Shrimpton's racing outfit not forgotten

FIVE decades on, model Jean Shrimpton's Derby Day dress is still remembered as a defining moment in Australia's fashion history.

Jean Shrimpton's 1965 Derby Day dress is seen as a defining moment in Australia's fashion history.

THAT white mini-dress, no stockings, no hat and no gloves - all in the members' area at Flemington racecourse, no less.

THERE has never been such a defining moment in Australian fashion than Derby Day 50 years ago, when international model Jean Shrimpton caused jaws to drop among the conservatively dressed members.