{"id":406529,"date":"2026-07-21T13:02:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/406529\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:02:29","slug":"stars-stripes-and-polka-dots-in-fashion-at-del-mar-racetrack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/406529\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars, stripes and polka dots in fashion at Del Mar Racetrack"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Del Mar racing season returned for its 87th summer featuring a packed crowd and a patriotic red, white, and blue theme.<\/p>\n

Opening Day, which is considered one of the largest fashion shows of the year, brought out guests dressed to impress as they vied for attention in their show-stopping hats. Over-the-top fascinators, wide-brim hats, and elegant couture Derby hats filled the track.<\/p>\n

The theme for the 32nd annual Del Mar Opening Day Hat Contest was \u201cHats Off to America.\u201d Chun-Mae Hauschka of Laguna Niguel won both the grand prize and the Best Flower category. Hauschka decorated her hat with a medallion reading \u201cHappy Birthday America,\u201d honoring the country\u2019s 250th anniversary, along with matching shoes and sunglasses. <\/p>\n

The other winners were Aimee Fuller for Most Glamorous, Julie Karcsay for Best Racing theme, and Kelly Brown for Best Fascinator. <\/p>\n

In addition to the patriotic hat styles, polka dots emerged as a major trend, appearing on dresses, hats, and ties.<\/p>\n

Among the standouts were Dorothy Zizzo and Emma Zuckerman, both wearing designs by renowned London milliner\u00a0 Philip Treacy. Aimee Fuller was the milliner of choice for Meilani Castillo and Kate Martin. Darah Roslyn wore a Diana Cavagnaro Millinery, while Margo Schwab topped off her Brioni dress with a Diana Cavagnaro Chapeau. Jenya Schneider wore an elegant fascinator from Lena Trotshko Atelier & Boutique. Dr. Tina TiQ wore a dress and hat designed by fashion designer Nolan Dean.<\/p>\n

Many couples opted to wear matching themed outfits, such as Mark Velarde and Aisha Lopez appearing in Mary Poppins-themed outfits. John Hill and Lynette Relking wore matching ensemble inspired by the bearded iris. Relking\u2019s beautiful dress was entirely hand-painted.<\/p>\n

The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club\u2019s summer racing season continues through Sept. 7. More information can be found at dmtc.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Jenna Gvodzick and Davby Chambliss in trendy polka dots. (Photo by Diana Cavagnaro\/Special for Times of San Diego)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Mark Velarde and Aisha Lopez in a Mary Poppins theme ensemble. (Photo by Diana Cavagnaro\/Special for Times of San Diego)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>John Hill and Lynette Relking in a matching ensemble with bearded iris theme. (Photo by Diana Cavagnaro\/Special for Times of San Diego)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dorothy Zizzo and Emma Zuckerman are both in London milliner Philip Treacy. (Photo by Diana Cavagnaro\/Special for Times of San Diego)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Margo Schwab is wearing hat designer Diana Cavagnaro. (Photo by Diana Cavagnaro\/Special for Times of San Diego)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Liliana Suciu with a tropical theme. (Photo by Diana Cavagnaro\/Special for Times of San Diego)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Jenya Schneider wears chapeau from Lena Trotsko Atelier and Boutique (Photo courtesy of Jenya Schneider)<\/p>\n

Upcoming event<\/p>\n

Saturday, Aug. 15 \u2013 The 48th annual Haute with Heart fashion show presented by St. Madeleine Sophie at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront in Downtown. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit hautewithheart.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Diana Cavagnaro is an internationally renowned Couture Milliner based in the Southern California area. Learn more about the Hat Designer, Teacher and Podcaster at dianacavagnaro.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Del Mar racing season returned for its 87th summer featuring a packed crowd and a patriotic red,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":406530,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[8504,162984,158362,1742,102832,162985,74,76,75],"class_list":["post-406529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-del-mar","tag-del-mar-opening-day","tag-del-mar-race-track","tag-fashion","tag-hats","tag-horse-races","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=406529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406529\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/406530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=406529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=406529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=406529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}