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You'd think the United Kingdom with it's equine loving royals would easily trump our commonwealth when it comes to racing style.
Erin Molan, Erin Holland, Emma Freedman and Sally Obermeder at the The Star Marquee The Championships after party. Photo: BELINDA ROLLAND PHOTOGRAPHY
You'd think the United Kingdom with it's equine loving royals would easily trump our commonwealth when it comes to racing style. How wrong we were.
Take the recent Autumn racing meets in Australia and compare them to the prestigious Cheltenham Festival Racesand our stallions and fillies pip the Brits are the post of every fashion race.
How Australian Autumn racing wins the style stakes
While Autumn Racing season and The Championships get underway Down Under, the UK is celebrating the annual Cheltenham Racing Festival. Photo: Fiora Sacco
While we were primping and priming ourselves for the Longines Golden Slipper Carnival and The Championships at Royal Randwick - the highlights of the Autumn racing calendar for the Australian Turf Club - The Cheltenham Festival Races were taking place in the UK.
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The four day annual jump racing event sees entrants compete for a piece of the $7.6 million prize money pie. This year Olympic cyclist Victoria Pendleton swapped her clip ins for silks and rode as a jockey, while regulars like Zara Phillips and Anne, Princess Royal were spotted in the stables and royal enclosure.
While both Australian and British racing rounds adhere to strict dress code policies in certain areas, when it comes to sophistication and style Aussie revellers reign supreme.
Over the years the likes of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge together with her sister Pippa Middleton have descended on Cheltenham but not even their fashion clout could compete with the likes of Jennifer Hawkins, Myer racing ambassador Jodi Anasta, The Footy Show's Erin Molan and wife of Rabbitohs star Phoebe Burgess inside the enclosures at The Championships at Randwick.
Fading summer tans are still able to be showcased thanks to our balmy climate but demure hemlines and abstract necklines have been the hottest trends on the track this season thanks to Georgia Alice's monochrome and Victorian inspired ensembles, Aje's subtle embellishments and White Suede's corporate-meets-rock chick numbers seen swanning around the member's marquees.
The trademark look for A-listers and royalty at Cheltenham is layering due to the fresh weather conditions. Woollen coats over dresses in hardy fabrics are popular as are thick tights, felt hats and the occasional fur pelt. For the men, tweed is the best bet of the day.
While for the former Kate Middleton usually gets around Cheltenham in ushanka or pill box hats, for recent Autumn racing seasons our Aussie fashion princesses prefer to don intricate veils, dramatic wide brimmed fedoras and playful headbands.
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