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Melbourne Cup Carnival Fever 2008 (LINK)

September 10th 2007 15:35
Whilst Sydney's spring carnival racing may have been bought to a standstill, the Stylist whose Celebrity was voted one 1 of 9 best dressed at the Melbourne Cup, this very blogger shares her tips as she prepares the 2008 VRC Ambassadors wardrobes for this years Melbourne Cup Racing Carnival...

What’s In
§ The Dress in any cut
§ Colour and Prints - Monochromatics, Spots, stripes, checks and florals
§ The Saucer perched on the sides, backs and fronts of heads
§ Bedecked with flowers or festooned with feathers
§ Gloves and Umbrellas
§ Turbans
§ Attention worthy shoes – think grass, think wedges

§ The Watch – for Melbourne Cup think Longines!

What’s so Last Year
§ The classic Ascot jacket and skirt
§ The Fascinator
§ Goosebumps – Don’t forget your cold weather options
§ Green – some consider it unlucky at the racetrack
§ The oversized Handbag

What scares the horses and the Gentleman
§ Revealing Las Vegas cleavage
§ Shorts and High Heels
§ Wearing Flip Flops – regardless of if you have had a pedicure
§ Wearing your print too far i e polka dot stockings, polka dot dress and polka dot
hat
§ Wearing your face and forget your neck
§ You wearing your champagne

Tips for surviving the Racing Carnival
§ Celebrate your good taste if someone else is wearing your outfit
§ Your outfit should tell a story – work to a colour theme or concept
§ You are not just there for the fashion – study the horses and have a
flutter
§ Watch your champagne glass – and not just for safety - elegance and
appropriateness go hand in hand and champagne in the sun mixes quickly!
§ Smile and enjoy!!!

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We have all seen the power of the stylist. Before we knew it, Hollywood stylist Rachel Zoe had Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Ritchie and Jessica Simpson all sporting drapey gowns over wispy thin bodies. One journalist touts that its only since Celebrities and Designers realised that revenue could be bought in from red carpet photographs, that the Stylist has forged a position in society on par to a Publicist and Celebrity Manager. They are THE ultimate accessory and Celebrities today dont leave home without them.

A new super power has emerged with the baby boom among CEO's, Supermodels and Hollywood's A-List - having on call one's very own Parisian Baby Stylist. I had the pleasure of catching up with the name in every starlets Little Black Book - Laetitia Lerouge



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