Oxfordshire Limited Edition – July 2019

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hemajoreventinthesocial

andsportingcalendartakes

placefromJune 18 to 22 ,

andifyou’reheadingthere

youneedtoknowthedos

anddon’tsofthedifferent

enclosures,andespeciallyifyouwillbeinthe

RoyalEnclosure.

Thedresscodeisformaldaywear,and

Ascot,whichalwayspredictsthefashion

trendsfortheentiresummersocialseason,

recommendsperhapsafloralmididressby

KatyaKatya,pairedwithapopofyellowwith

ahatbyJulianGarnerandsomelemonygold

JimmyChoos.Thisoutfitreallymeetstherule

ofdressesbeing“modest”.

Foracheaperbutstillchicoptiongora-ra

racinginscarletfloralprinttiereddressby

StudiobyPreenatDebenhams,toppedwith

aKarenMillenbluesatinhatandbluecourt

shoesbyRiverIsland.

Ifyou’reaVBfan,youwillloveherbronze

lustretrousersuitpairedwithacoolie-style

hatbySarahCantandbeigeshoeswitha

fluffytrimbyJimmyChoo.

TheRoyalEnclosurerulesformen

say“gentlemenarekindlyremindedthat

itisarequirementtoweareitherblackor

greymorningdresswhichmustinclude:a

waistcoatandtie(nocravatsorbowties),a

blackorgreytophatandblackshoesworn

withsocks.”

Pickupabeautifullytailoredmorningcoat

fromOliverBrown,whocanalsofityouout

withwaistcoat,shirtandtrousersaswellas

yourtophat.ShoesfromChurch’scomplete

thatformallook.

Andifyouareinoneofthreeother

enclosuresyoucanbemorerelaxed.River

Islandhavereasonably-pricedblazers,shirts

andtrousersthatyoucanpairwithaflashof

elegancebytuckinginapocketsquarefrom

GeoffStocker.

InitsStyleGuide,Ascothascuratedlooks

featuringgarmentsfromEmiliaWickstead,

Zimmerman,VictoriaBeckham,Simone

Rocha,JimmyChoo,Delpozo,Erdem,Katya

Katya,SuzannahandMaryKatrantzou,with

supportfrommilliners,includingPhilip

TreacyOBE,AwonGolding,StephenJones

OBE,JaneTaylor,EdwinaIbbotsonand

RachelTrevorMorgan.Theoutfitsuggestions

intheguideareforguestsintheVillage

EnclosureandWindsorEnclosure,along

withtheRoyalEnclosureandQueenAnne

Enclosure.Theselooksincludebeautiful

piecesfromluxurydesignersandleadinghigh

streetbrandssuchasKarenMillen,Rixo,

T.M.Lewin,RiverIslandandH&M.

Workingcloselywithexperiencedstylist

PrueWhite,Ascothascuratedlooksthatwill

beattheforefrontoffashionthissummer

withworld-classfashionphotographerLuìs

Monteirocapturingthelooksforallfour

RoyalAscotEnclosures.

JulietSlot,chiefcommercialofficerof

AscotRacecourse,said:“Fashionandstyle

areanintegralpartoftheRoyalAscot

experienceforallofourcustomers.The

annualStyleGuideprovidesvaluablesupport

andinspirationwhendecidingwhattowear

foradayattheRoyalMeeting.

“AstheStyleGuideentersitseighthyear

wecontinuetorespondtoourcustomers’

STYLE FASHION

Workingcloselywithexperiencedstylist

PrueWhite,Ascothascuratedlooksthatwillbe

attheforefrontoffashionthissummer...