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IN FULL BLOOM: LET SPRING BEGIN SPRING RACING CARNIVAL
As if spring were not a wonderful enough season, spring in Melbourne is another kind of excitement. With typical elegance, the city stretches out and begins a celebration of its own beauty and good fortune: flowers bloom, hats are displayed like impossible acts of creativity and daring; thoroughbreds race the tracks, champagne flows and jewellery sparkles. Crowds flow back into the streets and parks. The world comes to Melbourne, and Melbourne comes out, as at no other time of the year, to greet the world.
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Although there are certain rules around the spring racing carnival, rules can be bent. Of the upmost importance is to feel confident and comfortable in your outfit. Derby Day Derby Day is the most traditional of the race days, with a firm emphasis on black and
white. This traditional combination creates an air of sophistication and is generally the more subdued of the main race events. Combination patterns combined with solid black and white pieces create a simple yet elegant look. Although black and white is the norm for Derby Day, pops of colour can be added in the form of accessories, but these should be kept to a minimum – clutches and head pieces for women and ties or pocket squares for men are perfect little rule breakers. Melbourne Cup Day Melbourne Cup Day is the day to go all-out and really make your fashion statement. Fabulous prints, colours, textures and shapes are all combined to create a modern and
chic look. Bright yellows are traditionally incorporated into Cup Day looks, with colourful accents and prints the order of the day. Florals teamed with bright head pieces and accessories for women and lighter suits paired with a statement shirt/tie combination for men create the ideal Cup Day looks and ensure a stylish day track side. Oaks Day Oaks Day, otherwise referred to as ‘Ladies Day’ has strong feminine undertones. For ladies soft floral patterns and lace paired with understated headpieces and accessories are best suited, whereas men traditionally wear a pink rose. This is the day to try a pastel colour in a shirt, and a softer combination in the tie or pocket square are the perfect accessories to round out an outfit.
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UGO BOSS offers a diverse range of fashion pieces which can be worked to perfectly suit the dress code of each of the main race events. A collaboration with milliner Louise McDonald ensures HUGO BOSS can provide you with your full outfit for the racing carnival – whether you attend just the one day, or any combination of all four signature days, with their differing dress codes.
To get the look and stand out for all the right reasons trackside this Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival head into a BOSS store now.
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The HUGO BOSS aesthetic lends itself perfectly to the glamour and sophistication of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
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Stakes Day Stakes Day is the most relaxed of the main race days, but it is of the upmost importance not to under-dress for the occasion. Referred to also as ‘Family Day’, this day has a much more relaxed feel but is just as important to maintain an element of style and sophistication. Injections of colour such as contrasting shoes and bags can be a great way to have fun with an outfit for the ladies, whereas men can consider brighter suits and tie combinations. Sports jackets with contrasting trousers can be the best way to maintain dress standards whilst creating a more relaxed look and feel. When wearing a sports jacket, pocket squares are a perfect way to round out the look and add sophistication.
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National Jockeys’ Trust Dedication and bravery are prerequisites of almost every sport, and these qualities are found in abundance in racing. Australian jockeys are elite athletes who quite literally place their lives on the line every time they compete in a race.
The National Jockeys’ Trust is a public charitable trust established in 2004 for the purpose of providing funds and other benefits for the relief of the financial difficulties and needs of former and present jockeys and their families, especially where such needs arise through serious injury, illness or death of a jockey.
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The Trust has been endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as an income tax exempt charity and as a deductible gift recipient, and has been registered by the charitable organisation’s licensing agencies in all Australian states and territories.
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Sadly, serious injuries are a frequent occurrence, and more than 500 riders have lost their lives since Australian racing first
began. While accident insurance has become an essential feature of racing, all too often there are cases where jockeys and/or their families are plunged into financial hardship.
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hroughout the Spring Carnival you will witness the crème de la crème of Australian jockeys, riding Australia’s best horses at one of the world’s greatest horse racing carnivals. However, the flip side is that on Melbourne Cup Day there are another 30 race meetings held in Australia. Most of these meetings will not be televised and we will not witness the bravery and skill of these jockeys riding these powerful thoroughbreds. But all 850 jockeys in Australia face the same risks every time they mount a racehorse, whether it’s 5am in the morning doing trackwork, riding at Flemington in November or riding at one of the hundreds of country tracks scattered throughout Australia.
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Longines: Conquest Classic A timeless collection for the world of horse-racing
The ‘Conquest’ brand was patented through the WIPO back in 1954. Since then this name has been used for many successful models manufactured by Longines across the years. Today, Conquest Classic joins the brand’s other collections of classical beauty that have helped to make Longines’ reputation and success throughout the world. This new line is dedicated to those race-goers who share the excitement of the season’s most prestigious race meetings. Conquest Classic is available in three sizes. The ladies’ models show the hours, minutes and seconds as well as the date; they are available in steel, rose gold or in a combination of steel and rose gold. The black or silvered dial has applied 12, 6 and 9 numerals, lending this model a truly sporty
look. The mother-of-pearl dial set with 12 diamonds lends the ladies’ models an extra air of refinement, and in some models the bezel is also set with 30 diamonds. These models are fitted on black alligator straps or steel or steel and rose gold bracelets, each to match the dial. All straps and bracelets have a folding safety clasp. The chronographs are fitted with an L688 column-wheel movement specially developed and produced by ETA exclusively for Longines. The case is either in steel, steel and rose gold or rose gold alone. The silvered or black dial shows the hours and minutes, with a small seconds at 9 o’clock, date and chronograph functions: a centre sweep seconds, a 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock and a 12-hour counter at 6 o’clock. These chronographs are fitted on a black alligator strap or a steel or steel and rose gold bracelet, all having a folding safety clasp. Longines has been based at Saint-Imier in Switzerland since 1832, and has generations of experience as official timekeeper of world championships and as partner of international sports federations. Known for the elegance of its timepieces, Longines is a member of the Swatch Group Ltd, the world’s leading manufacturer of horological products. With the winged hourglass as its emblem, the brand has outlets in over 130 countries.
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s a partner of the most prestigious flat races in the world, Longines was delighted to launch a collection of timepieces to be worn amidst the excitement of the parade rings at prestigious racecourses such as Chantilly, Hong Kong, Royal Ascot, Melbourne Cup and Dubai racecourse. As a tribute to the chronographs produced from 1881 for racegoers and jockeys in New York, the famous Swiss watchmaker has now launched the Conquest Classic line. True to the brand’s values of elegance, tradition and performance, this new collection of models, all fitted with self-winding calibres, present the perfect combination of contemporary and perfectly timeless.
Katnook Estate Beyond bubbles for the Carnival
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he race that stops the nation. There’s something unique about Melbourne’s Spring Racing Carnival . Whether your scene is a lavish marquee, on the rails or in the comforts of a good ol’ fashioned backyard soiree, Katnook has a range of fantastic sips to savour beyond the dizzying trays of cheap fizz.
Katnook is one of the most esteemed domains in Coonawarra. Located in the heart of the famous terra rossa, Katnook is internationally recognised for its wines of great complexity and distinction. As a region that can genuinely claim the influence of terroir, Coonawarra and its wines reflect the idiosyncrasies of a particular growing season and vintage.
2012 Katnook Estate Chardonnay
supple qualities and notes of black cherry, spicy plum and game make it agreeable number with a variety of dishes. Herbed pork cutlets or pulled beef sliders with chipotle ketchup are perfect combinations for your cup celebrations.
RRP $29 / Cool and classy
“Coonawarra’s cool conditions are favourable to producing Chardonnay with great finesse, elegance and minerality,” says senior winemaker Wayne Stehbens. ‘’The 2012 vintage was an excellent growing season and we were fortunate to pick our Chardonnay grapes at optimum maturities,” he explains. “Many Australian wineries have moved away from the heavily oaked, full-bodied wines of the 1980s with grapes now being picked earlier with lower alcohols and natural acidity. Whilst Katnook’s 2012 Chardonnay is more restrained in style than previous vintages, the wine displays impressive intensity and length of palate, with fine oak complementing the fruit,” he adds. With notes of orchard fruit, nashi pear and honeyed figs, small bites of barramundi croquettes or smoked ocean trout with sweet fish sauce are wonderful dishes to relish this classy Chardonnay with.
2010 Katnook Estate Merlot RRP $40 / Marvellous Merlot
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While Cabernet Sauvignon may be at the forefront of consumers’ minds when referring to Coonawarra, Wayne believes that “Coonawarra’s other red varietals are equally impressive as the unique climate provides an ideal environment for a diversity of wine styles.” A silver medal winner at this year’s London International Wine Challenge, Katnook’s Shiraz certainly has raised eyebrows amongst international judges: “Long, restrained and elegant. A classic example of Coonawarra Shiraz, with alluring blackberry supported by violet and minty notes. Smoky, smooth tannins and incredible length. Very classy.” A safe bet with most meat dishes, we love Katnook’s Shiraz with spring lamb and caramelised onions, with a good lick of juicy plum sauce or aged cheddar with walnut bread and plenty of quince paste.
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Merlot is one of the unsung heroes of the red wine world. Often blended with the gutsy Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot seldom receives the praise it deserves. Katnook Estate’s Merlot is a dark horse in its portfolio. Its substantial flavour profile offers attractive ripe varietal notes, regional spicy tones and a generous palate structure with soft tannins. With 93 points from James Halliday, who has described the 2010 as “well structured, with fine-grained tannins and zesty acidity in complete harmony with the complex fruit on offer,” it certainly is an elegant wine. Merlot’s
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Penhaligon’s The exclusivity of the English eccentric
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By the end of Queen Victoria’s reign, William Penhaligon had been appointed Barber and
Penhaligon’s continues to work with master perfumers with the ability to interpret distinctive ideas, conjuring up new perfume sensations that flow against the tide. From the atmosphere of a tailor’s workroom on Savile Row to a bluebell wood after a spring rain shower – inspiration comes from the oddly commonplace, the poetic and the strange. Penhaligon’s scents are made in England
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Today William Penhaligon’s hugely precious archives continue to inspire and inform his successors in the business. Paying homage to his legacy of creative and innovative perfumery is paramount, while always subtly challenging the traditions of the art and seeking new ways to interpret elegance.
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Back in the Victorian era, founder William Penhaligon lived through an age typified by extremes of invention and flamboyance. Witty and creative, Penhaligon was often inspired by the unusual, and his spirit permeates everything the company aspires to even today. Born in Penzance, Cornwall, he moved to London in the late 1860s and founded a barber’s shop in Jermyn Street, Piccadilly – home to some of the great tailors of London reputation. The very first scent created by Penhaligon’s – Hammam Bouquet – was created by William Snr. in 1872, in that very Victorian obsession with Orientalism, after inhaling the steam and sulphurous aromas of his neighbouring Turkish baths.
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Perfumer to the Royal Court. In 1903 the business was granted a Royal Warrant by Queen Alexandra. Now, some 140 years on, Penhaligon’s holds two long-standing Royal Warrants from HRH The Prince of Wales (granted 1988) and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh (granted 1956.)
using the finest rare ingredients, from handsqueezed bergamot, to jasmine at twice the price of gold. The signature Penhaligon’s fragrance bottle conforms to William Penhaligon’s original design: clear glass with a distinctive ribbon-wrapped stopper. Penhaligon’s boasts a portfolio of 35 unusual and distinctive fragrances, each designed to elicit a response: soliflores, Orientals, chypres – a palette of intense experiences.
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or nearly 150 years, English fragrance firm Penhaligon’s has been providing original scents for modern dandies and independent women – indeed for all discerning eccentrics of whom the English are so proud – determined to go their own way.
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