International Pet Day
We love to see your pets decked out in Derby attire!
We love to see your pets decked out in Derby attire!
Post-1960 Derby celebrations saw an explosion of creativity and exuberance and personal expression. Derby Day will always be the best place to go big, or go home.
Part two of our history of Derby ensembles takes a look at the rapidly-evolving frocks and trimmings for fashionable trackside ladies through the Jazz Age and into wartime.
For those of you who thought fashion was just about the clothes we put on, think again. The history of fashion is the history of people.
As everyone is preparing for their Kentucky Derby best, you start to wonder about this iconic tradition.
This blog post was written by Carol Bolton, an intern who worked in the Museum’s Collections Department this summer. She headed up the this year’s hat contest and wrote about her experience.
A brief history of the hat from 1875 till today.
Hall of Fame jockey and 1984 Kentucky Derby winner Laffit Pincay, Jr. headlined the Kentucky Derby Museum’s fourth annual Derby Dish, held Sunday, April 19.