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The best looks from Ladies Day at Royal Ascot
It's the race day where fashion takes centre stage, and the real competition is between outfits in the stands. Royal Ascot's dress code is always high stakes — but the looks on Ladies Day up the ante.
This is where some of the most traffic-stopping ensembles of the British event season are on display. More is more when it comes to style. One racegoer The Times spotted accessorised her look with fuchsia opera gloves, vintage fan and matching watering can-shaped handbag.
'Ladies Day is always such a highlight; it's the perfect occasion to embrace statement dressing,' says Daisy Knatchbull, whose namesake brand and signature tailoring are an Ascot favourite. 'I've been loving seeing people embrace brave, bold colours and prints — there's a real sense of confidence in style this year. I'm wearing a custom Knatchbull suit this year. I love the clean sharp lines of a well-tailored dress or trouser suit complimented by a beautiful soft feminine hat. It's honestly hard to find anything not to love; seeing the British public dress up and celebrate fashion in such a joyful way is what makes Ladies Day so special.'
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The horses may need more than their blinders to miss the headwear. Awon Golding, head designer of the luxury milliner Lock & Co, tells me that this year the hat choices have been bolder than ever.
'Colour abounds! The sunshine has brought out a rainbow of hues, with pink winning in the style stakes,' she reports from the Berkshire racecourse. 'I've also noticed a lot of ostrich feathers and women in top hats. I think this shape is really having a millinery resurgence, with added feminine trimmings like veiling and flowers.'
Charlotte Hawkins
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Lili Piper
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Princess Beatrice with Harriet Sperling and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
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Georgia Toffolo
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Laura Ann-Barr
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Leonora Smee
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Chesney and Kristina Hawkes
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Princess Anne and the Duchess of Edinburgh
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