Derby Day 2024: All the fashion and fun from Flemington
Crowds have turned Flemington Racecourse into a sea of black and white as racing funs embraced the start of Melbourne’s Spring Carnival.
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Racing enthusiasts have flocked to Flemington Racecourse for the start of Melbourne’s Spring Carnival.
An estimated 80,000 fans streamed through the gates of Flemington Racecourse for the traditional Cup Carnival curtain raiser.
The Melbourne Cup Carnival generated more than $468m for the state’s economy last year, according to government figures.
”Nobody does spring racing like Victoria,” Racing Minister Anthony Carbines said.
“The Melbourne Cup Carnival will also provide a massive boost to our hotels, retailers, cafes and restaurants – backing localjobs and keeping our city buzzing with excitement.”
Style and sophistication rein in Birdcage
Actor/model Abbey Lee Kershaw was a combination of edgy and sophisticated in a bondage-inspired vintage Mugler black dress with a veiled headpiece in the Lexus marquee.
Melbourne style queen Bec Judd was spectacular in a strapless white custom made Bianca and Bridgett dress with a cape that attached to detachable sleeves. Judd was having a girls’ day out at the Crown marquee with three friends while her husband, Chris, was a guest in the Chairman’s Club.
Jessie Murphy looked fresh and stylish in a white strapless dress with a dropped waist and voluminous skirt by Cappellazzo Couture.
Having recently moved back to Melbourne following the breakdown of her second marriage, Lindy Klim stepped out with her daughter, Stella, in the Crown marquee. Lindy has been a birdcage regular over the years and made sure to make a fashion statement in Dolce & Gabbana.
Aspiring model Stella, who towers over her mum, took a sports-luxe route in Henne.
Penfolds’ guest Lucia Hawley, a keen horse rider, red carpet enthusiast and niece of Nicole Kidman, chose a black cocktail-inspired Toni Maticevski frock and Louboutin heels for her day at the track.
A slimmed down, styled up Billy Brownless put his new look down to two things – 1. he is shredding for his daughter Ruby’s March wedding and 2. his new girlfriend Crystle Fleur.
The pair, who were guests in the Crown marquee, met at a Geelong Football Club game and have been dating for more than four months.
Racing and fashion identity Kate Waterhouse stood out in the big crowd in a stunning custom made Scanlan and Theodore-fringed dress teamed with a classically elegant large brimmed hat.
AFL glamour couple Josh Daicos and Annalise Dalins sparkled like the diamond in Dalins’ engagement ring at the Crown marquee.
Dalins was picture perfect in a white Forever New dress and hat.
Racing influencer Demi Brereton also chose a white Forever New dress but paired it with a divine 60s-inspired pillbox hat with a dramatic long black and white bow by Kim Fletcher Millinery.
Pin and Win ambassador Olivia Molly Rogers was another who went for all white, sporting a refined Oglia-Loro Couture dress with a simple white headband.
Presenter Elly Wicks was elegant in a black Vivienna Lorikeet with embellished white flowers.
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Originally published as Derby Day 2024: All the fashion and fun from Flemington
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