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Welcome to the wild and wonderful world of Ladies Day, where fashion rules are flouted and convention is not the word to use. The hats were just a small part of the fashion on the show at Ascot this year. The hats worn by the race-goers were bigger, better and bolder than ever. Here's our pick of the headgear turning heads at this year's Ladies Day.
A race-goer wearing ornate hats pass through the turnstiles as they arrive on the third day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting, traditionally known as Ladies Day in Ascot in England. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)Read More

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A race goer wears an ornate hat on the first day of the Royal Ascot meeting at Ascot in England on June, 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)Read More

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Zara Phillips in the Parade ring on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse meeting Ascot in England on June 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)Read More

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A race-goer with a hat showing a cigarette in an ashtray arrives for Ladies Day on the third day of racing at the Royal Ascot meeting on June 21, 2007. (Reuters/Toby Melville)Read More

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Race-goers arrive for the start of the Royal Ascot race meeting in Berkshire, southern England on June 17, 2008. (Reuters/Alessia Pierdomenico)Read More