Off to The Derby or Royal Ascot? Or to a race farther afield; perhaps the Melbourne Cup or Kentucky Derby?
Whichever glamorous race meeting you attend, there are rules about what you may wear. Some courses have a formal dress code, some rely on tradition. But at Ascot’s Royal Enclosure, the rules are super strict.
This year, however, the rules changed. Well, a teeny bit… This year at the Royal Ascot Meet (June 20-24), jumpsuits are permitted. (And trouser suits, though they have been permitted since the 1970s).
That’s good news for trouser wearers and especially good news if you want to avoid wearing heels. Because heels can be an issue with all that damp grass around, while a jumpsuit or a trouser-suit can team perfectly with brogues. (And, we would suggest brogues or pumps rather than trainers as stewards could reject trainers as inappropriate. It’s not in the rules but we wouldn’t risk it…)
For those of you who shudder at recollections of all-in-ones from the 1980s, in 2017 jumpsuits are gorgeous. Ascot insists that jumpsuits must be full-length (not cropped), and the top must conform to dress regulations (they cannot be strapless, have spaghetti-straps, or be off-the-shoulder).
So, if you fancy a change from a dress, here are our favourite jumpsuits (that fit the Ascot rules)…
And here are our favourite brogues and flat pumps to wear with a jumpsuit or a trouser suit…
Jan really loves a trouser suits this season and bought this one at Wallis, though, of course, not as a trouser suit – oh, no that would be too easy, the jacket and trousers that go together had to be found and bought separately!
Ascot rules are blurry on headwear. The dress-code for the Royal Enclosure states that “Hats should be worn” and “Fascinators are not permitted.” But seemingly they recognise that many occasion hats are now called fascinators as they also say that, a fascinator which has “a solid base of at least 4 ins/10cm is acceptable” And any kind of hat or fascinator, is acceptable elsewhere…
Still looking for that occasion dress or outfit? Find one here…
Read about Ascot rules, and find Ascot style tips here…
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