PARTY HOPPING: DERBY PARTY AND FIESTA BALL

YP Birmingham hosted a fabulous Derby Party at Historic Rucker Place May 4 featuring mint juleps by Wild Turkey and Russell Reserve, catering from Whole Foods, jazz by The Music Caterers, a hat contest with a Furla Bag from Gus Mayer as the winning prize, a celebriducky derby race with Gene Simmons duck beating the odds, and of course great fashion! Proceeds benefited Junior Achievement. Next event Young, Hot Birmingham June 28 at The Wine Loft visit www.ypbirmingham.com for tickets. Photos by Arden Photography.

Brooke Maness, Brittany Maness, and Beth Hummel strike a pose in the garden at Historic Rucker Place in their derby attire and fab hats!

Joy Ryder and Emily Peers sipping on juleps on the wraparound porches at Historic Rucker Place both wearing hats by Scala www.scalahats.com, isn't it great to be Southern!

Hat contest winner Nina Reynolds looks darling in her gorgeous hat and navy eyelet dress. Nina won a Furla Bag from Gus Mayer!

Hat contest winner Nina Reynolds pictured center with her fashionable entourage!

Jeane Lee Fleming sporting this absolutely fabulous brightly colored hat and gorgeous sundress with Arden Ward wearing a 'too hot for words' vintage hat and strapless seersucker dress with pencil skirt.

Capt. Tyler Brown shows that men can wear hats too! Pictured here with Joy Ryder looking very Memphis bound.

The darling Elizabeth Sparkman in a beautiful light blue and brown strapless dress photographed with Rashada LeRoy looking very chic.

Jennifer Hatchet and her sparkling derby hat judge the winner of the celebriducky derby race as Gene Simmons edges out the Wicked Witch.

Enjoying a little porch sitting, Brooke Maness is wearing a dress from Bebe and Brittany Maness is wearing a sun dress from Soca Clothing in Southside. Kelly LaFleur is wearing a dress from Ann Taylor and hat from Hemline in New Orleans and Sarah Thrasher is wearing a dress by Miss Me which can be found at Francesca's Collection.

On what may have been the biggest party weekend of the year with a slew of activities from Schaeffer Crawfish Boil to Cinco de Mayo, UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Young Supporters Board hosted the first annual Fiesta Ball May 5 at Workplay. It was a huge success and of course where there are YPs there are fun times and fun fashion! (And of course your fashion friendly neighborhood Fashionista was there!)

Ashley Clanton is wearing a printed dress from Loehman's in Atlanta along with accessories and espadrilles from Imelda's Fine Shoes in Atlanta. Leah Allen is wearing pants from Ann Taylor Loft, top from Bebe, shoes from Parisian, purse from Purse Picasity in Mobile. Emily Buckner is wearing an outfit from Summit Parisian, shoes from Target, belt from Fashion Bug, jewelry from Accessory Heaven in Trussville, and purse from Urban Outfitters.

Katie Walls is wearing a dress from Francesca’s Collection, jewelry from White House Black Market and shoes by Nine West; Lindsay Whittington is wearing a dress and jewelry from Express and shoes by XAppeal; Amy Coppock is wearing a dress and Barse earrings from Parisian and shoes by Bandolino.

What incredible dresses - I just adored both of these the great colors and the easy breezy fabric - these are 2 reasons it is the "Season of The Dress"! And see once again - men can wear hats!

Rachel Waters is wearing a Mixie dress from Theadora in Homewood , jewelry and shoes from Parisian. Jessica Thuston is wearing a BCBG top from Saks, Citizen jeans and Sigerson Morrison flats.

In a long jersey dress which is so very in style right now, this fashionista looks so elegant sporting her baby bump! Oh, if we could all look like that when we are preggars.

Camille Amos in a casual yet hip black jersey dress with Betts Johnson in a black sun dress with colorful Mexican accents - a perfect dress for a Fiesta!