Hats off to City Park fashionistas

Of course, with Jazz Fest in effect, festers are checking out their (often ingenious) headgear. But they have nothing on attendees at the recent Heart of the Park Hat Luncheon at City Park. The event, held by the New Orleans Town Gardeners and Friends of City Park, saw an array of toppers that reflected the city’s penchant for things colorful, creative and often outside the box. Proceeds from this inaugural event, which gives a nod to the famed Central Park Conservancy Hat Luncheon in New York, will go to City Park’s management of its magnificent trees, as well as local projects such as The Edible Schoolyard and Grow Dat Youth Farm. And that’s worth a tip of the hat any day.

We snapped a few photos to give you an idea of just what delightful concoctions New Orleanians can come up with when they put their heads together.