WARNING: FASHION POLICE WILL HIT THE RACES

Fashion police For the second year in a row, the organizers of Royal Ascot will be enforcing their stricter dress code not only with a great online video listing their rules but they will also have their ownfashion police 2 version of Fashion Police on track to give out their corrections and possibly enforce the rules if someone decided to push the boundaries a little too far. Of course these Fashion Police have to follow the rules themselves and look stylish at the same time. So rather than hope that these blue collar ladies show up in correct attire, the track has arranged designer get-ups for each and everyone of them just for this special job!   “The silver shift dresses and matching jackets  are designed by high-end High Street brand Hobbs and they adhere to the rule banning  strapless or spaghetti straps, and that ladies hems must be of ‘modest  length’.” The jacket is finished with a slim bow belt  and these racing outfits will be finished off with a various beautiful millinery pieces that will set the tone for a fabulous day of fashion at the prestigious race day. Courtesy of http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ To promote the policing for the second year, a photo shoot was had in the streets headed by model Amber Le Bon.

The full fashion rules for Royal Ascot are below:

ROYAL ASCOT STYLE GUIDE WITHIN THE GRANDSTAND  ENCLOSURE: NO FANCY DRESS, BRANDED  CLOTHING OR STRAPLESS DRESSES

 

 

LADIES
  • Formal daywear
  • A hat, headpiece or fascinator should be  worn at all timesroyal ascot 3
  • Strapless or sheer strap dresses and tops  are not permitted
  • Trousers must be full length and worn with a  top that adheres to guidelines above
  • Jackets and pashminas may be worn but  dresses and tops underneath should still comply with the Grandstand Admission  dress code
  • Midriffs must be covered
  • Shorts are not permitted

GENTLEMEN

  • A suit with a shirt and  tie.

CHILDREN

  • Girls (17 or under) should be dressed for a  formal occasion
  • Smart summer dresses are  suggested
  • Hats, headpieces or a fascinator may be worn  but are not compulsory
  • Boys aged (13-17) should wear a suit or  jacket with a shirt and a tie
  • Younger boys (12 or under) should be dressed  smartly but are not required to wear a jacket or tie

GENERAL

  • Fancy dress, novelty and branded/promotional  clothing is not allowed on site
  • Ascot recognises that there may be instances  where a degree of discretion is  required in determining compliance with our  dress code. In such  instances, reasonable discretion will be  exercised

ROYAL ENCLOSURE DRESS CODE: NO FASCINATORS, THIGHS OR MIDRIFF

LADIES

  • Formal daywear
  • Dresses and skirts should be of modest  length defined as falling just above the knee or longer
  • Dresses and tops should have straps of one  inch or greater
  • Jackets and pashminas may be  worn
  • Dresses and tops underneath should still  comply with the Royal Enclosure dress code
  • Trouser suits are welcome. They should be  full length and of matching material and colour
  • Hats should be worn
  • A headpiece which has a base of 4 inches  (10cm) or more in diameter is acceptable
  • Strapless, off the shoulder, halter neck and  spaghetti straps are not permitted
  • Midriffs must be covered
  • Fascinators are no longer  permitted

GENTLEMEN

  • Black or grey morning dress, which must  include:royal ascot 4
  • A waistcoat and tie (no cravats)
  • A black or grey top hat
  • A gentleman may remove his hat within a  restaurant, a private box, a private club or that facility’s terrace, balcony or  garden
  • Hats may also be removed within any enclosed  external seating area within the Royal Enclosure Garden
  • The customisation of top hats (with, for  example, coloured ribbons or bands) is not permitted in the Royal  Enclosure
  • Black shoes

GIRLS (aged  10-16)

  • Formal, smart summer dresses are  suggested
  • Hats, headpieces and fascinators may be worn  but are not compulsory

BOYS (aged  10-16)

  • In accordance with the gentlemen’s dress  code
  • Or a dark-coloured lounge suit with a shirt  and tie (no hat required)

OVERSEAS  VISITORS

  • Overseas visitors are welcome to wear the  formal National Dress of their country or Service Dress

SERVING  MILITARY PERSONNEL

  • Serving military personnel are welcome to  wear Service Dress or equivalent

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All in all the fashion on the Downs lived up to the ‘Sport of Kings’ and Queens.

With Royal Ascot only two weeks away one can only imagine what that will bring. But rest assured, it is likely to bring an electric mix of well-dressed Ladies an Gentlemen keen to be successful in both the betting and the style stakes.