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Oaks Day best dressed: Flirty, fresh and fun the winning formula

“Ladies Day” used to be the poor cousin to Derby and Cup days when it came to the fashions – not any more.

  • Damien Woolnough and Melissa Singer

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Radio announcer Jacqui Felgate; Nicky Hilton and Rebecca Vallance; Lekaiya Rabbit in Ikuntji Artists fabric at the Melbourne Cup. 

The Melbourne Cup best dressed: Out of the red and into the pink

Elegance returned to the races with a form guide full of colour and chic silhouettes.

  • Melissa Singer and Damien Woolnough
Milliner Jill Humphries has found success this season with straw berets, wedges and pillboxes for the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

So long, headbands: The on-trend hats taking over the Melbourne Cup

Pillbox numbers and straw berets offer ease and elegance to the champagne set at the Melbourne Cup.

  • Damien Woolnough
Georgia Fowler, Melissa Leong and Kate Waterhouse join the best dressed list for Derby Day, 2024.

No-frills chic: Derby Day fashions deliver power points

Streamlined, structural looks attracted the most attention among the celebrity set in the Birdcage.

  • Damien Woolnough and Melissa Singer
Abbey Lee at the NGV Gala in 2023 wearing Schiaparelli, will be the guest of Landmark by Lexus at Derby Day.

The Victoria’s Secret model bringing luxury back to the races

Melbourne-born model and actor Abbey Lee is bringing international fashion back to the spring carnival.

  • Damien Woolnough
Olympic swimmer Emma McKeon wearing Rebecca Vallance is diving into racewear as the official ambassador for champagne brand G.H Mumm at the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Being best dressed on race day is simple (once you know the rules)

Olympian Emma McKeon is leaving the gold behind for Derby Day.

  • Damien Woolnough
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2024 Melbourne Cup Carnival Fashions on the Field media launch at the Flemington racecourse. 30 October 2024. Photo: Eddie Jim. ( models Sophie Patrece and Ali Nejad )

Can racing save fashion retail or has the horse bolted?

Spending on fashion for the races has declined with falling crowd numbers, but it still drives millions in sales for Australian brands.

  • Melissa Singer
The best dressed at The Everest: Kate Waterhouse in Maticevski; Viera Macikova in Reiss; Lucinda Pikkat in Meshki.

Fashion blues strike The Everest as best dressed trifecta shows the way

The great divide between the well-dressed and the barely dressed left little room for fashion at Sydney’s premier horse race.

  • Damien Woolnough
Caulfield Cup index

White and soft peaks: ‘Meringue’ dressing takes over Caulfield

Hats were thin on the ground at a windy Caulfield Cup, where the celebrity guests pushed the fashion rules in all directions.

  • Melissa Singer
Young models demonstrate the more relaxed approach to racewear at Royal Randwick Racecourse for The Everest.

At The Everest, Gen Z racegoers to ditch Melbourne Cup-style dress codes

Expect a relaxed and cool approach to racewear at Royal Randwick Racecourse on Saturday, as mini skirts replace floral dresses.

  • Damien Woolnough

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