The Kentucky Derby often has tastemakers flexing their style muscle tissue … and, this yr it was all plastic cowl stylish — ‘trigger everybody wanted ponchos to cowl their ensembles.

Folks streaming into Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday needed to brace the weather … throwing on plastic over their good garments with a cloudy sky hanging menacingly above them.

A number of women of their Sunday greatest gave the impression to be laughing it up … even when their fancy clothes had a barely opaque display solid over them.

Males in derby fits — some an eclectic combine of colours — seemed like they had been getting off Splash Mountain on Grad Evening … hopefully these fedoras will hold their heads dry!

Some even went full Bubble Boy with their deployment of the rain gear … with this lady not keen to probability the plumes of her hat getting soaked.

The principle occasion kicks off at 3:57 PM PT … and, as of proper now, the Derby is anticipated to proceed — although bettors could also be altering the percentages given the inclement climate.

In fact, massive celebs additionally flew in for the occasion … with Anna Nicole Smith‘s daughter Dannielynn Birkhead carrying a classic costume her mother donned on the racecourse a few years in the past.