Melbourne Cup is Australia's major horse race and literally everyone stops and watches it (in Melbourne it's an official holiday). It's a 2 mile course and always takes place around 3 pm on the first Tuesday in November at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.
After my Randwick Race Course experience (see previous blog from September 12), I knew that it was a "dress up" occasion.
We had a three-course Melbourne Cup lunch at the Hilton and everyone was dressed to the "nines". As part of the lunch there was a fashion show where well dressed men and women were selected from the audience. It was quickly apparent that if you had a fancy hat, you had a solid chance of being selected as a finalist.
And while next year I might get a hat, this time round I went to Diva's (think Claire's Boutique) and got a "fascinator"- which is basically a fabric flower clip or head band with feathers - to match my dress.
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