Family, racing and fashion are the three passions in my life that I will never trade. Racing and Fashion luckily fall into the same category for me. Recently with the festivities of Spring Carnival I have found that the art of conversation is beginning to die. Whimsical anecdotes shared at a table of ladies at lunch are now over looked. When people ask me what I do, I say 'I am a mum', being my number 1 priority. I retired before I was 30, songwriting royalties are my source of income for the rest of my life. Many people that I often shared meals with were Liv & Steve Tyler, Trudy Styler, Kelsey Grammer, Liza Minnelli, Jon Bon Jovi & Chef Ramsay, my husband also finding himself passing the time of day with Jodie Foster & Elizabeth Taylor. Often I invite many overseas guests and in some cases titled ladies to social events. Next time you take a seat next to someone, you may be very important, but understanding that the art of conversation opens your world to education that is invaluable.

Fashions on the field.

A few rules to keep in mind when you are entering fashions on the field.

Ladies must always have headwear, hat or fascinator.

Jeans are unacceptable.

Alcoholic beverages should not be on stage.

Underwear showing or as part of an outfit is not correct race attire. 

Dale Olsson from 'The Hat Box' #1 rule for Millinery is always remember that straw hats are strictly for Summer and Felt is strictly for Winter.  Flowers and Feathers are fabulous all times of the year.

We are currently working with the tracks around Australia on this section.

The most important rule you should remember:

Leave the track in the outfit you enter in.  That means if you are wearing gloves, you leave wearing your gloves.  If you are wearing a hat of facinator, you leave with it in place on your head.

Shoes, well if you have been standing all day I can understand wanting to hop into some lower heel.  The perfect solution.  The afterparty shoe.  www.sosshoes.com.au They are perfect and really quite stylish.  There is nothing worse than seeing a beautifully dressed lady leaving the course in bare feet.