Music filled the air at the Pavilion on Wednesday morning as the ladies flooded through the gates in their most ornate and extravagant hats, anticipating another fabulous tradition at Devon: Ladies Day. The Devon Ladies Day tradition dates back to the early 1900s, and it is one of the highlights of the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair. Along with the hat contest, Ladies Day features the Ladies Side Saddle competition.
This year’s hat contest attracted one of the best and most creative crowds of ladies to date. The vast array of colorful hats that sprinkled the grounds of Devon was an impressive sight to see. The ladies showed exceptional dedication in creating their own unique style and made it a challenging task for the judges to vote on the best hats in the four major categories.
The winners in each category were as follows: Best Hat and Purse – Pam Targan; Most Fascinating (or best fascinator) – Amy Holzapfel; Best Hat to Toe – Patti Lynn Fitzgerald; and Best in Show – Pam Bastings.
Best in Show won the Grand Prize, a 30-day lease on a Jaguar from Land Rover Main Line, a gift certificate from Lisa DiJoseph, Box #1 for a day and evening, and the Devon family fun pack. The other three category winners each won a Tory Burch gift box which contained either a luxury skincare certificate or luxury fragrances valued at $500.
Directly following the hat contest was a festive cocktail reception with live music and little bites, after which guests enjoyed a delicious luncheon. Several opted to make a day of it by attending a full service Champagne luncheon at the Garden Café.
Devon Horse Show and Country Fair would like to thank the following sponsors for supporting Ladies Day and contributing generously to make this another fabulous event: Philadelphia Style Magazine, Malvern Federal Bank, Kellmer Jewelers, Lilly Pulitzer, Cottage Flowers Floral Design, Cut Flower Exchange, Lunetta, Trish McEvoy, Nordstrom King of Prussia, Currie Hair – Skin and Nails, Kate Spade, Golia Vodka and Land Rover Main Line.
A special thank you goes out to the following judges who participated in the Ladies Hat Contest to make it another successful triumph: Carson Kressley, Tak Papariello from Main Line Land Rover, Laurie Wightman from Wayne Magazine, Brenda Waites Boling Millinery, Chloe Johnston from CJ Tours, Kristin Detterline from Philadelphia Style Magazine and Joe Gangemi from Malvern Bank.
Source: Press release
