Melbourne Cup: What they wore

As punters don their finest frocks and fascinators and descend on Flemington for the Melbourne Cup, the heavens are forecast to dampen the festivities.


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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 04: A general view of the Fashions on the Field Lillian Frank AM MBE Millinery Award Final during 2025 Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 04, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images)
People watch the Fashion in the Field competition before the running of the Melbourne Cup horse race at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on November 4, 2025.
People watch the Fashion in the Field competition at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on 4 November, 2025.AFP / William West
A woman wears a hat before the running of the Melbourne Cup horse race at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on November 4, 2025.
AFP / William West
Anita Marshall (C) and Souri Sengdara (L) during the Lillian Frank AM MBE Millinery Award Final at Fashions on the Field during 2025 Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse.
Anita Marshall (C) and Souri Sengdara (L) during the Lillian Frank AM MBE Millinery Award Final at Fashions on the Field.AFP/WILLIAM WEST
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 04: A general view of the Fashions on the Field Lillian Frank AM MBE Millinery Award Final during 2025 Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 04, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images)
Contestants show off their frocks in the Millinery Award Final.Wendell Teodoro
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 04: Richard Nylon attends Fashions on the Field during 2025 Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 04, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images)
Richard Nylon at Fashions on the Field.Wendell Teodoro
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 04: Winner of the Lillian Frank AM MBE Millinery Award, Fiona Cooper (L), with model Tara William attend Fashions on the Field during 2025 Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 04, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images)
Winner of the Millinery Award, Fiona Cooper (L), with model Tara William.Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 04: A general view of the Fashions on the Field Lillian Frank AM MBE Millinery Award Final during 2025 Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 04, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images)
Animal print making a run for the Millinery Award.Wendell Teodoro

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