ROYAL Ascot runs this whole week, so it really is time to think about buying that hat if you haven't already.

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In the old world, back when the measure of success had nothing to do with Twitter followers, an advertising slogan caught the public imagination that held, "If you want to get ahead get a hat!" These were the days when a cap, trilby or bowler would symbolise class, when the appropriate headwear could mark you out as a "man of ambition".

Milliner Philip Treacy today hailed the royal family for showcasing headwear to the world.

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Her legendary style was the antithesis of the stereotypical Italian look. For Anna Piaggi, sartorial paradise was not to be found in exquisite understatement, unadulterated luxury or the clashing of a few Florentine patterns.

When Philip Treacy sent out an all-black team of models he sparked a debate about colour on the catwalk. So why isn’t fashion more diverse, asks Jasmine Gardner

Londoners got a surprise on their way to work yesterday. Overnight, 21 famous statues in the capital, including William Shakespeare, Queen Victoria, Franklin Roosevelt and Sir Winston Churchill, had been given a jazzy makeover by Britain's most talented milliners.

PHILIP TREACY and Stephen Jones are among 21 milliners giving iconic London statues a headwear makeover.

A drop of rain could not affect sartorial standards at Royal Ascot today - and even a dog was appropriately dressed for Ladies' Day.