| THE INTERNATIONAL
POLO CLUB PALM BEACH HOSTED A HAT CONTEST SUNDAY
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Brenda
Lynn, the Director of Development for the
Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in Wellington
Florida |
If you love horses, fashion, spectator sports
or just hanging out in the sun, head over to
The International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington,
Florida. It just so happens that fashion has
been mating with polo this season due to the
fact that The Gardens Mall and Saks Fifth Avenue
have been showing off their wares in the Ocean
Drive tent.
The IPCPB even had a Lilly Pulitzer Day (April
5th) that celebrated the opening of Pulitzer’s
new Gardens Mall store. To celebrate Lilly’s
50 years of style they customized a Lilly Jeep™ with
whimsical patterns that made this Palm Beach
woman such a fashion icon.
The fashion events this season included trunk
shows, informal fashion shows in the Ocean Drive
tent and at the Veuve Clicquot Half Time Divot
Stomp. The finals of the US Open Polo Championships™ will
be on April 26 (so if you’re close by head
on over). If you have not been to a Divot Stomp
you must try it out. Polo spectators go on the
field during half time and stomp on the grass that
the horses have kicked up – and you get Veuve
Clicquot Champagne and Whole Foods ice-cream bars
(decadent it is).
I just happened to be at The International Polo
Club Palm Beach last weekend to photograph and
talk to hat aficionados. Many of the hats were
of the Scala and Callanan brand (hats off to you).
A few men had one query: “What do we do with
our hats when we are at a restaurant or an event;
there are not hat racks anymore.” Food for
thought, huh?
Every Sunday at 3PM games are played on field
one at the International Polo Club and is open
to the public. Tickets and information can be obtained
at 561-204-5687 or www.internationalpoloclub.com.
Below are photos of hat enthusiasts from the International
Polo Club Palm Beach.
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| Johnnie
Romero in a Callanan Hat (Brenda’s mom). |
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Jean
Berry dons a vintage Stetson hat that she decorated
herself with
red and pink roses and green leaves.
Bravo Jean! |
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A
COUPLE OF HAT LOVERS - Ralph Schenck
and Lady Irena Sas
(who becomes an American
citizen this week). |
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| Paul
Cosentino (he loves hats), Angela Nuran (custom
shoe designer), Ana Restrepo in a Something
Special hat she bought at villagehatshop.com
and Arthur Schinitsky (who had on a great Scala
straw hat). |
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Josephine
Damelia of Wellington and NY
(she lives on
the same block as Madonna in Wellington) and
Diane Feen (the hat lady). |
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