Friday, October 7, 2011

What I Recommend Wearing To The Melbourne Cup

Are you planning on attending the Melbourne Cup? Do you already have your outfit picket out and everything? What you need to understand is that the Melbourne Cup is a huge race with over 100,000 people that attend so the way you dress is going to matter more than you think.

Something that most people do when they are planning on going to the Melbourne Cup is they take a lot of time to plan what they are going to wear. Whether it means scouring the country for the perfect race hat or ordering special designer clothes, you have to look your best on race day.

Items To Wear To The Melbourne Cup

For Women

Big Hat – When going to a Thoroughbred race you have to have a big floppy hat. This isn’t to just keep the sun out of your face, it is a fashion statement. Sometimes the bigger the hat is and the floppier it is, the better.

Dress – As a women you will want to wear a nice colorful dress. Not only do you have to wear a hat but you also need to wear a fashionable dress. What most people don’t understand who have never attended a horse race before is that this is not just a race, it is the most elegant social event of the year.

For Men

Suit – Since the women are all dressed to impress the men need to do the same. This means that you don’t just o to the race in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, you need to wear a suit. My advice is to ensure that you have something on your suit that matches your lady, you could match your tie with her  dress or you can use a pocket square as a little fashion plus.

Fashion Accessory – Since men don’t have a purse to carry around they need to have something else. You could bring a walking stick, a top hat, or just a drink of some kind. As a male you do not want to walk empty handed because this is just not the way of the men of the Melbourne Cup.

As you can see there are a lot of things that you will have to consider but just make sure that you have what you need weeks in advance. With this race being one of the biggest in the world you will need to make sure that you think about what you want and then put it into action. Just remember that one of the things you will need is the Melbourne Cup Sweep so make sure you have that prior to race day.

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