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How to Approach a Last Minute Races Outfit | An Expert’s Guide
The last minute outfit. If you haven’t yet, you will experience this at some stage. It might be that you forget the race day completely. Or you decide not to go, then change your mind. You get an unexpected day off work… whichever it is, you have barely a few days (or hours) to [...]
Trend Alert | Magic Millions Provides Insight into 2017 Fashion Trends
Update: On September 1st 2017, I published my 2017 Spring Racing Fashion Trends Report, a 41 page comprehensive guide to what's trending this race season. A scorching hot Gold Coast summer’s day provided the backdrop for the first Myer Fashions on the Field State Final for 2017. Ladies from around the country eagerly followed their [...]
How to Make Your Own Race Day Brooch With 5 Real Life Examples
You may have noticed brooches and pins popping up on race day outfits recently, and hey, why not? An interesting extra feature can be a nice finishing touch. In this post, we’re going to admire some of the handy work from the creative ladies in our Field Fashion Community and look at some clever ways [...]
Race Day Gloves | How to Choose Your Gloves & Where to Buy Online
These days, we don't often wear gloves in our everyday life. But it's important to know the basics about gloves as they go hand-in-hand with racing fashion (sorry, couldn’t help myself). In this post I'm going to help you select racewear gloves and show you some of the best places to buy online. Here's what [...]
Race Day Dresses | A Complete Shopping Guide & Where to Buy Online
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: [...]
Flemington Spring Carnival Highlights | Melbourne Cup, Derby & Oaks Day
What a week! Derby Day, Melbourne Cup Day and Crown Oaks Day. I’ve attended all three days for the past two years and, although it is a lot of fun, Spring Carnival is a full on week. And I don’t travel light either. So, with two big suitcases, 40kg of luggage and 5 hats, [...]
You Win Some, You Lose (even more) Some | My FOTF Failures
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 [...]
Royal Randwick Photo Competition Vs. Myer Fashions in the Mall
Something unexpected happened this year in the world of Fashions on the Field, Sydney. The Australian Turf Club announced they had split ties with long-term fashion sponsor Myer after negotiations to renew Myer’s contract failed. The question on my lips? What would happen to the Myer Fashions on the Field NSW State Finals? They are [...]
The Paint Files | Examples of Hand Painted Racewear & Accessories
This is the long awaited not-so-top-secret go-to file for everything HAND PAINTED. Let’s be honest, racing fashion can be an expensive hobby. And my wallet isn’t fat. So when it comes to outfits (and perfecting them) I rely on some handy DIY skills I’ve developed over time. Paint is one of these important skills because [...]
2016 Spring Racing Fashion Trends | What to Wear to Melbourne Cup
Update: On September 1st 2017, I published my 2017 Spring Racing Fashion Trends Report, a 41 page comprehensive guide to what’s trending this race season. As Spring Carnival fast approaches, a question I'm often asked is what racing fashion trends will we see at this year's Melbourne Cup? What shapes, colours, fabrics, millinery and accessories will be trending? Well [...]
The Making of a Last Minute Outfit | Diary of a Frantic FOTF Finalist
This year is the first year the EKKA held a FOTF competition. I wanted to go. After all, there are show bags, rides, petting zoo, cheese tastings… enough temptation to get me there in a dress. As usual, my schedule was quite full and time slipped away from me. Okay, I completely forgot about it. [...]
Themed Race Days | Tips and Examples of How to Dress
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 [...]
Using Quills to Embellish your Millinery | Curl, Paint & Sew
Updating an old hat is the answer to all kinds of FOTF wardrobe disasters: • It saves you money • It pulls together a last-minute outfit • It adds that missing extra colour or feature • It ensures an original piece, made by you! (kind of) Quills are a Great Way to Embellish your Hat [...]
An Interview with China’s only Milliner Elisabeth Koch
The train raced through the bustling city of Beijing. I looked around, realising the only other foreigner besides me was my mother, Cool Marge. As I sat, in awe of my surroundings, I was so grateful that FOTF had brought me here and given me this experience. How I ended up in China My [...]
Stradbroke Cup Day | Black, White and a Touch of Red
One of the biggest race days in Brisbane is Stradbroke Cup Raceday and the FOTF theme is black and white, with a touch of red. Of the four major race days of the season I only really had the time to enter this one. So, I went all out! Finding a Black and White [...]
(Video) How I Put Together my Prime Minister’s Cup Race Day Outfit
The start of Autumn Winter racing on the Gold Coast kicks off with the Prime Minister's Cup Race Day. One of my favourites race events of the year as I can dust off my leather gloves, winter millinery and get creative with ways to look stylish while keeping warm. I like to try out new [...]
How to Reuse and Revamp your Millinery | The Chameleon Hat
If you are anything like me, last minute changes to your race outfit are inevitable. One thing you should always have on hand is an extra hat. The Go-To hat. The saviour. The kind of hat you can play around with; cut, twist, paint, cover… whatever it takes to make it work with your outfit. A [...]
What to Wear to the Races in Winter | 43 Photo Examples
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 [...]
Races Hairstyles with Fascinators | Hair Ideas for Race Day
Your hairstyle is an extension of your millinery and needs to be taken seriously. If you are one of the lucky ones, with magical mane tamers for hands, I envy you. Fortunately, I have found a fantastic hair stylist I refer to as ‘The Wizard’ because making sure your hair compliments your outfit and millinery [...]
How to Make your Partner a Pocket Square for the Races
Recently, my brother asked me to make pocket squares for him and his five groomsmen for his wedding. As it was already costing a fortune, we wanted to save money where possible. I got to work googling and it turns out... pocket squares are very easy to make! You can make a pocket square in less [...]
