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the Kentucky Derby is of course a focus
on horse racing but really it's a time
to be seen and look your best yeah and
here to tell help to help us look like
royalty at our Kentucky Derby party we
have Whitney and Kathryn from punch
boutique ladies thanks so much for
coming online well thanks again
absolutely so you guys are going to take
a look at the history of dress for the
Kentucky Derby right yes so cool because
it's changed a lot it has it really has
and it's really interesting to see how
women's fashion has changed along with
women's movements and so Whitney is
gonna start us off with the 20s and 30s
okay let's take a look yes so just like
you said the Derby isn't just about the
horses so people have been showcasing
their finest fashion since 1875 this is
the hundred and forty fourth running of
the Derby and so in the 20s and 30s
we've got our little girl on the end
there
formal suits were basically like the the
dress the preferred dress of the Derby
okay they didn't really wear dresses
they were the skirt suits and a lot of
times they would have like a cloche hat
or a little hat with a veil over it and
hats and gloves were crucial accessories
so nowadays the gloves aren't really as
important but that's our that's our big
and we've definitely seen just this past
fall a big resurgence in the women's
suit in fashion yeah so I think that
wearing a suit to the Derby is still
very relevant you can definitely dress
it up with hats okay all right okay so
the next one oh do we have so we're
moving to the 1950s here in this yellow
dress this is post-war new prosperity is
going on it's also a decade of extreme
women's movement and you're seeing let's
see I think it was 1953 Christian Dior
came out with the new silhouettes which
was a big deal and it highlights that
hourglass figure
the tiny waist the you know the still
the longer length and this lady she
would have the white gloves a perfectly
matched purse and probably a you know a
so you know that was kind of when
fashion first started reflecting women
and what was going on you know
politically right and then the 60s I
love this dress love the 60s we all love
Mad Men hemlines came up the Maude
color-block that was a big big movement
also we loved it I mean and you still
see it right and then what's the last
one
this girl is from the 80s and 90s we see
that geometric print with her jacket and
then pants which was kind of a faux pas
for a long time but you know we have new
attitudes and a new acceptance of how
women can dress so and again let's go
back to the reflection from the 20s with
the jacket right and all this is
relevant today it is all in our store
today so it's really neat to look at how
the influence of fashion is still around
its involved and the styles are still
you know they come back yeah yes so
dressing us as well of course y'all
always look wonderful so dressing of
course is key for the Derby what we
always like to say is you know stick
with colorful palettes I think there's
two different schools of thought either
you can go with a wild hat and we're
kind of more of a simple dress or you
can do a subtle hat with a more playful
dress like I think both of you have on
your elegant styles that can be paired
with any type of hat but I think you
know people that are attending the Derby
it's really just important to think
about being comfortable and having fun
how are you fine dressing led yes good
always know this Derby is all about like
southern hospitality in a southern lady
thank you ladies we really appreciate it
and for all these looks you can go to
punch boutique in Piccadilly square
punch boutique calm or give them a call