Preakness Stakes 2014 fashion trends

Carey Griffith Edwards, 37, Minneapolis.  (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Holly Huff, 38, Baltimore.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Ariana Lopez, 4, Valentina Lopez, 2, Miami.  (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Danielle DiFerdinando, 27, Manhattan.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

The guys stepped it up this year. The result was sartorial success.

Frank Sweeney, 39, Perry Hall.  (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Matt Stumpf, 41, Fort Washington.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Larry Carr, 40, Windsor Mill.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Ryan McDermond, 33, Baltimore.  (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Errol Omari, 33, Windsor Mill.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

It was the color combination of choice at Preakness.

Diane Macklin, 49, Mount Washington.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Felis Andrade, 38, Edgewater.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Liz Rhode, 44, Phoenix.  (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Jennifer Veenendaal, 35, Columbia.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Alexandra Lahurd, 25, Rising Sun.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

There were plenty of fascinators, but wide-brimmed hats seemed to dominate.

Kathleen Novak, 64, Towson.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Lisa Harris Jones, 46, Ruxton.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, 44, Baltimore.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Gerry Harris, 38, Glen Arm.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Eliza Graham, 40, Monkton.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Many opted for richer, vibrant colors to turn heads.

Christine Costello, 32, Manhattan, N.Y.  (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Cassidy Kapfhammer, 38, New Freedom, Pa.  (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Briana Mott, 25, Lexington, Ky.  (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Patricia Trudeau, 40, Davidsonville.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)

Tori Marriner, 32, Ellicott City.   (Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)