The Royal Ascot Lookbook 2024

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LOOKBOOK 2024

“Welcome to the 2024 Royal Ascot Lookbook. When I was appointed as the first Creative Director by Ascot earlier this year, the Lookbook was one of the things I was most looking forward to working on, and I have had great fun in creating it. After delving through the evolution of racegoer style over the decades, this Lookbook is both a celebration of past outfits, and a look to the future, as I aim to inspire your outfits for the years ahead, incorporating designs from heritage brands through to young designers at the forefront of fashion.

Split across five edits, each has a different point of view while showcasing a variety of outfits suitable for all enclosures with each look name inspired by horse racing themes.

These pages should provide you with all the inspiration you need to bring your best looks this summer. While dress codes for each enclosure remain unchanged this year, I hope the outfits showcased in this Lookbook, from some of the best designers and brands from Great Britain and around the world, will inspire your creativity. Whether that be to re-wear something from your wardrobe in a new way, create something yourself from scratch, or go out and discover new designers leading the way in fashion, take this as your cue to think bold, think big, think Ascot.”

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“For the opening edit of the Royal Ascot Lookbook 2024, I wanted to showcase some of the talent and craft we have here in the UK. It includes home grown brands and designers producing some of the finest fashions in the world; some older heritage brands like Favourbrook, Official Royal Ascot Licensee, and Huntsman, the 175-year-old Savile Row tailor, alongside more contemporary brands like Emilia Wickstead, who is a bright light of London Fashion Week. The inspiration for these looks stems from my fascination with British heritage, there is a playful wit to the way unexpected styles are combined – stripes are clashing, ties are worn with whimsical silk dresses, and homage is paid to the many characters you will find at the racecourse this summer. It includes a bespoke look I designed specifically with Ascot in mind which features multi coloured stripes inspired by jockey silks.”

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RACING STRIPES

Village Enclosure | Windsor Enclosure

Tailored Jacket, Pin Stripe Trousers, Shirt, Striped Tie, DANIEL w. FLETCHER

Shoes, Santoni

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ADD TO BASKET

All Enclosures

Dress, Emilia Wickstead

Hat, Merve Bayindir

Gloves, Paula Rowan

Shoes, Jimmy Choo

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PREPSTERS

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Windsor Enclosure

Jacket, Trousers, Richard James

Shirt, Favourbrook

Fanfare Symphony Ruby and Hematite Cufflinks, Garrard

Shoes, Grenson

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Village Enclosure | Windsor Enclosure

Jacket, Shirt, Richard James

Trousers, Moss

Tie, DANIEL w. FLETCHER

Watch, Longines

Shoes, Grenson

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A CASE FOR CAPES

Both All Enclosures

Left

Dress and Cape, Suzannah London

Hat, Phillip Treacy

Tights, Falke

Shoes, Manolo Blahnik

Clutch, Tyler Ellis

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Dress, Suzannah London

Hat, Philip Treacy

Tights, Falke

Shoes, Christian Louboutin

Clutch, Tyler Ellis

1735 Sapphire and Diamond Ring, Garrard

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BRACE YOURSELF

Village Enclosure | Windsor Enclosure

Jacket, Trousers, Shirt, Tie, Oliver Brown

Braces, Huntsman Savile Row

Fanfare Symphony Ruby and Hematite Cufflinks, Garrard

Shoes, Christian Louboutin

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A WINNING ENSEMBLE

Royal Enclosure

Morning Coat, Trousers, Favourbrook

Waistcoat, Tie, Huntsman Savile Row

Shirt, Antique Silk Top Hat, Oliver Brown

Watch, Longines

Shoes, Santoni

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IT’S A TIE

Both All Enclosures

Left

Dress, Laura Green

Tie, Oliver Brown

Hat, Edwina Ibbotson

Sunglasses, Stella McCartney

Bag, Lulu Guiness

Shoes, Jimmy Choo

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Dress, Laura Green

Tie, Richard James

Hat, Edwina Ibbotson

Sunglasses, Gucci

Bag, Lulu Guiness

Shoes, Jimmy Choo

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“This edit is dedicated to the next generation of brands and designers who are paving the way in fashion with a new take on occasion dressing. Some of the designers in this edit graduated from university just a couple of years ago, whilst others have been around a little longer, but what they all share is a spark for creative expression in how to dress. This edit is particularly special to me as it features some of my Central Saint Martins classmates; WED Studios, Chopova Lowena, and Stefan Cooke, who I graduated with in 2015 and who truly are the ‘New Guard’ when it comes to British fashion. These looks are some of the most fun in the Lookbook, from jockey silk-inspired jumpers to pastel elbowlength gloves and puffball skirts covered in strawberries, the New Guard came to play.”

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STRAWBERRY DREAM

All Enclosures

Jacket, GANNI

Skirt, Yuhan Wang

Hat, Vivien Sheriff

Shoes, LK Bennett

LAVENDER HAZE

All Enclosures

Dress, Cecilie Bahnsen

Hat, Rachel Trevor Morgan

Gloves, Paula Rowan

Bag, Christian Louboutin

Shoes, Manolo Blahnik

BOW YOU DOING?

Queen Anne Enclosure

Village Enclosure

Windsor Enclosure

Dress, WED Studio

Headpiece, Atelier Phyl

Shoes, Penelope Chilvers

MISS JONES

All Enclosures

Dress, WED Studio

Hat, Miss Jones by Stephen Jones

Bag, Aspinal of London

Vintage Earrings, Vintage Brooch, Rellik London

Shoes, Ami

BAY CITY RACERS

Village Enclosure | Windsor Enclosure

Jacket, Rowing Blazers

Shirt, Corset Vest, Trousers, Cravat, DANIEL w. FLETCHER

Watch, Longines

Shoes, Grenson

RUFFLE SOME FEATHERS

All Enclosures

Dress, The Vampires Wife

Hat, Alison Tod

1735 Sapphire and Diamond Earrings, Garrard

Jewelled Vault Sapphire and Diamond Ring, Garrard

LUCKY KEY

All Enclosures

Dress, Chopova Lowena

Hat, Noel Stewart

Gloves, Paula Rowan

Tights, Falke

Shoes, Marc Jacobs

DOUBLE BET

Windsor Enclosure

Jumper, Trousers, Shoes, Stefan Cooke

Shirt, Tie, Moss

Glasses, Chloë

“The aim of the Conscious edit is to showcase how racegoers can dress up whilst still thinking about the impact fashion choices have on our planet. I have brought together designers who work in a sustainably conscious manner, such as Stella McCartney and Vivienne Westwood, as well as using vintage garments and hired items. It also includes a custom suit I designed and made in London using a deadstock lightweight tweed. Making pieces and shopping locally ensures your clothes have a low carbon footprint but even better than that is re-wearing something you already own. Can you work with the pieces in your wardrobe to create a new Royal Ascot look or take your mum’s old prom dress and have it tailored to be dress code-ready?”

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GRANDPACORE

Queen Anne Enclosure | Village Enclosure

Windsor Enclosure

Jacket, Trousers, Shirt, Corset Vest, Tie, DANIEL w. FLETCHER

Glasses, Dunhill

Watch, Longines Shoes, Grenson

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COLOUR ME HAPPY

Both All Enclosures

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Vintage Jacket, Vintage Celine Skirt, Rellik London

Vintage Hermes Scarf, Linda Bee Vintage

Shirt, LK Borrowed by LK Bennett

Hat, Jane Taylor

Shoes, Ottange

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Vintage Jacket, Vintage Dog Brooch, Rellik London

Vintage Chanel Skirt, Vintage Hermes Scarf, Linda Bee Vintage

Hat, Jane Taylor

Shoes, Ottange

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CAR PARK PICNIC

Village Enclosure | Windsor Enclosure

Car Coat, Trousers, Shirt, CANALI

Tie, Charles Tyrwhitt

Shoes, Grenson

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EARN YOUR STRIPES

All Enclosures

Vintage Norma Kamali Jacket, Vintage Gloves, Found And Vision

Skirt, Shirt, Stella McCartney

Hat, Victoria Charles

Shoes, LK Bennett

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WESTWOOD FOREVER

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Village Enclosure | Windsor Enclosure

Jacket, Shirt, Trousers, Vivienne Westwood Neck Tie, CANALI

Boots, Jimmy Choo

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All Enclosures

Jacket, Trousers, Shoes, Vivienne Westwood

Hat, Awon Golding

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“For anyone who is really looking to push the boat out with their Royal Ascot look, the Luxury edit features some of the most luxurious designers from around the world. Luxury for me is all about quality and craft, encouraging us to buy investment pieces that will last a lifetime. Showcased here are some incredible examples of fabrics and techniques being used to create high fashion. The intarsia knits used to create the Missoni dresses, or the intricate pleating from Zimmermann, as well as Marc Jacobs’ exquisite draping, are the things that really get me excited about fashion. A real touch of luxury is added with fine jewellery from Garrard and timepieces by Longines. And of course, Royal Ascot would not be complete without a touch of glamour, think pointed velvet Jimmy Choos, monochrome ensembles, splashes of gold, and big hats.”

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THE MANE MAN

Royal Enclosure

Morning Coat, Trousers, Favourbrook

Waistcoat, Antique Silk Top Hat, Oliver Brown

Shirt, Huntsman Savile Row

Tie, Charles Tyrwhitt Watch, Longines Shoes, GH Bass

BRILLIANT

WHITE

Queen Anne Enclosure | Village Enclosure

Windsor Enclosure

Dress, Marc Jacobs

Trousers, Huntsman Savile Row Couture Amazonia Necklace, Garrard

Shoes, Marc Jacobs

Hat, Edwina Ibbotson

SAGE ADVICE

All Enclosures

Left Dress, Zimmermann

Hat, Noel Stewart

Watch, Longines

Shoes, Jimmy Choo

Right Dress, Zimmermann

Hat, Philip Treacy

Shoes, Jimmy Choo

Bag, LK Bennett

POLKA DOT DO Left

Queen Anne Enclosure | Village Enclosure

Windsor Enclosure

Two-Piece Suit, Shirt, Tie, Paul Smith

Boots, Jimmy Choo

Glasses, Cutler and Gross

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All Enclosures

Dress, Stella McCartney

Hat, Carol Kennelly

Shoes, Manolo Blahnik

THINK

PINK

Both All Enclosures

Left Dress, Missoni

Hat, Victoria Charles

Bag, Mulberry Shoes, Christian Louboutin

Right Dress, Missoni

Hat, Victoria Charles Bag, Vivienne Westwood Shoes, Manolo Blahnik

ON CLOUD NINE

Queen Anne Enclosure | Village Enclosure

Windsor Enclosure

Dress, WED Studio

Hat, Dillon Wallwork

Gloves, Dents

Shoes, Jimmy Choo

GOLD CUP LUCK

Both All Enclosures

Left

Vintage Moschino Dress, Vintage Stephen Jones Hat, Found and Vision

Bag, Lulu Guinness

Tights, Falke

Shoes, Jimmy Choo

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Dress, Edeline Lee

Hat, Emily London, hired from Lizzie’s Hats

Bag, Vivienne Westwood Gloves, Paula Rowan

“Tailoring has always been a big part of Royal Ascot, and whilst you can never go wrong with a classic top hat and tailcoat – as is customary for the Royal Enclosure where women have also been wearing trouser suits since the 1970s – I wanted to look at some other ways to incorporate the tailoring aesthetic into your look for the races this year. Whilst some looks are more relaxed, as is the case with the oversized AMI double breasted suit, others are sharper and pay tribute to some of my favourite Ascot looks from the 80s, think nipped in waists and big shoulders. The British high street offers some fantastic tailoring, as showcased here by LK Bennett and Moss, but if you are looking for a real investment suit you can pass down later in life then nowhere in the world can beat Savile Row.”

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THE MODISH MAN

Queen Anne Enclosure | Village Enclosure

Windsor Enclosure

Jacket, Trousers, COACH

Shirt, Tie, Paul Smith

Shoes, Jimmy Choo

Albemarle Diamond Brooch, Garrard

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THRICE AS NICE

Queen Anne Enclosure | Village Enclosure

Windsor Enclosure

Jacket, Waistcoat, Trousers, LK Bennett

Headpiece, Jane Taylor

Gloves, Dents

Shoes, Jimmy Choo

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TO BE FRANKEL

Left

Windsor Enclosure

Jacket, Skirt Bag, Michael Kors

Shirt, Maje

Glasses, Dunhill

Shoes, Ottange

Right

Queen Anne Enclosure | Village Enclosure

Windsor Enclosure

Jacket, Trousers, Tie, Moss

Shirt, Vivienne Westwood

Boots, Jimmy Choo

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SUITS YOU

All Enclosures

Jacket, Trousers, AMI

Hat, Vivien Sheriff

Glasses, Cartier

Watch, Longines

Shoes, Russell and Bromley

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BUTTON UP All Enclosures

Jacket, Wolf and Badger

Jumpsuit, Whistles

Hat, Camilla Rose

Bag, Lulu Guinness

Shoes, LK Bennett

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PEARLY QUEEN

All Enclosures

Jacket, Hunstman Savile Row

Skirt, VINCE

Bag, Lulu Guinness

Pearl Drop Earrings, Pearl Necklace, Pearl Choker, Gilian Horsup at Alfies Antiques

Shoes, Ottange

Hat, Emily London, hired from Lizzie’s Hats

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BRAND DIRECTORY A-Z

Alison Tod alisontod.co.uk

AMI amiparis.com

Aspinal of London aspinaloflondon.com

Atelier Phyl instagram.com/atelierphyl

Awon Golding awongolding.com

Camilla Rose camillarose.co.uk

CANALI

canali.com

Carol Kennelly carolkennellymillinery.com

Cartier cartier.com

Cecilie Bahnsen ceciliebahnsen.com

Charles Tyrwhitt charlestyrwhitt.com

Chloé chloe.com

Chopova Lowena chopovalowena.com

Christian Louboutin christianlouboutin.com

COACH coach.com

Cutler and Gross cutlerandgross.com

DANIEL w. FLETCHER danielwfletcher.com

Dents dentsgloves.com

Dillon Wallwork dillonwallwork.co.uk

Dunhill dunhill.com

Edeline Lee edelinelee.com

Edwina Ibbotson edwinaibbotson.co.uk

Emilia Wickstead emiliawickstead.com

Falke falke.com

Favourbrook favourbrook.com

Found And Vision foundandvision.com

GANNI ganni.com

Garrard garrard.com

GH Bass ghbass-eu.com

Gilian Horsup at Alfie’s Antiques gillianhorsup.com

Grenson grenson.com

Gucci gucci.com

Huntsman Savile Row huntsmansavilerow.com

Jane Taylor janetaylorlondon.com

Jimmy Choo jimmychoo.com

Laura Green London lauragreen.com

Linda Bee Vintage at Alfie’s Antiques instagram.com/ lindabeevintage

Lizzies Hats lizzieshats.com

LK Bennett lkbennett.com

Longines longines.com

Lulu Guiness luluguinness.com

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Maje maje.com

Manolo Blahnik manoloblahnik.com

Marc Jacobs marcjacobs.com

Merve Bayindir mervebayindir.com

Michael Kors michaelkors.co.uk

Missoni missoni.com

Moss moss.co.uk

Mulberry mulberry.com

Noel Stewart noelstewart.com

Oliver Brown oliverbrown.org.uk

Ottange ottange.com

Paul Smith paulsmith.com

Paula Rowan paularowan.com

Penelope Chilvers penelopechilvers.com

Philip Treacy philiptreacy.co.uk

Rachel Trevor Morgan racheltrevormorgan.com

Rellik London relliklondon.co.uk

Richard James richard-james.com

Rowing Blazers rowingblazers.com

Russell and Bromley russellandbromley.co.uk

Santoni santonishoes.com

Stefan Cooke stefancooke.com

Stella McCartney stellamccartney.com

Stephen Jones stephenjonesmillinery.com

Suzannah London suzannah.com

The Vampires Wife thevampireswife.com

Tyler Ellis tylerellis.com

Victoria Charles victoriacharlesheadpieces.com

Vince VINCE.COM

Vivien Sheriff viviensheriff.co.uk

Vivienne Westwood viviennewestwood.com

WED Studio wed-studio.com

Whistles whistles.com

Wolf and Badger wolfandbadger.com

Yuhan Wang yuhanwang.co.uk

Zimmermann zimmermann.com

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CREDITS

Stylist & Creative Direction

Daniel Fletcher @danielwfletcher / @d_w_fletcher

Photographer

James Robjant @jamesrobjant

Makeup Artist

Andrew Gallimore @andrewgallimakeup

Hair Stylist

Hiroshi Matsushita @mr.hiroshi.matsushita

Models

Ashild @aashildri

Candice Shepstone @candyshepstone

Caroline Wallace @carolinejwallace

Chisom Okeke Precious @chixom_okeke

Clare Durkin @clare.durkin

Finn Panambalana @finn_panam

Jacob Coupe @jacob.coupe

Nick Fortna @nickfortna

Qiang Li @liqiangmax

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