While the upcoming Kentucky Derby has increased fans’ excitement, it has also brought a wave of nostalgia for a memorable Victoria Derby Day in 2014. On this day, Kate Peck had worn headgear worth $3 million, amazing thousands of fans.

Surrounded by personal guards, Peck arrived at this event, dressed in a white dress whose lower half was of silk. After attending the event, Peck also spoke to the newsfeed Dailymail, sharing her experience of donning the $3 million worth of headgear. Interestingly, this headgear has an intriguing story, which is now finally disclosed.

Kate Peck’s expensive headgear caught the attention of millions of fans

The popular model wore a headgear embedded with 1,264 diamonds along with a 37.53-carat beryl on Victoria Derby Day held on Saturday, 1st November 2014. This headgear was made by Natalie Bickicki in collaboration with John Calleija within a year, motivated by Roman mythology.

According to the newsfeed HeraldSun, the process of embedding these diamonds in the fascinator took 6 workers more than 100 hours to complete. To ensure that the headgear looked good on her, Peck also curled her hair for the event.

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Later, Peck opened up about her experience of wearing this headgear to DailyMail. “I’m feeling like one very expensive princess right now,” she said. Indicating that her guards would protect her crown, she hoped to inspire the fashion of women attending equestrian events. Interestingly, wearing hats is also a popular tradition for the Kentucky Derby. But what is the reason for this?

The rising trend of wearing hats in the Kentucky Derby

Usually, women wear wide-brimmed or fascinator hats at the Kentucky Derby. While fascinator hats can have netting or feathers, wide-brimmed hats are circular and help to protect people seeing the races from harmful ultraviolet rays.

Currently, some of the hats trending are ‘Bellady Big Brim Hat Organza Beach Hat Summer Beach cap, and Cizoe’s fascinator hats. Women try to wear dresses that match well with the hat’s color. There are also professional milliners who make hats and help women to choose the correct hat. Christine A. Moore, Ilana Kogan, Jenny Pfananstiel, Mary Julia Kaiser, and Melissa Huff are the Kentucky Derby Museum’s official milliners.

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Kate Peck’s amazing fascinator shows how Derby Days have become elite events where both men and women display their unique sense of fashion. Would you wear a hat like Peck’s hat to a Derby event? Share your thoughts in the comments section.