First Annual St Catherinettes Hat Parade (Photo Gallery) Woman and young girls wear their best hats to The St Catherinettes Hat Parade Sunday morning. The parade was inspired by an event of the same name that takes place each year in Paris.

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The St Catherinettes Hat Parade travels down St. Charles Ave. Sunday morning. The parade was inspired by an event of the same name that takes place each year in Paris. The parade was open to women and girls only wearing any hat they wanted. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

Kristin Fouquet wears a vintage black hat to the the parade Sunday morning. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

Attendees gather with glasses of champagne before the inaugural St Catherinettes Hat Parade Sunday morning. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

Lily Virginia Filson enjoys a glass of champagne befor the parade Sunday morning. Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

The St Catherinettes Hat Parade travels down St. Charles Ave. Sunday morning. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

Wearing a red hat Susan Cooley waves to passing cars on Washington Ave. Sunday morning during the inaugural St Catherinettes Hat Parade. "I think it's fantastic. It's just what we need this time of year," said Cooley about the parade. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

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The St Catherinettes Hat Parade travels down St. Charles Ave. Sunday morning. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

Kelly Gajewski and Connor Mussell, 2, watch as the St Catherinettes Hat Parade passes by them Sunday morning. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

The St Catherinettes Hat Parade travels down Washington Ave. Sunday morning. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)