Glamorous racegoers don statement hats as Royal Ascot gets underway

It’s the jewel in the crown of the racing season when it comes to style, and Royal Ascot got off to a suitably fashionable start this morning – with a new dress code encouraging high glamour at the famous English horse-race meet.  

Seen by many as the calendar highlight of the British summer season, Royal Ascot has finally returned to its former, pre-pandemic glory – with attendees encouraged to go all out in the sartorial stakes. 

This year’s published Style Guide for the event, the eleventh of its kind, requests formality remains in the Royal Enclosure but it’s thought a more relaxed approach will be taken elsewhere, with exuberant occasion wear actively encouraged. 

And early arrivals on Monday were seen taking the latest dress guidance to the letter – sporting a dazzling array of colourful outfits, with show-stopping statement hats taking centre stage. 

Racegoers made a spalsh in milinery festooned with flowers and feathers, and even the Union Jack

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Elegant race goers have long been accustomed to dressing to impress for the Royal Ascot – but this year, the annual event is encouraging guests to be more daring than ever with their outfit choice. 

This year’s Royal Ascot Style Guide, which is the eleventh of its kind, is keen to demonstrate to racing followers around the world that British fashion houses can help those attending the Royal Meeting is about looking your best.

Meanwhile it also appears to encourage racegoers to embrace a more ‘casual’ look at the event, with female models posing in mini dresses and platform heels, while men are permitted to wear Cuban shirts and printed garments.

Attendees in the Royal Enclosure are required to wear a ‘modest’ hemline, however elsewhere in the guide it appears sky-high mini skirts may be permitted in other enclosures.

The new dress code also appears to encourage racegoers to embrace a more ‘casual’ look at the event, with female models posing in mini dresses and platform heels, while men are permitted to wear Cuban shirts and printed garments.

Attendees in the Royal Enclosure are required to wear a ‘modest’ hemline, however elsewhere in the guide it appears sky-high mini skirts may be permitted in other enclosures.

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