text: Seppelt Stakes Day at Flemington Racecourse is a fun family day. What this screams for us is matching family outfits! Unfortunately, Mum and Dad were not able to join us like last year. Luckily (or unluckily for her) Sophia was able to join us and helped design her own dress for the day.
  We purchased the navy and white gingham from Spotlight. We wanted to ensure that there would be a contrast in the scale of the pattern to add some textural interest to the outfits.
  The great gingham scale debate of 2019 captured by James Christie
  Sophia’s Outfit
  Pattern: Bodice Simplicity 6408 and skirt Vogue 9349
  Fabric: Navy and white gingham from Spotlight
  Lexington Headpiece: Lauren J Ritchie
  Bodice pattern Simplicity 6408
  Skirt Vogue 9349
  Lauren’s Outfit
  Pattern: Flint Pants by Megan Nielsen with Drop Sleeve Top by The Avid Seamstress
  Fabric: Navy and white gingham from Spotlight
  Starlight Headband by: Lauren J Ritchie
  Shoes: Wittner
  Stitches and Sutures
  Our dear friend Dr Kate, also known as Stitches and Sutures comes over for Sewing Sundays. The champion helped us with the sewing for this week. Taking on challenges such a large amounts of hand sewing, advanced Vogue Pants and welt zippers. Her dedication can be best demonstrated by her commitment to Lauren’s straight hems on her pants. Thank you Dr Kate!
  Erin’s Outfit
  The Myer Millinery Award is a prestigious competition that is open to Milliners across the globe. A selection of 60 of the best applications are invited to present a piece on Kennedy Oaks Day. This year Lauren created this stunning red tulle piece titled Mayfair. Erin modelled the piece and wore the red tulle dress that was created for an event earlier in the year.
  Design: Bodice pattern Vogue 9355 with circle skirt with quarter circle godet
  Fabric: Navy and white gingham from Spotlight
  Abby Bow Headpiece: Lauren J Ritchie
  Shoes: Wittner
  Bodice pattern Vogue 9355
  Cheers to a wonderful cup week! We hope you enjoyed seeing our outfits and we look forward to near year’s racing season.
  It was a wonderful week to create outfits for Stakes Day. Check out our Melbourne Cup Day and Derby Day looks to see what else we made for the week.
  Tagged drop sleeve top, flint pants, fotf, gingham, simplicity 6408, Stakes Day, vogue 9349, vogue9355, vrc