Fashion Hayley’s winner Estelle took a liking to one of the most recent additions to our Australian designer fashion line-up; Manning Cartell. Estelle is a discerning client with a really directional aesthetic that the store matched well. There was much deliberation over whether to purchase some fabulously cut black pants (if you are going to break the sartorial rules for the Spring Carnival you should reach for some stunning slacks) or a black mini-dress here. Why not take both and decide what to wear to the races later?

Lady Melbourne and winner Claire took to the challenge with gusto managing to pull together a complete, chic look well under their given time limit. Claire chose a graphic black and white striped “Be a Good Girl” dress from Fat as her main piece. Staying in-store at Fat she set off the dress with a pop of colour courtesy bright yellow Vivienne Westwood for Melissa kitten heels. Shoe lovers may recognise those as the Lady Dragon ‘Bow’ shoe. Divine! More yellow was injected into the ensemble after a last minute visit to Metalicus to pick up a striped yellow top to ensure Claire will stay warm should the weather not reamin as sunny as her outfit.

Finally, Nadia and Alicia from Sea of Ghosts shopped up a storm. Like previous winner Estelle, Nadia gravitated towards a dramatic Manning Cartell maxi dress but it was a tough decision due to the lure of a similarly dramatic Sass & Bide number. After many a strutting catwalk through the stores they managed to settle on the black Manning Cartell maxi paired with a bejewelled, ruffled harness neck piece from Sass & Bide to make to look Nadia’s own.

Remember you can take a peek at all the competition entries by simply clicking here.

Click on any of the images below to browse through the entire set in our Flickr gallery.

Three Melbourne’s GPO Lovers will win;

- A two hour styling and shopping session at Melbourne’s GPO with their chosen fashion guru.

- $500 to bring your Spring Racing look to life.

- A double pass to the Tatts Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on Saturday 24^th October.

To enter our “Win Your Spring Racing Look” competition;

1. Find a photograph of your own idea of a Spring Racing outfit.

2. The photo could be from a past year or you could dress up and take a new shot just for the competition. The outfit could even be a polyvore set, simply laid out or displayed on a mannequin. Your photo can be of your favourite, funny, quirky, handmade or bought Spring Racing look or even a tragic sartorial disaster that clearly needs our help.

3. Post the photo on our Facebook fanpage by clicking here.

4. Or alternatively email your photo to sarah@melbournesgpo.com and we’ll post it for you.

5. Remember to leave a comment with your photo stating which of our three fashion gurus (either Sea of Ghosts, Fashion Hayley or Lady Melbourne) you would like shop with and provide you with advice, honest opinion and styling tips for your new look.

By popular demand the competition now ends on Thursday 15^th October at 1pm and winners will be judged and announced by the next day. The three winners must be available on Sunday 18^th October to claim their prize. If you have any questions please email sarah@melbournesgpo.com or leave a comment below.

Our wonderful winners are Claire Mueller (Lady Melbourne), Estelle Deve (in white – Fashion Hayley) and Nadia Bailey (Sea of Ghosts).

You will be able to watch all the action of the Melbourne’s GPO Fashions on the Field heats and grand final on the day as well as witnessing the running of the 2009 Group 1 Tatts Cox Plate.

Entering to win is easy. Simply answer the question below by leaving a comment on this blog and we’ll judge the best answers on Thursday 15th October at 12pm. Your answer can be clever, funny, quirky, fashion-related or even just a seriously fabulous name.

Question: “If you owned a horse that was running in the Tatts Cox Plate what would you name it?”

And they’re off!

The winning answers are in no particular order;

iHorse 2.0

Coco

Death to Jeggings

GPO Lover

One Hot Mess

Mare Lagerfeld

Stiletto

New generation polka dots recall the award-winning black and lemon spotted outfit that helped nicolangëla take out the Fashions on the Field Designer Award last year. Apparently it was a champagne inspired print – it reminded us of wattle blooms – either way it was fitting for Spring. Perhaps spots are an option for our trackside outfits again this year? Here, they come in several forms; in the high-waisted ‘Zoe’, the ‘Isabella’ shift, and the gathered halterneck of the ‘Mary’ dresses. These are created in a pretty chocolate and dusty pink combo (hello, Oaks Day) or the classic black and white (hello, Derby Day).

We have two favourite frocks in particular that just can’t be separated. The ‘Angelina’ tea length frock features delicious frilled tiers of tulle, without going over the top frou frou. We’ll take one in the lemon butter hue please. It would be perfect to swan around in at the Tatts Cox Plate (luckily it arrives on shelves in October!) Our other new object of lust is the red and white candy striped ‘Alice’ dress. Imagine matching it with a pair of kicky kitten heels, a slash of red lippy and a martini glass ‘Mad Men’ style. This retro style features a bow and key hole behind just begging for a sneakily well-placed hand on the lower back to guide you through the party crowd.

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