What’s with the Americans when they visit the good old United Kingdom that makes them drag out their weird and wonderful hats as though they’re popping off to Lady’s Day at Ascot?

Lulu at Ascot!

It may be a well know English fashion (along with cucumber and cress sandwiches daily at 3.00 pm!!!), brought back into fashion in the 1980’s during the Princess Diana era, but it really isn’t compulsory, and it is definitely not a sport to be entered to see who can wear the most outrageous deign.

So far this week London has witnessed Sarah Jessica Parker at the world premiere of the Sex and the City movie, wearing her monstrous sized headpiece adorned with an acorn, leaves, grasses and butterfly as her crowning glory.

Then came the clown featured Miss Paris Hilton who made an appearance at Selfridges during the launch of her new fragrance, Can Can, draped in a white wrap around creation which was last spotted hugging King Tut’s body and of course wearing the obligatory outrageous hat which bore a strong resemblance to the remnants of her prom dress!

ABB