Fascinator Fury At Royal Ascot Dress Code Ban

Fascinator Fury At Royal Ascot Dress Code Ban.

A furious debate has begun over the question of wearing Fascinators at Royal Ascot this year. The debate centers around the right of Royal ascot to dictate fashion. There is much hype and confusion at the moment. The new Royal Ascot Dress Code is reproduced below

Please note the dress code below is NEW for 2012.

Ladies
Ladies are kindly reminded that formal day wear is a requirement in the Royal Enclosure, defined as follows:

Dresses and skirts should be of modest length defined as falling just above the knee or longer;
Dresses and tops should have straps of one inch or greater;
Jackets and pashminas may be worn but dresses and tops underneath should still comply with the Royal Enclosure dress code;
Trouser suits are welcome. They should be of full length and of matching material and colour;
Hats should be worn; a headpiece which has a base of 4 inches (10cm) or more in diameter is acceptable as an alternative to a hat.

Ladies are kindly asked to note the following:

Strapless, off the shoulder, halter neck, spaghetti straps and dresses with a strap of less than one inch (2.5cm) are not permitted;
Midriffs must be covered;
Fascinators are no longer permitted in the Royal Enclosure; neither are headpieces which do not have a base covering a sufficient area of the head (4 inches / 10cm).

Full code here Royal Enclosure Dress Code

Fascinator Fury At Royal Ascot Dress Code Ban

The BBC are reporting this as Fascinators in ban at Royal Ascot's Royal Enclosure with the sub headline Women will have to wear hats, not fascinators, as part of a tightening of the dress code in Royal Ascot's Royal Enclosure this summer. However if you read the Dress Code carefully you will see that a headpiece with a base of more than 4 inches CAN BE WORN.

So you see it really is simple, the dress code dictates you can only wear Large Fascinators in the Royal Enclosure. This is far from the ban wrongly reported by te BBC

However should they have a right to impose what a women wears to this degree?

Let us know what you think below.