A DAY AT THE RACES
Sunday was absolutely fabulous! Everyone had such a good time at the horse races. So, finally… here are the photos! This is a heavy photo post so please bear with me.
Here I am at the races with my fancy hat from Edie’s Hats!
I got some cheap fake pearls from the mall, but I thought they looked pretty vintage! I also had a dress from Le Chateau, shoes from BCBG, and scarf from Club Monaco.
For bright red lips, I got some Nars lip liner and lip gloss. I’ve never worn makeup that red before, and it took some getting used to!
Allan looked great. His outfit was an Etro dress shirt (Looooove Etro!), shoes by Paul Smith, and hat by Robert Hall. Check out my previous post on both our hats.
Allan and I… mostly I love this photo because you can see the netting pattern so clearly!
The Hasting Race Course was a LOT of fun. Gorgeous scenery and backdrop for the races… we had a sunny day with a slight breeze and great box seats. Couldn’t have asked for a better day at the races!
Here we are all sitting in our box seats!
The races were exciting. We saw about 8 races that day and each one was a race to the finish. Some of us ended up and some of us ended down… I won $15 on one race! But I ended up down $5 overall. One of our friends ended up with winnings of $65!
Alissa’s purse… soooo pretty!
Bonnie, Alissa, and Ranelle…
Chad, J, and Tom…
Max, Sarita and Mike…
Let’s just say there were lots of pitchers ordered.
I also got a chance to take some portraits of everyone. To see all the photos, check out my Flickr as I didn’t have enough room for them all here. Here’s Kim looking very pretty…
Allan looking dapper…
Sarita is glowing…
J looks cool…
Here I am trying to look demure but ultimately looking confused, haha.
The MASCOT race! Haha… so much fun. We bet amongst ourselves, and the most unlikely mascot won. It was pretty hilarious though. I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time.
The ladies with the Mariachi band! I love this photo of the girls!
I stole this photo from Amy’s Facebook album… I really like the silhouettes and the perspective on this shot.
Group of the guys…
The entire group that went that day (less one girl who had to leave early). What a great group of friends to see the races with! 
Would I go to the races again? DEFINITELY. I highly recommend it as a fun summer activity to do with friends. And besides, who can resist the urge to dress up?
Tags: box seats, dressing up, Edie's Hats, fancy hats, Gentlemen, Hastings Race Course, hats, Horse races, horses, ladies, portraits
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August 18th, 2009 at 11:59 am
Looks like a fun day, definitely made it that much more special when everyone dressed up.
You forgot the most important question… did you win any money?
August 18th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Wow, those portrait shots are great! You pulled off the ‘gone-to-the-races’ look awesomely as well, too.
It’s been a while since I’ve gone to the races – I’d say it’s even a reason to bust out the blazer & dress pants and really look the part of the gentleman of olden days. (Fedora? Top hat? Hmmmm)
August 18th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Tawcan, actually I ended up winning $15 on one race, but ultimately I ended up $5 down overall. I actually wrote that in the post above but it is kind of hidden
Mike, I think you should bust it all out! A top hat would be even more fabulous!
August 18th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Hahah, Leo the Lion! I hope he won!
Wonderful photos, Allie, it looks like quite the group you had out and everyone looks very smart! Love the hats! What an excellent time!
August 18th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Your hat turned out fabulous – it definitely made the outfit and made you stand out amongst a sea of dapper looking men and women.
Love the red lipstick on you – that’s a hard colour to pull off and you did it beautifully.
Great choice on the faux pearl necklaces! So glad everything worked out for you.
August 18th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Looks like you had a fantastic day. Your hat is to die for!
August 18th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Awesome, I love that you all got so dressed up for this. Looks like tons of funs!
August 19th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
That hat is even more gorgeous and dramatic on you. Looks like such a fun, fun day!
And in case you haven’t seen it, I passed on an award to you
http://www.the-anthology.com/2009/08/blogger-awards/
* Kelsey
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:41 am
haha ! I love the mascot race ! xD
August 23rd, 2009 at 9:05 pm
5th pic, some eerily japaneese feudal time about it. O.O
August 24th, 2009 at 9:16 am
I love your hat, and your shopping experience there! I’m not much of a hat person but your pictures have piqued my interest
Great photos, as usual.
August 24th, 2009 at 11:59 am
How fun! I went to the horse races in Del Mar once, I think I lost a whopping 5 bucks
Your pics are great, as always
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:07 am
Very English sweetie darlin
August 16th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
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