MEMBERS DRESS REGULATIONS
The Melbourne Cup Carnival returns in glorious style, and this is the year to put on your finest and favourite expression of your own unique fashion sense and style. As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Fashions on the Field, this is your chance to make a fashion statement that is totally ‘you.’ With that in mind, please take a minute to refresh your memory on the Dress Standards required of all members and their guests at the 2022 Melbourne Cup Carnival. Dress standards will be strictly enforced throughout the racing season, so to avoid inconvenience on raceday, please ensure that both your attire, and your guests’, is appropriate for the Members Enclosure. While we encourage everyone to put their unique fashion flair out there on the day, please note the Club reserves the right to refuse entry to or remove from the Members Enclosure any person considered inappropriately attired. Overseas visitors are welcome to wear the formal National Dress of their country.
GENTLEMEN (INCLUDING CHILDREN 12 AND OVER) Gentlemen are required to wear a suit, or tailored slacks (tailored chinos are acceptable) and sports coat or blazer, plus tie or bow tie and dress shoes. During the period between 1 December and 31 March jackets may be removed. NOT ACCEPTABLE • Any form of the following footwear: joggers, sports shoes, track shoes, runners, sandals, thongs, dilapidated footwear, gumboots or slippers • Jeans, jodhpurs, shorts, untailored slacks, leather pants, cargo pants or pants with elastic cuffs • Torn or ripped clothing even if considered ‘designer’ tears • Open-neck shirts or shirts with no collar • Parkas, duffle coats, windbreakers, tracksuit tops, golf and yachting weatherproofs, waist length jackets including bomber jackets, denim jackets, casual or untailored leather jackets, anoraks and Driza-Bone (oilskin) jackets • Safari suits, bright/fluorescent coloured suits, tracksuits • Peaked caps, beanies • Pullovers or cardigans (without a jacket), rugby tops and football guernseys, even if wearing a tie • Cravats • Strictly no denim
LADIES (INCLUDING CHILDREN 12 AND OVER) Ladies are expected to maintain a suitable dress standard in keeping with the distinction of the Members Enclosure.
NOT ACCEPTABLE • Any form of the following footwear: joggers, sports shoes, track shoes, runners, slippers, dilapidated footwear, gumboots or thongs. A shoe is considered a thong if it has two straps which connect in between the first and second toes • Jeans, jodhpurs, tracksuits, leather pants or untailored pants • Shorts • Short jumpsuits/playsuits • Pants tucked into socks or footwear • Torn or ripped clothing even if considered ‘designer’ tears • Garments which show midriff • Leggings worn as pants. Footless tights acceptable if suitable dress worn over the top • Parkas, duffle coats, windbreakers, tracksuit tops, golf and yachting weatherproofs, denim jackets, casual or untailored leather jackets, anoraks and Driza-Bone (oilskin) jackets • Strictly no denim
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