Look your best this Melbourne Cup Carnival! By Brittany West - Thursday, October 01, 2009
The events kick off this coming Saturday, Oct 3 with the Melbourne cup carnival preview day featuring the turnbull stakes, with the main event to follow on the first Tuesday of November. This event has become a highlight of the year for all Australians and visitors alike since 1861, with race day becoming a public holiday in Victoria in 1877.
Hundreds of thousands of people gather at the track in excited anticipation of the finish. Not to mention the prizes for Australia’s most affluent horse-race, with the owner of the winning horse receiving AUD $5.5 million for last years race, and the 18 carat gold cup itself carrying a wopping value of AUD $125,000.
Not everyone comes for the racing though, many people attend for the carnival atmosphere and women flock for the chance to see and be seen in their one-off carnival outfit. “Fashions on the Field” has become one of, if not thee most important fashion event of the year, definitely accomplishing it’s job of attracting women to the sport of racing. Due to the overwhelming success of the event, it has also become a national fashion competition between the states of Australia, awarding winners with large cash prizes in many categories including “best dressed man” and “best dressed women.”
Look your best by the track or at your Melbourne Cup luncheon with unique fashions from Italy and rest assured you will be the only one in that beautiful Armani dress, Cavalli suit or sleek Gucci shoes!
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