheryl Keck of Wilmington,NC with her Preakness hat. 139th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Jaxon Clark, 16 and Macie Clark, 12 flank their mother Leslie Clark of Springfield VA who enjoys live music during the 2014 Preakness Saturday., May 17, 2014. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: Scenes from the 139th Preakness day. (Kim Hairston / Baltimore Sun)

: First-time grandstander, Karen Rund, from Finksburg, Md. is sporting a Cheseapeake Bay themed hat made by her sister. (Kim Hairston / Baltimore Sun)

: Pearl Ribeiro-Ayeh, left, and Kernovia Holomah cheer from the main grandstand as their horse wins in the 2nd race at Pimlico Race Course on Preakness Saturday. ( Robert K. Hamilton/Baltimore Sun)

: Scenes from the 139th Preakness day. (Kim Hairston / Baltimore Sun)

: Jennifer Ziegler, from Philadelphia, Penn. chose a yellow hat for her first Preakness, as a not to the state flower. (Kim Hairston / Baltimore Sun)

Haute hats turn heads at Preakness

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