Fashions on the Field - Bigger, bolder, better
A fast-track to the final. Winners of Best Dressed and Best Suited at TAB Turnbull Stakes Day now go straight through to the Crown Oaks Day Grand Final – no waiting for a later heat. A brand-new category. A fifth competition debuts on TAB Champion Stakes Day. The Remix is built around three ideas: rewear, rework and restyle. It’s a fresh category shaped by conscious fashion choices. 21 years of Emerging Designer. The Emerging Designer Award, presented by Vogue Australia, marks its 21st anniversary in 2026, celebrating two decades as one of the most credible launchpads in Australian fashion. Bigger prizes across the board. Best Dressed and Best Suited are each worth more than an incredible $95,000, including a 50g ABC Bullion Gold Bar and a Royal Ascot hospitality experience for two in 2027. The Lillian Frank AM MBE Millinery Award winner gets a bespoke commission for the 2027 Royal Ascot Millinery Collective, with a London Fashion Week launch, and the design entering Ascot Racecourse’s permanent collection.
Entries for the design and creative categories open 1 Sept and close 2 Oct.
For more information on Melbourne Cup Carnival Fashions on the Field presented by Lexus, visit vrc.com.au/fashions-on-the-field
Head down to the FOTF precinct throughout the week to watch it unfold or put your own look forward. Turn to page 116 for inspiration, history and the moments that have made carnival fashion iconic.
Pin & Win is back for another year, offering fantastic prizes while raising money for Ronald McDonald House Victoria and Tasmania. Since 1995 the campaign has raised more than nine million dollars for charity, and this year ’ s support goes towards an organisation that gives families with seriously ill children a home away from home when they need it most. Turn to page 108 for Melissa and Nick ’ s story and see firsthand the difference this money makes.
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