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The Royal Ascot Tradition Continues With British VIPs, Fancy Hats, and Festivities

The 2013 Royal Ascot kicked off this week, and famous royals like Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Princess Beatrice, and Princess Eugenie have been rockin' their fancy toppers as part of the long-standing tradition.
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The 2013 Royal Ascot kicked off this week, and famous royals like Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Princess Beatrice, and Princess Eugenie have been rockin' their fancy toppers as part of the long-standing tradition. Royals are joined by plenty of extravagantly dressed revelers to watch Europe's famous event, which has been the highlight of the Ascot Racecourse's year since it was founded in 1711 by Queen Anne.

But while the sky's the limit when it comes to fabulous fascinators, the Ascot is known for its strict dress code. Women must wear a day dress of acceptable length with a hat or fascinator, and they can't show off their stomachs or shoulders. Men are required to wear black or gray morning dress with a top hat. Another tradition of the Royal Ascot is the procession, which involves the queen and other royals riding in to the racecourse every day in horse-drawn carriages. See royals from the Queen Mother to Princess Diana attend the Royal Ascot over the years, including pictures from this year's festivities.

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Gisele Bundchen's Model Foe, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's Film Role, and Kate Moss's Good Advice

Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.
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Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

  • Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has landed a film role. On Tuesday, her publicist confirmed the rumors that the model-turned-actress will star in Mad Max: Fury Road alongside Charlize Theron and Abbey Lee Kershaw. [Vogue UK]

  • Model David Gandy doesn't get along with his colleague Gisele Bundchen, recently named the world's highest-paid model. "We don't see eye to eye, we argue, and we don't enjoy working with each other," he said. [The Daily Mail]

  • Meanwhile, Bundchen (above) is keeping busy wearing Terry Richardson's glasses. [Terry's Diary]

  • Tory Burch unveiled a redesign of its blog and made an iPad and iPhone app called Tory Daily available for download Tuesday. Both releases are part of a strategy to integrate the brand's lifestyle content and ecommerce. [WWD]

  • The hard plastic shoes models wore during Chanel's Resort 2013 collection at Versailles weren't all that comfortable. Meghan Collison, who walked in the show, said the shoes "destroyed the back of my feet. I was bleeding afterward." [The Cut]

  • Speaking of uncomfortable shoes, Adidas has decided not to send a pair of its Jeremy Scott sneakers to production after Internet commenters vilified them as racist. [Styleite]

  • A judge threw out Louis Vuitton's lawsuit against Warner Bros. for using fake Vuitton products in the movie The Hangover Part II, calling Vuitton's case "not plausible" or "particularly compelling." [Fashionista]

  • W Magazine has launched a digital photography network to showcase street-style photography from contributors like Candice Lake and Craig Arend, who can upload up to 100 original images every day. A Pinterest icon will allow readers to share the images with others. [Fashionologie Inbox]

  • Florence Welch says Kate Moss gave her some vital advice about how to deal with paparazzi photography. "Like Kate Moss said: 'Never explain, never complain.'" [Vogue UK]

  • Royal Ascot has a team of purple-clad dress code assistants (read: fashion police) helping to enforce the horse race's strict style rules. The assistants will hand out free neckties, fascinators, and shawls to wayward attendees. [The Huffington Post]

Photo: Gisele Bundchen, photographed by Terry Richardson.

Carole Middleton at Royal Ascot Ladies' Day
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Princess Beatrice, Carole Middleton, and Queen Elizabeth Come Out to Play on Ladies' Day

It's Ladies' Day at the Royal Ascot, and the royal women were out in full force!
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It's Ladies' Day at the Royal Ascot, and the royal women were out in full force! Kate and Pippa's mom Carole Middleton was joined by Queen Elizabeth and her granddaughter Princess Beatrice. The annual horse races attended by Britain's who's who is celebrating 300 years this year, and even Elizabeth Hurley made an appearance in her fascinator. Click through to see the beautiful and extravagant toppers from the day!

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Pictures of the iPad and iPhone Hat at the Royal Ascot Event
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Geek Shot: iPads and iPhones at the Royal Ascot

Today marks day two of the fanciful Royal Ascot event, which brings together kings, queens, and royalty of all kinds.
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Today marks day two of the fanciful Royal Ascot event, which brings together kings, queens, and royalty of all kinds. While horse racing is the main attraction, the extravagant headwear worn by attendees is great eye candy as well. These ladies are doing it up Apple style with iPhones and iPads on their hats. Totally faux (obviously), but totally geek chic!

Princesses Beatrice's and Eugenie's Hats at Royal Ascot
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Hats Off to 300 Years of the Royal Ascot

The Royal Ascot begins today, complete with princesses, princes, a queen, and everything in between decked out in their finest fascinators and top hats.
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The Royal Ascot begins today, complete with princesses, princes, a queen, and everything in between decked out in their finest fascinators and top hats. The highlight of the Ascot Racecourse's year is the royal event, which celebrates its 300th anniversary this year, since it was founded in 1711 by Queen Anne. Despite the outlandish hats, the Ascot is known for its strict dress code, and several years ago, it made headlines when fake tanners were banned. See the extravagant and the elegant toppers now, including Princess Beatrice in a much more toned-down fascinator compared to her famed royal wedding stunner. And I can't wait to see the fascinators on "Ladies' Day" Thursday!

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It's Ladies' Day at the Royal Ascot horse races outside London.
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It's Ladies' Day at the Royal Ascot horse races outside London. While women wear decorative hats each day of the race, they really outdid themselves — and each other — today. Attention turns away from the horses to fixate on the elaborate creations topping off every woman's head.

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Fake Tanners Get Burned by the Snobs at Royal Ascot
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Fake Tanners Get Burned by the Snobs at Royal Ascot

Royal Ascot, the horse race at the center of Britain's social calendar, has banned fake-tan lines from its strict dress code.
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Royal Ascot, the horse race at the center of Britain's social calendar, has banned fake-tan lines from its strict dress code.

The tan has taken on many shades of social status throughout history, BBC explains. During Victorian times tanned skin meant low class, because it implied that one did outdoor manual labor. More recently, a tan shows that the bronzed have the time and money to go on vacation.

But now the desirability of sun-kissed skin may be fading. Since you can get a tan from a bottle, its status is more complicated. Bronzed skin says little about a person's social status, if everyone can buy an affordable tan at the drug store. Even so, the apparent standard seems to be: subtle is better.

Will a fake tan ever be accepted by the snobs of the world? Which is classier: a fake tan or a hat inspired by a bathroom interior (being worn by a Royal Ascot attendee above)?

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