What a beautiful morning it was celebrating our 2017-18 FATR season finalists and celebrating the new 2018-19 Fashion At The Races season. Some of Adelaide’s key media personalities and fashion influencers joined us to celebrate all things fashion and racing over an elegantly set breakfast at Morphettville Racecourse. A special shout out to Alyce Tran from The Daily Edited who provided all our guests with a personalised gift – and to BNKR for providing everyone with a take home voucher to get race day ready. The event was hosted by Paige Kerin (who previously called TRSA and Fashion At The Races home) from Channel 10’s show Survivor. She welcomed our finalists, congratulated our well-deserved winners and welcomed new season sponsors.
Our 2017-18 winners are:
· Peoples’ Choice Award: Kimmi Varcoe from the Millicent Cup
· Menswear Winner: Robbie Lippett from Melbourne Cup
· Womenswear Runnerup: Melissa Barnes from the Murray Bridge Cup
· Womenswear Winner: Leah Habel from the Naracoorte Cup
Thank you to Mischief Brew Coffee for fuelling us with caffeine nice and early - Adelaide Flower House for bringing our space to life with their stunning fresh floral arrangements – which smelt as good as they looked - Mimi Jane, Sylvy Earl and Ashlee Lauren for providing us with their stunning Millinery pieces! Last, but certainly not least, a huge thank you to Festival Hire for styling this chic event from head to toe, their work was (and always is) impeccable.
The event was also a chance to welcome our 2018-19 season and our sponsors. We are excited to announce the following brands who are providing prizing and services this season:
- BNKR
- Evo Hair
- ORTC
To finish off the morning we announced our new FATR Ambassador, Lauren Dilena. We will be lucky enough to have her as our go-to race day styling queen throughout the season. She will also be joining us at some race days this season – stay tuned for further updates.
All new season dates and prizes can be found here. You will notice we are introducing a new category for qualifying events –Best Footwear Women’s. Shoe Shed are supporting this new category with a $100 voucher all 25 winners across the season.
We cannot wait to see all your race day looks this season. We hope to see you trackside soon!
