Jennifer Hawkins in the Myer marquee 2:20
Luke Dennehy catches up with Jennifer Hawkins in the Birdcage
The best dressed celebrities at this year’s Melbourne Cup
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The celebrity set has well and truly embraced the tradition of eye-popping colour for Melbourne Cup Day.
Bold and bright shades of blood red, yellow and pink contrasted with more muted sorbet shades of lemon, blue and green.
Cooler conditions have not deterred the celebrity crowd from flashing some flesh and having fun with their trackside looks.
Here are our top 8 picks for winners in the style stakes:
Jennifer Hawkins
Misha Collection jumpsuit
Melissa Jackson hat
Jennifer has taken the brief of colour and fun and run with it. Sexy and playful she’s turning heads trackside.
Bec Hewitt
Cristahleah dress, jacket and headband
Racing red suits the petite Lavazza ambassador. A traditional shift dress is made more contemporary by embellished bomber jacket.
Cate and Bronte Campbell
Cate in Scanlan Theodore, Bronte in custom dress from Vietnam
They’ve shed their bathers and swim cap for chic racewear that complements each other in key colours of the season.
Bronte and Cate Campbell in the Birdcage 1:28
Jackie Epstein catches up with Olympians Bronte and Cate Campbell in the Birdcage
Jessica Gomes
Rebecca Vallance dress
Black lace boater
The ruffles and cutout shoulders in this sherbet lemon with black trim dress make it a perfect fit for Cup Day.
Lauren Phillips
MSGM dress
Lady of Leisure headpiece
Fun and flirty in bold yellow with embellishment detail, this look is spot on. The clutch detail adds another cool element.
Jodi Anasta
Roksanda dress
Kim Fletcher hair ribbon
Alongside red, pink is a key colour trackside today. Girlie bow hairpiece and bell sleeves add a playful element.
Elsa Pataky
Sonia Cappallazzo dress
Nerida Winter hat
Spanish actor Elsa Pataky has not only embraced the spirit of the day, she’s done it in a Melbourne designer.
Julie Bishop
Hugo boss dress
Philip treaty hat
The foreign minister literally stopped traffic in the Birdcage in this sophisticated but edgy ankle length shredded dress. And the Philip Treacy veiled boater is breathtaking.
Michelle Payne in the Birdcage 1:47
Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne excited to be back at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day