Ladies day at York races

Steady on there, we might,to quote from a different thread, "have men reading who could find this rather exciting".

The word "glamour" comes from the Scottish gramarye, meaning magic/enchantment. It's more modern meaning is alluring, exciting, having sex appeal.

A glamorous person, male or female, is always seen as having that indefinable je ne sais quoi, an element of mystery. Glamour has also come to have connotations of wealth, luxury and leisure. The glamour of Monte Carlo ....

Most but not all of the outfits in the photos fail the "glamour test" because they do not adhere to the two "golden rules" of how to combine glamour, elegance and sex appeal.

1. Boobs or legs. Never both at the same time.
2. Silhouette not skin.

A truly glamorous outfit gives out subtle signals as to the delights that await, it doesn't put everything on public display. It's all about delayed gratification, the chase, "the tease". Its about piquing interest, building anticipation and excitement.
Like opening a beautifully wrapped gift......., what hidden delights are waiting to be discovered.

Skimpy ill fitting clothes that reveal too much flesh and leave nothing to the imagination are not glamourous. Truly glamorous women know how to reveal just enough to attract attention but also know the value of holding some if it back.

Hollywood movie stars such as Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren, Ava Gardiner, Liz Taylor etc had glamour down to a fine art. Maximum impact without looking "cheap" or "tarty";

Germanshepherdsmum

I don’t remember which ones you liked Rosie.
If classy is ‘old lady’ so be it Casdon. I’d be as happy with that dress at 71 as I would have been 30 years ago - and, office dress code aside, I’d never call myself a conservative dresser.

On the previous page I posted the two photos with the dresses I thought looked well made and fitted the wearers. The lady in green and the one in white. I wouldn't wear either myself, not nearly slender enough, but I thought they both looked good in their choices.

Depends where the fullness is. Around the hips is a definite no-no unless you’re stick thin. Around the calves can be very flattering. I think you need very slender (not scrawny) arms to wear a sleeveless dress without a jacket so we definitely agree there!

It’s each to their own GSM, isn’t it. I’ve never liked full skirts on dresses, I think they make even the slimmest person look bigger than they are, I prefer the fitted/tailored styles. I wouldn’t wear a sleeveless dress without a jacket now, although I would wear a version of the dress above with short or bracelet sleeves.

I don’t remember which ones you liked Rosie.
If classy is ‘old lady’ so be it Casdon. I’d be as happy with that dress at 71 as I would have been 30 years ago - and, office dress code aside, I’d never call myself a conservative dresser.

This one was my favourite. I didn’t like the dress of the lady with her back to the camera because it looked a bit ‘old lady’, with too much fabric in the skirt for my taste.

Goodness GSM are you suggesting the two women whose outfits I've referred to do look like tarts? I find that very offensive on their behalf!

Well, she didn’t look like a tart - is that what it means to be frumpy? Proud to be frumpy then.

MerylStreep

Lucca

There’s Only one classy outfit and that’s the woman in a white dress checking herself in the mirror

Couldn’t agree more. I loved her outfit ?

Shows how different we all are, I thought it looked frumpy and of course we have no idea what the front was like, very hard to guess just from the back view.

Lucca

There’s Only one classy outfit and that’s the woman in a white dress checking herself in the mirror

Couldn’t agree more. I loved her outfit ?

Rosie51

This one in green M0nica? I agree, the dress fits and looks well made.
The one on the left in white in the second photo looks lovely and it fits well. You need to be slim like her to carry it off.

Pleated skirts and hips don’t go together. I still don’t understand how people can walk in shoes like that!

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This one in green M0nica? I agree, the dress fits and looks well made.
The one on the left in white in the second photo looks lovely and it fits well. You need to be slim like her to carry it off.

You have seen your optician recently I hope, MOnica?

Callistemon They were a nicely matched pair.

she is the only one whose dress fits or looks well made. Sorry, Lucca i still disagree, All the women I singled out were wearing dresses that fitted and looked well made - even the Goth.

with a man as accessory ?
I hope he was clean and well-dressed!

M0nica

I think Lucca. You only like the most conservative and, almost, old fashioned, outfit photographed, or perhaps just looking at the ones that you would wear.

People have many different styles of dressing and I may not particularly like them, but I can recognise when, whatever their style, they do it well. A classic example of that is the Goth lady, absolutely not my style or taste, particularly the tattoos. But she does the style so well. I can admire how well her outfit has been put together, the limited use of tattoos, Outfit, make up etc etc just all look stylish and balanced - in the Goth style.

I noticed several really nice more up to date outfits on younger woman.Not, outfits I would wear, but well fitting and well accessorized and the whole outfit looking classy.

A lady in a long bottle green pleated dress with a crossover halter neck, with a man as accessory, couldn't see her shoes, a lady in a white midcalf combined dress and cloak, with a black and white hat and absolutely the right black shoes, and the lady, the centre of a group of three with a long dress with a splashy rose pattern in red/grey/black and a scarlet hat, and bag. And to show I have nothing against short dresses a blonde girl in a white lace dress, her long hair cleverly disguisung what looks like a possible excessive decollete.

As I said not necessarily styles I like, but ones done well.

Er… excuse me I’m not in the least conservative in my dress she is the only one whose dress fits or looks well made.

My word! I do like looking at frocks, I think the lady in the white frock with an attached cape looks very elegant. Some . of the other ladies seem to have forgotten their semmits!

www.sportinglife.com/racing/results/2022-07-15
And I do say so. Because it’s a fact.

If you say so..

I’m sorry but you are wrong. Yes expensive race horses are looked after while they’re successful. But for thousands of others that’s not the case. If they don’t make the grade then they are often destroyed. Meets have not been postponed at all, even on the hottest days. The jockey of the Grand National this year got into trouble for the over use of his whip.
How do you justify the death of a horse on the track? Genuine reason? No they’ve died purely for human greed. It’s all about gambling and money. Without that there would be no racing.
Please take the time to look at www.horsedeathwatch.com/index.php

www.animalaid.org.uk/the-issues/our-campaigns/horse-racing/

Gillycats

I can’t believe they’re racing horses in this awful heat. Nobody cares about that (3 died on the 17th). It’s pretty sad that people are more concerned about ‘fashion’ than the welfare of these poor animals, some of which are being raced and whipped to their deaths in front of a baying crowd.

That doesn't happen. Expensive Race Horses are well looked after.
If they can cope with the ground they are pulled, during this recent heatwave meets have been cancelled.

They are not whipped to death.
If a poor horse died on the track there is a genuine reason.

I have shares in Race Horses.. One Racing at York today they are treated very well.

I can’t believe they’re racing horses in this awful heat. Nobody cares about that (3 died on the 17th). It’s pretty sad that people are more concerned about ‘fashion’ than the welfare of these poor animals, some of which are being raced and whipped to their deaths in front of a baying crowd.

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