Club Derby
2023 Derby was actually a lot of fun. I had joined the Sons of Italy (no, I am not a son, nor am I Italian, but…) in September and they had a party for the first time! I wore the feathered hat from a few years ago and reclaimed my best hat title. I had invited a lot of my friends as guests, so I was way too busy to take a picture. I hope they have another party next year. Way closer than the other place we used to do the Derby.
Return of the feathers.
This was the second Derby party that the club hosted and I brought out another classic hat since it had its debut in my yard to a limited audience and it deserved another moment. My friend showed up with an awesome hat, so we were truly the belles of the ball.
The Dots are back.
Winning the room.
The next year, I decided the Club needed some butterflies to brighten up the place. I kinda love that I get to rewear all my creations because I changed the location. Might be an old hat for me, but new to everyone else!
Pre Derby Julep.
I was a bit unsure of what was happening for Derby 2026 as we are switching out a housemate but the club was having another party. So I whipped up a batch of Party Juleps and Bourbon Balls, then dusted off an old hat (one of my favorites). Believe it or not, I still have glow sticks leftover from the hat I put together in 2016 and they still worked! I definitely learned from past mistakes and only added glow sticks to the center of the hat. (I call it a decision, but in reality, I only had a few glow sticks left, so… there you go.) I cracked the sticks and added them to the ribbons, so much lighter and easier to wear!
Glow stick selfie.
