The ultimate dream for a Fashions on the Field enthusiast? Being crowned National Winner at Flemington Race Course on Oaks Day November 9th of course! And The State Finals for 2017 are now under way… 2016 State finalists from L-R: SA Courtney Moore, QLD Inessa McIntyre, NSW Reggie Thei, WA Ashleigh Ridgeway, TAS Alice [...]
In this comprehensive guide to race dress shopping, we start by taking a look at what makes a good race dress and then review some of the best places to shop online and in stores. This is one epic post, so I encourage you to use the links below if you'd like to jump to a specific section: [...]
You spend hours reading fashion blogs, shopping, planning, beading, painting, fitting, sewing and worrying. You love what you’ve created. You feel gorgeous in it. You’re sure you’ll place. And then you get up on stage… and don’t even make it past the heats. Not a sash in sight. Heart breaking?? Yup. Why didn’t the judges [...]
Personally, I love a themed race day. Although the dress code can pose a challenge by narrowing down your choices, the element of restriction can really get the creative juices flowing. It’s fun having to find new ways to incorporate colours or shapes into an outfit and you just have to take a look around [...]
Dressing for the races in Autumn/Winter (A/W) is harder than Summer. Not only do you want to look your stylish best, you also need to keep yourself warm. In order to beat the Winter chills, I’ve compiled a list of suggestions to keep you looking demure and feeling snug in this season’s warm tones [...]
The prestigious Fashions on the Field competition was first introduced in 1962 as a way of getting more women to attend the races. Hopeful entrants were enticed by a generous prize pool of 7,000 pounds and could enter in two categories; outfits under 30 pounds and outfits over 50 pounds. Back then, the winner's [...]
My first Fashions-on-the-Field (FOTF) competition was 5 years ago, after a long drive all the way out to Beaudesert. My (then) pink and purple hair was down and curled around my shoulders. I wore an after-five dress, a pair of heels that didn’t really match and a wide brimmed black and cream sinamay hat with [...]
The best race outfit is the one that fits well and complements your shape. Don’t waste energy groaning and moaning at your reflection because it’s not quite this, or not enough that. Work with your body, not against it. Whatever your shape, embrace it and get on with making it look the best it can [...]
Picture: Tango Photography. Source: Tattersall's Racing Club FB Page. Imagine this. You put hours and hours of work into an outfit. You think you’ve done a pretty good job and are feeling quite pleased with yourself. You enter yourself and your outfit into Fashions on the Field. And you fail. Miserably. Do you bury the [...]
If you’re entering Fashions on the Field, your clutch probably isn’t designed for functionality, but for winning! Chances are, it isn’t large or practical enough to carry anything. And even if it is, you don’t want a mid-catwalk stumble whereby the contents of said clutch spill across the floor in a clattering, mess of tubes [...]
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