The Fashion Fallout At Ascot

Ascot is one of those long standing, extremely English traditions that set us apart from other britishnations. The traditional nature of Ascot demonstrates the true value of having our Royals out and about in action amongst the more regular folk . The inevitable news reports of the entrances by carriage, commentary upon who’s wearing what, hats of course, and a general air of sophistication and politeness that covers the real action, which is gambling.

The Royals add an inevitably dignified edge to the proceeding and are on the whole, heavily concerned with horses. At Ascot however, the Royals are more significant in that they dictate the look of the day with a strong bearing on the sense of style. The Royals are not looked upon as trend setters especially within the world of fashion but Ascot is their day when it comes to showing the world just what it means to dress and act in a distinguished manner.

James Sherwood, a prominent style guru stated about The Queen, `In the last 10 years the queen has blossomed and looks both happy and glorious. This is due largely to to her dresser Angela Kelly and younger designers such as Stewart Parvin. As Miuccia Prada recently said, the Queen is in simple terms the most elegant woman on the planet.`

James is one of the commentator at Royal Ascot for the BBC and explained `It is the public who try to dress outrageously to get on the telly who I usually have the severest words for.` As the event is televised there are many cautions from all style enthusiasts that to pick your outfit for Royal Ascot is all about adhering to those all important guidelines for the Royal Enclosure.

The new rules are to encourage the anti-‘WAG’ sentiment and to up hold the sense of occasion. For women any strapless, halter necked, spaghetti strapped necklines are not acceptable. All stomach area’s must be clothed and trousers must be full length and if at all possible part of a ensemble. Skirts or dress hem lines must be only two inch above the knee and bare legs are considered inappropriate. Females must be dressed in a traditional hat or "substantial fascinators." The guide also frowns upon streaky tan lines, chewing gum, using mobile phones and notes that knickers are essential but not to be seen.

Her Royal Highness opted for pastels as did the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Anne, The Countess of Wessex and Some other members of the Royal house. However, much was made of the more youthful female Royals in particular Zara Phillips who had previously been seen as a rebel appeared to be very fashionable and chic in her 50’s inspired ensemble. It was Princess Eugenie’s hem line that raised eyebrows as it could be considered slightly short for the occasion and possibly more than two inch above the knee, but the Royal Ascot spokesperson declared to not have seen the dress in question and claimed "As long as it is not a miniskirt and is in keeping with the rest of the outfit then the wearer would be allowed into the Royal Enclosure."

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Chelsea is a intermittent columnist, writing occassional overviews on anythingequine.co.uk, who specialise in a range of equestrian wear and jodhpurs.

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