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Racing Fashion Weekly

Date to be announced · third Saturday of July (18 July in 2026)

Cartmel Ladies Day

Cartmel Racecourse, Cartmel, United Kingdom

Lake District country-fair racing: florals, festival chic, tweeds and wellies.

what to wear

The dress code

Dress standard
Smart Casual
Millinery
encouraged
Season
Summer

Women

No dress code rule is published; Ladies Day guidance is 'put on your best clothes'. Awards favour florals, festival chic, tweeds, boots and wellies.

Encouraged

  • Florals or countryside tweeds; boots or wellies if wet

Men

No dress code rule is published.

Encouraged

  • Dapper countryside tailoring

Outfits built to this dress code

What to wear to Cartmel Ladies Day

5 outfits for women and men, with the reason each one passes.

See the outfits

Styling notes

Village-green course, all on grass: flats, wedges, boots or wellies.

Weather

Typically 13-22°C; warm; occasional heat (high 20s) or thundery showers. (General UK climate guide, not from the club.)

Fashions on the Field

  • Best Dressed Lady
  • Best Dressed Gentleman
  • Sustainable Style Award (upcycled, thrifted, rented)
  • Countryside Chic Award
  • Most Colourful Outfit
  • Best Turned-out Dog
  • (organiser Cartmel Racecourse; prizes not valued)

Check the official details before you go: cartmel-racecourse.co.uk ↗

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