The celebs who attended The Kentucky Derby 2025 doubtless dropped wads of money to guess on their favourite horses and used no matter cash they’d left to fund their most daring, photo-ready appears to be like for the fabulously glitzy occasion. A minimum of, that is what was supposed to have occurred. Whereas many celebrities — reminiscent of actor Selma Blair, who donned a beautiful yellow quantity — effortlessly wove southern allure and glamour collectively for his or her Derby appears to be like, simply as many, it appears, dropped the ball.

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In case you did not know, the Kentucky Derby lays out its normal trend tips annually, tweaking them barely to account for ever-changing tendencies. Based on journalist Zanna Roberts Rassi, who helped curate the imaginative and prescient on the occasion’s web site, selecting daring colours and placing shapes would push attendees towards their excellent Derby look, however even these qualities got here second to a very powerful part of the look: the hat. In Rassi’s opinion, company ought to truly discover the proper hat first, then discover a look that enhances it. Is sensible! She additionally suggested company to, amongst different issues, embrace a spring-friendly coloration palette. However not everybody adopted the principles!

Nation singer Lana Scott’s vocals soared as she carried out the Nationwide Anthem on the Kentucky Derby, however her outfit barely made a splat. The songstress donned a periwinkle blue blazer-type gown adorned with what gave the impression to be pearl appliques. She paired the daring quantity with white, knee-high boots, matching gloves, and a poofy, pink clutch, main one to surprise precisely what her unique coloration scheme was. The upside to the look is the truth that her asymmetrical white hat, set off by her fiery purple hair, labored additional time to attract the attention from the distracting outfit (however solely just a little).

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Influencer Tianna Roblliard attended the Kentucky Derby, however she actually did not gown for the upscale occasion. Whereas the favored content material creator picked a cool white hat adorned with inexperienced flowers to cap off her look, the remainder of her outfit left a lot to be desired. As in — it did not match any of the anticipated themes. The 2-piece inexperienced quantity seemed completely appropriate for a time out in town and even, dare we are saying, after-workout apparel, however for the Derby, we anticipated extra.

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Alix Earle is one other influencer who scored a spot among the many raucous Derby crowds. Nevertheless, her outfit did little to imitate the exuberant power of the races. Earle as an alternative went with an all-black gown with a plunging neckline that stopped at her mid-calf. She paired the look with an identical black hat positioned midway off her head. We do not wish to say that the look most likely would’ve labored higher for the homegoing service of, like, a clothier or a Forties-era actor, however she did not actually give us many choices right here. Add this look to the listing of Earle’s bizarre trend moments.

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Actor Chris Tucker additionally attended the Kentucky Derby. Although his enthusiasm for the horse-racing occasion was positively felt in his Instagram caption, which learn “The Kentucky Derby Child!!” alongside his outfit of alternative, the look did not command practically as a lot hype. Sadly, Tucker’s black, double-breasted go well with did little to evoke the excessive trend these long-standing races are identified for. And whereas the silver tassels over his proper shoulder added a contact of pizazz to the look, he would’ve higher blended in at, say, an award present.

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Cassandra Johnson, the spouse of NBA alum Avery Johnson, positively went all out for her Kentucky Derby look, however on this case, that was not a constructive. The attractive WAG confirmed as much as the occasion sporting a dizzying pink, orange, and yellow two-piece skirt set that she offset with matching footwear and a equally coloured Christian Dior purse. Had she stopped there, it could’ve been high-quality, however she topped off the look with a monstrous bouquet of colourful flowers, which stood in for her headgear. Individually, every bit might have labored, however collectively, it was overly stimulating to the attention.

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If these Derby trend disasters left you interested by extra questionable model moments, don’t be concerned — we have you coated. From trend fake pas at Coachella 2025 to baffling blunders at this 12 months’s White Home Correspondents’ Dinner, the chaos did not cease at Churchill Downs.