by How to dress for the famous horse race in June has always been a fascinating mix of tradition with a shot modernity.
While Ascot RaceCourse is published by his official Lookbook, which is monitored by the creative director of the festival, the British designer Daniel Fletcher, we evaluate the changing style and social mores in the enclosure.
The gentlemen
By Stephen Doig
When King Charles throws the eye over the crowd in Ascot 2025 and will take place from June 17th to 21st, he can avoid some looks that have a kind of departure on the strict, ridiculous occasions.
For example, a male blind – so far an absolute “no” in Ascot, but granted in the Windsor housing. In fact, there is no dress code for the Windsor enclosure, but “Smart DayWhee” is the agenda.
Do you dare to have stayed in shorts? You certainly have permission, since it was curated by the British designer Daniel Fletcher in the official look book, who brings his work with the Chinese brand with the creative director for ASCOT.
The guide gives ensembles some suggestions that can wear within the different housings and some general stylistic topics, from “Best of British” to “Print & Pattern”.
Although they do not agree that the unveiling of a area of calf at Ascot is not completely done, there are many outfits that are happy against everything the king – a regular participant – could wear according to the clothing rules of the different housings. Let’s start with the high and most prestigious ones; The royal housing.
There are pretty morning suits, with the Pall Mall Formalwear Outfitter Favourbrook acting as the official outfitter -rp. There are subtle Sartorial customs that are connected to morning suits and the fine details of how you can wear them -more -but Patrizier -eye brews were raised in 2021 when the navy was granted as a color for morning clothes.
This was controversial because it was a shadow that is connected to the company’s clothing cited. The old security guard probably thinks it is a bit Arrival.
King Charles wears as it happens, tends to wear a gray Anderson & Sheppard morning suit with purple and pink accessories when looking for a reference point.
There are also suggestions for the less formal setups in Ascot. Colorful Outré.
There is also an allusion to the sensual style of the 1970s in silk dismantling and the classic varieties of individual suits, which are worn with pinstripe shirts and club bonds, for a touch of Gordon Gekko. Perhaps a soft focus and more English attitude of the cream-colored chalk suit, which is worn with pastel beams, organic load sites and a brisk straw mantle hat.
It is exactly what it was seen by the “season” – as it was ceremoniously called during the Edwardian era – from Henley to Glyyndebourne and various garden parties and only has a touch of Sebastian Flyte about it. It’s not a bad thing.
The ladies
By Jessica Burrell
Since men had to wear top hats in the royal housing in the late 18th century, headgear were a center of the Royal Ascot dress code. For women, regulations require a minimal basic diameter of four inches, together with a dress or a skirt that falls “just above the knee” – or an overall until 2017.
But this year, fashion-forward racing visitors can exchange their traditional hats for “hutinators”, which are mentioned in the official dress code. As the name suggests, they combine the characteristics of a hat and a fascinator, whereby a larger structure is worn on a headband or hair clip than directly on the head.
They are also a common feature in this year’s Royal Ascot Lookbook, which was launched today. The LookBook was presented as an inspiring guide for the participants last year and is designed by the British designer Daniel Fletcher, whose namesake brand is popular with young flavors such as Alexa Chung and Robert Pattinson.
This year’s recommended looks for women include a striped and floral Vivienne Westwood suit with a great fusion of Merve Bayindir, which resembles a rose.
It is an elegant look from a “Best of British” department in the LookBook, in which Pretty Pink Pastells such as A Top and Rock by Suzannah London paired with a hat by Bogen by Lock & Co.
Another highlight of the hutinator is with the friendly approval of Filipa Cardosos pastel blue facial framer, which looks fresh with a shirt and a skirt by Rotate Birger Christiansen. It is clear that separations this year will be the order of the day in the royal enclosure.
Classic hat styles are more likely to pursue them OutréIncluding a highly towering oversized yellow Pillbox style and something that resembles a lampshade from Harvy Santos, as well as a fully feathered peach basket style by Rachel Trevor Morgan.
The latter is worn with a vintage -prada dress, which is taken from the sign of the Times, a luxury reversal business in London and online. Maybe Fletcher appeals for younger racing visitors. In any case, you have to praise your proposal to bring a loved fashion into your occasional clothing cabinet.
For those who want to play things a little safer, the trendy polka points are a winner. This classic look dominates the “Printing & Pattern” section of Fletchers Look book and remembers Julia Roberts’ race day Pretty womanThat was also channeled by the Princess of Wales in Schwarz -weiß -Weiß -Aiß -Polka in 2022.
