Ladies Fashion at Goodwood Revival 19th-21st September 2008
The Goodwood Revival has a fairly relaxed dress code – in keeping with the fancy dress element of the spectacle, unless visitors qualify for central Paddock access, in which case a jacket and tie is necessary for gentlemen, and a dress or suit for ladies. In the main, effort in poured into looking like a genuine 1940’s, 1950’s or 1960’s throwback.
Fashion for Ladies at Goodwood Revival
Veuve Cliquot and bouquets of flowers are awarded to the immaculately groomed ladies who attend on the Saturday. Goodwood have an excellent site dedicated to ideas for dressing up. Click on the images for more information.
For that sophisticated couture look, epitomised by Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn, try wearing a voluminous dress cinched with wide belt, slender high heels, glamorous hat with matching sleek gloves, and seamed nylon stockings. Striking make-up with polished ‘de rigeur’ look, dark eyeliner, false lashes and bright red lipstick is essential to complete this immaculately groomed look.
Black Fascinator from £9.50
M&S Fascinators
Red Dresses from £39.50
Red dress at Marks & Spencer
Wide Belt £25
Wide Belt
Satin Evening Gloves £8
Satin Gloves
Red Court Shoe £40
Caruth £40 from Faith
Red Jacket £35
Red Jackets from Yoox
For that 50’s feel wear a cropped jacket with a wide black belt and knee length floaty skirt.
Brooch £17
Brooch
Eyeliner from £6.85
Eyeliner from Beauty Expert
Bright Red Lipstick from £12
Lipstick
If the classical style of the English country garden is more appealing, how about a floral summer frock or twin set and pearls and matching tweed suit, accompanied by a ‘church’ hat, fox fur, small handbag and gloves to match. A little bit of rouge wouldn’t go amiss either – Miss Marple and her friends would doubtless approve.
Floral Summer Frocks from £139
Summer Dresses from Jacques Vert
Cardigans from £17
Cardigans from Dorothy Perkins
Pearl Necklace from £100
Pearl Necklace from Ernest Jones
Ivory Satin Evening Gloves £8
OSP by Osprey Berlin £145
Designer Clutches from Yoox
Rouge from £9
Rouge from Beauty Expert
For a more daring, casual look, try a flared skirt with petticoat, topped with a brightly coloured jumper. Or maybe a pair of trousers or capri pants and short-sleeved blouse, with pumps or deck shoes, and bright scarf knotted ‘cowboy’ fashion at the neck. Dark sunglasses and vibrant red lipstick were also an iconic fashion of the era – think ‘Marilyn Monroe’.
Dolce & Gabbana Sunglasses from
Designer eyewear from Yoox
Bright red lipstick from £14.65
Lipstick from Beauty Expert
Silk neck ties from £7
Square scarves from Yoox
Blouses from £20
Summer Blouses at John Lewis
Capri Trousers from £39
Cropped trousers
Pumps from £9.60
Pumps from Faith
For that post WWII era, why not try a uniform, always a smart and neat alternative? Be a WREN, land girl, police woman or nurse for the day!
Black beret £45
Hats from Yoox
Collete coat in Khaki £79
Full Length Jackets from Yoox
Look the part of the French resistance with this spy coat and beret.
If you can’t make it to the Goodwood Revival itself, try out the Goodwood “slick and spokes day”, which, at £365 means that “You could be behind the controls of a svelte E-Type Jaguar, a rumbling V8 AC Cobra, a majestic Aston Martin or a scintillating Porsche 911 RS”.
