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Years ago a college friend invited me to the Kentucky Derby, her family's history was steeped in Derby fanfare. Although I LOVE horses, what I truly love are the ceremonious hats that are perched proudly on almost every head. I often wondered where do they keep these hats? You couldn't possibly sport the same one each year - fashion faux pas! But, as a milliner who has collected hat boxes over the years and has placed them on display in certain rooms in my house, perhaps this is what Derby fans do. It is quite fun and whimsical to decorate with hat boxes. Besides, today these boxes are used for more than storing hats. So, if you are looking for decorative ways to
Years ago a college friend invited me to the Kentucky Derby, her family's history was steeped in Derby fanfare. Although I LOVE horses, what I truly love are the ceremonious hats that are perched proudly on almost every head. I often wondered where do they keep these hats? You couldn't possibly sport the same one each year - fashion faux pas! But, as a milliner who has collected hat boxes over the years and has placed them on display in certain rooms in my house, perhaps this is what Derby fans do. It is quite fun and whimsical to decorate with hat boxes. Besides, today these boxes are used for more than storing hats. So, if you are looking for decorative ways to
store things - try a few hat boxes!
