$30 feather hat by Angel Gower takes out Best Millinery for Coast’s Melbourne Cup

GOLD Coasters donned their best and brightest – and in one case their cheapest – to take out local Melbourne Cup race day Fashion in the Field honours.

GOLD Coasters donned their best and brightest – and in one case their cheapest – to take out local Melbourne Cup race day Fashion in the Field honours.

Upper Coomera pair Brittany Baldwin and Mitchell Clough took out best dressed couple at the Gold Coat Turf Club yesterday.

Gold Coaster Brittany Baldwin, also of Upper Coomera, was judged best-dressed female.

But none wowed passersbys more than the winner of Best Millinery, Mermaid Waters local Angel Gower.

Angel Gower from Mermaid Waters won first prize for Best Millinery. Pics Tim Marsden

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The 34-year-old makeup artist created her incredibly eye-catching feather-adorned hat from scratch for less than $30.

“It took me at least a month to do because I had to wait for the feathers to arrive but it cost almost nothing,” she said.

“I’m thinking to go to Melbourne or Sydney next year to see if I can win there too,” she told the Bulletin.

Fashions on The Field Best Dressed Couple, Brittany Baldwin and husband Mitchell Clough from Upper Coomera celebrate with a kiss. Pic Tim Marsden

Fashions on The Field best dressed runner-up Mel Keegan from Pacific Pines.

“I love making hats, I’m obsessed with it.”

Ms Gower, who had previously won the category last Saturday and also at this year’s Gold Coast Cup, is now turning her hobby into a business.

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According to judge and Gold Coast influencer Becky Lamb, who attended with race car driver Fabian Coulthard, the competition was particularly fierce for Fashion in the Field this year.

“We were really impressed with the bold colours and the brightness and the fun of being on the Gold Coast,” she said.

“We’re all about the sun and good weather all year round. Today obviously the weather is perfect and so are the outfits so we were glad to combine the two,” she said.

Best dressed male was Lee Attard.

At new $4m venue White Rhino Bar & Eats in Surfers Paradise the best dressed were Jasmine Stringer and Ben Harrison.