Why Jennifer Hawkins really left Myer
MODEL and Colgate White Stakes Day ambassador Jennifer Hawkins has opened up about her departure from Myer.
Spring Racing
Punters’ messy end to Oaks Day
FROM Goanna Pulls on Derby Day, to piggy back rides around Flemington at the Cup — Oaks Day has proved to be just as messy as the rest.
Model’s cheeky Cup dress malfunction
AUSTRALIAN model Samantha Harris found out the hard way that a light silk dress with a high split on a gusty day is a very dangerous combination.
Jen‘s daring thigh-high split at Oaks Day
JENNIFER Hawkins, Edwina Bartholomew and Rachael Finch have hit the ground running in the fashion stakes at the annual Oaks Day at Flemington.
Cup flashing, falling and fighting
PUNTERS celebrated the race that stops the nation in traditional style. Flemington was awash with hilariously messy behaviour.
Paris choice ‘makes zero sense’
PARIS Jackson copped a lot of flak for her appearance as the face of Myer at the Melbourne Cup. But it wasn’t her fault.
Paris lashes: ‘F***ing cowards’
THERE was much drama when Paris Jackson was a VIP guest at the Melbourne Cup and she’s not happy with the media.
Who was the guy with Paris?
THE MAN who was seen getting cosy with Paris Jackson at the Melbourne Cup yesterday has been named as Queensland tradie Tyler Green.
Derby Day got really messy this year
PEOPLE may have arrived at Flemington in style but they certainly didn’t leave that way. Take a look at the pictures.
Paris Jackson odd pick for Cup
CHOOSING an international guest for the Melbourne Cup isn’t easy. But you have to wonder: was Paris Jackson the right choice?
VIP guests a little worse for wear at Cup
MODELS Lara Stone and Paris Jackson were photographed looking a little worse for wear late in the day at the Melbourne Cup.
Melbourne Cup 2017: Best and worst dressed
THE stars, including glamazon Bec Judd, have started to arrive at Flemington for the Melbourne Cup. Apparently there’s a horse race happening, but we’re here for one thing only — the fashion.
The most out-there fashion from the Cup
LET US tip our fascinators to the people who have adopted a “go hard or go home” approach to their Melbourne Cup fashion choices.
Melbourne Cup 2017: Non celeb edition
FOR everyone else that doesn’t have a stylist, here’s the best and worst dressed of the everyday person at the 2017 Melbourne Cup.
Celebrities wear double in dress disaster
WELL this is a little awkward. Two celebs have turned up in exactly the same dress to Derby Day. What happened next?
Karl and Jasmine arrive at Derby Day
PEOPLE were wondering whether Karl Stefanovic would attend Derby Day, after he was a no-show at the Caulfield Cup amid drama.
Kmart race day hack goes viral
WHEN Brenda posted her Kmart hack on Facebook before bed, she had no idea how many would respond overnight.
Jen’s Derby Day fashion disaster
JENNIFER Hawkins was the talk of the Birdcage today thanks to an unfortunate fashion faux pas that saw the face of Myer wear the same designer dress as racing commentator Francesca Cumani.
Inside jaw-dropping Birdcage marquees
EVERYONE knows the real competition on Melbourne Cup day is between the marquees. Here’s a preview of what’s on offer this year.
Racing fashion stepped up with bespoke headpieces
SYDNEY’S queen of crowns Viktoria Novak says fashionistas wanting bespoke one-of-a-kind headpieces for the races are keeping her royally busy — with some spending thousands on headpieces for the races.
Viewers seeing double over dress fiasco
IT SEEMS Livinia Nixon and Jane Bunn learnt nothing from Amber Sherlock’s ‘jacket gate’ scandal earlier this year, both women wearing the exact same dress during tonight’s news.
On track to win racing’s style stakes
THE rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne stems almost as far back as our nation’s colonialisation. And now there’s a new race in this east coast tug of war — racing fashion.
Fashions change but elegance is forever
IT may have taken a couple of decades to catch up — but Sydney’s trackside style has everything it needs to trump Melbourne, Elle Halliwell writes.
New race shoe is actually unbelievable
EVERYTHING except helping the wearer predict the winning horse has been built into this race shoe. The ‘Unpredictaheel’ is actually unbelievable.
This races fashion is just plain ridiculous
LADIES’ Day at Royal Ascot is the ultimate in racing-meets-royalty. Only it seems some of these outlandish dressers missed the “keep it classy” memo.
Tip your hat to marvellous millinery
WANT to turn heads at the Adelaide Cup? It’s not too late to adorn yourself with an incredible hat — here’s the hot tip about what’s in for millinery and where to get it.
What races? Fashion from VIP Polo
IT ONLY feels like yesterday that all eyes were on the fashion stakes at the Spring Carnival. But over the weekend — it was Sydney’s turn to roll out the red carpet.
‘I’ve been gutted like a fish’
LISA Magill lives with terminal cancer and while she battles pain 24/7, there was one thing she wanted to tick off her bucket list.
Tantrums at junior Fashions on the Field
THE last day of the Spring Racing Carnival gives kids the chance to strut their stuff at Fashions on the Field. And it is a spectacular affair.
Oh Jen, you’ve done it again
OAKS Day is here, which means all things floral and lace. But Jennifer Hawkins has opted to go against one traditional racewear item.
2016 Oaks Day fashion
OAKS Day is also known as Ladies Day. Check out all of the day’s looks here.
Bolt raring to go for ladies day
USAIN Bolt is raring to get trackside for Oaks Day (aka ladies day) today. The world’s fastest man met Jennifer Hawkins ahead of the big race.
The Cup tradition finally broken
THE part of the Melbourne Cup that many onlookers look forward to every year is media coverage of the carnage. How bad was it?
Gina Rinehart stacks it at Cup
OUCH. Gina Rinehart fell down a flight of stairs in the Emirates Marquee during a rare appearance at the Melbourne Cup.
Did a homemade frock deserve the win?
WHILE the screams and cheers echoed trackside for the big race, two NZ sisters had a surprising win of a different kind.
Why were all the celebs matching?
JENNIFER Hawkins broke with fashion tradition at the Cup today, but there’s another trend that has clearly taken over the Birdcage.
Worst celeb fails at the Melbourne Cup
ON the outside everything looks perfect. But these are the race day moments our celebrities would rather forget.
Melbourne Cup 2016: Best and worst fashion
ALL the fashion action from Flemington racecourse for the 2016 Melbourne Cup.
Six kinds of people you meet at Melbourne Cup
THE celebs might look good, but it’s the punters who provide the best entertainment. Here are the six types of people we found at the Cup.
‘Luckily I was wearing Spanx’
SUNRISE presenter Edwina Bartholomew suffered an awkward wardrobe malfunction at the Melbourne Cup, but she took it in good humour.
Melbourne Cup 2016: Racegoer’s flamboyant fashion
MELBOURNE Cup isn’t just about celebrity fashion, some of the wildest looks are courtesy of the general public.
Worst bluffs used to get inside marquees
DON’T even think about using these lines to bluff your way into the Birdcage. The gatekeepers have heard some outrageous lies.
Ten style tips from racing royalty
EMMA Freedman’s father is a five-time Melbourne Cup-winning trainer, and she knows a thing or two about racing style. She reveals this season’s trends.
Celeb fashion heats up for Derby Day
FASHION was the real winner at this year’s Derby Day where celebrities went for lace and statement headpieces to class up the day.
After the race ‘we find lots of underwear’
CRAIG LOVETT has been cleaning up after the Spring Racing Carnival for 30 years. He’s unearthed some memorable items in that time.
Why this look wouldn’t fly in Melbourne
BRIGHT suits, neck scarfs and slippers. These are all things you do not want to be caught dead in while you’re in Melbourne this spring.
Sneak peek at Melbourne Cup marquees
A BEAUTY salon offering makeup touch-ups, rooms pumped with signature scents and even a pool … this year’s marquees inside the Birdcage are incredible.
What not to wear to the races
IT’S a day at the races not the beach so leave the crop tops and shorts in the wardrobe. This event calls for something else entirely.
The make-up mistakes you’re making
WHILE not everyone is as skilled at DIY make-up, there are some tricks that can give you a more flawless look during this year’s party season.
Irwin a red hot drawcard on race day
MODEL Megan Blake Irwin will be among the 12,000 punters at Royal Randwick today for the time-honoured George Main Stakes, which is going with ‘a touch of red’ dress code this year.
Fashion at the Races just got serious
THE style stakes are higher than ever for racegoers attending Wednesday’s Balaklava Cup — now there’s cash involved.
Women in vicious brawl at the races
A DAY at the races descended into violent chaos for a group of at least five women, who were seen kicking and punching each another on camera.
‘Not the first time I’ve embarrassed my kids’
SHE’S not embarrassed, but her kids sure are. The “Soaks Day” streaker has spoken about her near-nude trackside gallop.
#SoaksDay: Woman strips down
THE fashion was on point, but Mother Nature had other plans for the Oaks Day. One woman made the most of it, stripping on live TV.
Oaks Day 2015: Fashion
SEE all the fashion hits and misses at Oaks Day 2015.
Cup Day inspo: Australia’s first hat
AS the nation pins on its fascinator and sets its cap at a jaunty angle, we look back at the hat that made us a world-leader in the headwear field.
Swank and Mauboy guilty of ‘faux pas’?
WERE Jessica Mauboy and Hilary Swank cast aside for wearing the ‘wrong’ clothes at the Spring Racing Carnival?
‘Stuck naked in a porta potty’
WHEN Em Rusciano got invited into the Birdcage at Melbourne Cup things got weird, like getting stuck naked in a porta potty.
Overheard in the Melbourne Cup toilets
WHAT goes on tour stays on tour right? Well it did until now. These are the top 10 things we overheard in the toilets at the Melbourne Cup.
The surprising Cup fashion trend
We’re used to seeing loads of bare flesh at the Spring Carnival, but this year the trend took an unexpected turn.
Why Payne’s Cup spray was so important
TOO often women are afraid to call out sexism for fear of being labelled a ‘whinger’ or even a ‘bitch’. Yesterday she had a global stage, and boy did she use it.
Lies people tell to get into marquees
ONE of life’s great thrills is bluffing your way into a place you’re not meant to be. The excuses are rolling into the marquees at the Melbourne Cup.
Homemade dress upstages fashion elite
FORGET Chanel, Dolce and Gabbana or Alex Perry, because the hottest look at this year’s Melbourne Cup came in the form of homemade haute couture.
The Cup carnage you don’t see on TV
IT’S not all glitz and glam. With a nasty punch-up, a woman pushing over a cop, and punter passed out, yesterday’s Melbourne Cup turned ugly fast.
Melbourne Cup 2015: Celebrity fashion
SEE all the celebrity fashions on show at the 2015 Melbourne Cup.
How to avoid making a fool of yourself
CO-FOUNDER of Shoes of Prey Jodie Fox knows all too well the perils of spending a day at the racetrack. Here are her tips on how to stay classy for Melbourne Cup.
Melbourne Cup 2015: Racegoers’ fashion hits and misses
IT’S not all about the celebrities. Be it good or bad, the Melbourne Cup is also a big day in fashion for everyone.
Stars arrive at the Melbourne Cup
THE race doesn’t start until 3pm, but the celebs were up bright and early this morning to prepare for Melbourne Cup day.
How rich people travel on Cup Day
THE Melbourne Cup is literally the race that stops a nation … in bumper-to-bumper traffic during an Uber price surge. Here’s how Australia’s elite are doing it.
What a day at the races does to your body
YOUR body goes through the wringer during a day at the races. Here, nutritionist Kristen Beck offers some tips to help you make it through unscathed.
The most stylish Derby Day ever
STAKES were high, but racegoers showed off a strikingly fashionable finish, in contrast to some of the fiascos of previous years. Australia, I think we’ve got it!
Stars shine despite clouds and rain on Derby Day
DRIZZLY Melbourne weather wasn’t enough to stop the stars and fashion elite from stepping out in their finest for Derby Day.
The dress that stopped a nation
DERBY Day! And it is 50 years since English model Jean “The Shrimp” Shrimpton shocked the global fashion establishment.
Last minute Spring Racing shopping tips
MILINER Melissa Jackson has some helpful advice for those who have left the shopping to the last minute.
Millie’s style is made in London
SHE’S the darling of the fashion world, with more than a million Instagram followers, and now Millie Mackintosh has some style advice for Aussie women.
Ksenija’s Cup fashion tips coloured with fun
MELBOURNE CUP fashion is all about fun and Spring Racing Carnival ambassador and E! Australia host Ksenija Lukich shows you how.
Whitewash at the Cox Plate
IT WAS a whitewash at the Cox Plate this year, with women right across the field channelling their inner ‘Sam Frost’.
Where you’re falling flat in the fashion stakes
FROM neutral to nautical, florals and fascinators, the quest to find that perfect race day outfit can be overwhelming. Here’s some advice from the A-list.
Caulfield’s strange photo trend
A VERY odd photo trend took hold at the Caulfield Cup in Melbourne Saturday and it got people’s tongues wagging.
Six chic spring racing outfits on a budget
DESIGNER millinery isn’t just the rich and the famous with handcrafted masterpieces available for hire. PLUS here are six looks for less than $170 each.
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