Photos: Fashion at the 2017 Kentucky Derby

A woman wears a fancy hat before the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
A woman wears a fancy hat before the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Fans smoke cigars before the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Woman holds a mint julep before the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A man picks up his mint julep before the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A woman looks at her phone before the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A couple arrives for the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A woman wears a fancy hat before the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
A woman wears a fancy hat before the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
A woman wears a fancy hat before the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A woman wears a fancy hat before the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
A woman wears a hat before the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Women in hats watch a race before the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright seen at G.H. Mumm Champagne on the Red Carpet at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for G.H. MUMM Champagne/AP Images)
Josh Henderson seen at G.H. Mumm Champagne on the Red Carpet at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for G.H. MUMM Champagne/AP Images)
Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix seen at G.H. Mumm Champagne on the Red Carpet at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for G.H. MUMM Champagne/AP Images)
Chrishell Stause and Justin Hartley seen at G.H. Mumm Champagne on the Red Carpet at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for G.H. MUMM Champagne/AP Images)
Katie Couric seen at G.H. Mumm Champagne on the Red Carpet at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for G.H. MUMM Champagne/AP Images)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR LONGINES – Longines Ambassador of Elegance and tennis legend Stefanie Graf takes in the view at Churchill Downs on Longines Kentucky Oaks Day, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Louisville, KY. Longines, the Swiss watch manufacturer known for its luxury timepieces, is the Official Watch and Timekeeper of the 143rd annual Kentucky Derby. (Photo by Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Longines)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR LONGINES – Stefanie Graf, center, tennis legend and Longines Ambassador of Elegance, helps judge the Longines Kentucky Oaks Day Fashion Contest, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Louisville, KY. Longines, the Swiss watch manufacturer known for its luxury timepieces, is the Official Watch and Timekeeper of the 143rd annual Kentucky Derby. (Photo by Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Longines)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR LONGINES – Stefanie Graf, right, tennis legend and Longines Ambassador of Elegance, joins fellow judges Jill Goodacre Connick, left, Sam White, second left, and Courtney Sixx, second right, at the Longines Kentucky Oaks Day Fashion Contest, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Louisville, KY. Longines, the Swiss watch manufacturer known for its luxury timepieces, is the Official Watch and Timekeeper of the 143rd annual Kentucky Derby. (Photo by Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Longines)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR LONGINES – Krista Rosenberg, center, of Boca Raton, FL, reacts after winning the fashion contest and a Longines timepiece on Longines Kentucky Oaks Day, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Louisville, KY. Longines, the Swiss watch manufacturer known for its luxury timepieces, is the Official Watch and Timekeeper of the 143rd annual Kentucky Derby. (Photo by Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Longines)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR LONGINES – Krista Rosenberg, of Boca Raton, FL, walks the pink carpet after winning the Longines Kentucky Oaks Day Fashion Contest, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Louisville, KY. Longines, the Swiss watch manufacturer known for its luxury timepieces, is the Official Watch and Timekeeper of the 143rd annual Kentucky Derby. (Photo by Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Longines)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR LONGINES – Stefanie Graf, tennis legend and Longines Ambassador of Elegance, poses on the pink carpet on Longines Kentucky Oaks Day, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Louisville, KY. Longines, the Swiss watch manufacturer known for its luxury timepieces, is the Official Watch and Timekeeper of the 143rd annual Kentucky Derby. (Photo by Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Longines)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR LONGINES – Tennis legend and Longines Ambassador of Elegance Stefanie Graf, second right, Charles Villoz, right, and Stephane Deneef, left, both of Longines, present Krista Rosenberg, of Boca Raton, FL, with a Longines DolceVita timepiece following her win of the Longines Kentucky Oaks Day Fashion Contest, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Louisville, KY. Longines, the Swiss watch manufacturer known for its luxury timepieces, is the Official Watch and Timekeeper of the 143rd annual Kentucky Derby. (Photo by Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Longines)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR LONGINES – Stefanie Graf, right, tennis legend and Longines Ambassador of Elegance, helps judge the Longines Kentucky Oaks Day Fashion Contest, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Louisville, KY. Longines, the Swiss watch manufacturer known for its luxury timepieces, is the Official Watch and Timekeeper of the 143rd annual Kentucky Derby. (Photo by Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Longines)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR LONGINES – Tennis legend and Longines Ambassador of Elegance Stefanie Graf, right, presents Krista Rosenberg, of Boca Raton, FL, with a Longines DolceVita timepiece following her win of the Longines Kentucky Oaks Day Fashion Contest, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Louisville, KY. Longines, the Swiss watch manufacturer known for its luxury timepieces, is the Official Watch and Timekeeper of the 143rd annual Kentucky Derby. (Photo by Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Longines)
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Fancy dresses, suits and hats abound at the 143rd annual Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky.

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