Oakes Day | Part deux

My entourage: Sisters Kathleen & Teresa, my mum and my sister-in-law Alison

 With Philip Boon, super stylist

 With the lovely Lady Melbourne in her stunning Brett Morlay hat

 I thought this lady looked exquisit, she stopped to have a chat to us on her way to the Birdcage

 Her friend was equally amazing, love her Millinery 

 My mum made these boys shift their bag straps from one shoulder to across the body, cause she was concerned they would get sore shoulders! Bless.

My sister Kathleen trying out for Fashions on the Field, oh the hilarity!

Melissa Bergland & Zoe Tuckwell-Smith from Winners & Losers

(To be honest I don't have Channel 7 in my house, it popped off air one day and we have never had it since, hence I've never watched the show but these girls were just gorgeous and took time to speak to the family, my sister's were beside themselves with joy!)

In true Glaswegian style, we were the last to leave. Mum in her pink slippers!

It has become customary for my family and I to venture to Oakes Day, Ladies' Day at the Melbourne Cup Carnival.  Not only do we get the opportunity to dress up, but we also make it our mission to have a bloody great time. 

Our day kicked off on this little bench outside The Birdcage (another mission, to get into The Birdcage before the end of the day). My mum is blessed with a great set of pipes and back catalogue of Irish, Scottish tunes to her bow; she started to sing, before we knew it, our vocals chords were on 3aw radio station singing 'I belong to Glasgow'. We proceeded to stay on our perch and met so many fabulous people as they paraded in their finery.

The long and the short of it, we did make it into The Birdcage and in particular the Emirites Marquee, thanks to some friends and the lovely Emirites staff who befriended my mum and sorted her out with a cup of tea! How Sleekit!

Till next year ladies x

Just one more...this is the stunning Alia, the girl who has been getting my ass into shape, personal trainer and an absolute knock-out to boot. Here she is papped on Melbourne Cup day, wearing Vessano Couture.

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Sleekit goes Fashions on the Field at Oakes in DIY hat!

Before I left the house (hat sitting good) 

Bumped into Jeff Banks (hat sliding but still looking no bad)

My mum had no idea who Jeff Banks was, he escorted her to the VIP area of Fashions on the Field (cheers Jeff!)

The girl in yellow stood out for me

The girl in pink was overall winner

Crown should have gone to this girl for sure!

 

With my sisters and my mum (by that point the triangles just had to come off)

It's the tail end of the Melbourne Cup carnival and today was ladies day at Flemington, Oakes Day. For a wee bit of fun, I thought I would give Fashions on the Field a go (good prizes to be had) with my Holly Fulton frock and a home made geometric hat creation. The hat took a few days to construct using a base covered in sequins, triangle canvases covered with black and white silk and a hell of a lot of velcro! When I left the house my hat was sitting perfectly but as the day went on it began to slide with the weight. I'm no Milliner, but for a first attempt I was pretty chuffed with my creation. Many folks stopped to comment but it wasn't enough for the judges of Fashions on the Field. As I stood in the queue waiting to parade myself like a show pony, I got the feeling that this was not the first time for many of these girls. Was it fun? yes, would I do it again? probably not, at the end of the day parading on the blog is one thing, but standing in front of a panel to be judged is not really me, having a laugh, drinking champagne and spending time with family, yes, that's me x

(I left early and my mum and sisters proceeded to wangle their way into the Birdcage (where all the celebs hang out), now that's pure Sleekit! Good on ya ladies