AN OVERCAST Wednesday at lunchtime is most definitely an unlikely moment in time for an impromptu disco but that is what occured when Marcia Hines belted out Disco Inferno for 600 women using the Victoria Racing Club's marvelous ladies supper at Flemington.
Triple M's Mieke Buchan charged up as portion of your catwalk, jigging with Paige Fitzroy, partner of Victoria Racing Club chairman Rod Fitzroy, milliner Kerrie Stanley, Channel 7 elegance Melissa Hetherington, Emirates marquee captain Judy Romano - even Myer boss Bernie Brookes joined in.
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The women highlighted up to sight Myer's parade of autumn/winter manner and longines watch and, to sum in the trend, more or much less something goes possessing some of dim opaque tights.
Proving Myer will quickly have additional ambassadors compared to the United Nations, Sara Groen, previous Channel 7 weathergirl in Sydney, may very well be the store's Fashions concerning the industry ambassador for very Saturday at Flemington. Groen was joined by racing ambassador, the five-months-pregnant Rebecca Judd, and menswear ambassador Kris Smith. His tip for the season: ''Keep it sharp.''
Being a self-appointed grow more mature ambassador, I joined the women who supper and listened to hosts Rebecca Maddern and Tom Harley from Channel 7 chat about rugging up with style. custom made Arthur Galan, who defected from David Jones to Myer, been given star get free of furthermore provided how the honour of starting the parade with frocks in grey, dim and red.
Galan's luck on-going when he won the front door prize, a $3600 Longines UK lady's sight that is destined for wife, Mimi. ''I filled out my greeting card using the last minute!'' he marvelled.
L'Oreal Melbourne manner Festival impressive director, Grant Pearce, walked away from Myer's parade last 1 week immediate away after becoming seated from the last row, but using the lunch, Pearce was happily seated within a entrance stand near to the catwalk.
Pearce champions Australian manner but yesterday his snappy black-and-white houndstooth complement was by us custom made Tom Ford. ''This was in all probability the most appropriate for the day,'' he said.
Something missing, aside away from your sun, was senior socialite Lillian Frank. She may maybe occur to be rehearsing for her catwalk look in Monday's manner festival opener, the ''Fashion detailed Stop'' manner retrospective. She informed me before this week: '' ''I'm putting on my significant leopard hat and leopard dress that we wore as portion of your races about twelve many years ago.''
Other ''beautiful girls'' using the supper been given been design Laura Dundovic, grand prix ambassador Ashley Hart, Amber Petty, design Kasia Z and milliner Kim Fletcher. The women weren't video game to jump up and dancing before on when Rock of Ages performers Justin Burford and Amy Lehpamer sang, but there is restrained ''chair dancing''.