Melbourne Cup: fashion fails

Jennifer Hawkins

We can appreciate the sculptured form of this Toni Maticevksi dress, but please not let lilac be next season's hottest colour.

Photo by Lucas Dawson/Getty Images Nov 7, 2012

From Jen Hawkins' tussle with lilac to Kate Waterhouses's beekeeper veil, here is our list of Melbourne Cup fashion fails.

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MonkaBee07:34pm Wednesday 07th November 2012 ESTReport Abuse
Okay peeps I know I am an oldie but true Fascinators were worn with a veil over the face usually down to the nose in my day late 50's early 60's. ;-)
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wanderer07:16pm Wednesday 07th November 2012 ESTReport Abuse
send them all to the rice paddies to get fit and strong .... then their legs will be shapely without ridiculous high heels
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Leeroy07:00pm Wednesday 07th November 2012 ESTReport Abuse
How can anything be a "fail" in such a jumbled orgy of shallow self-expression?
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neelzzzz05:50pm Wednesday 07th November 2012 ESTReport Abuse
this looks like blue to me, not lilac. and what's with these so called 'journalist's snarky attitudes like their tastes reflect those of everyone else?
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Jo05:44pm Wednesday 07th November 2012 ESTReport Abuse
'Please not let' this be the grammar 'journalists' use.
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