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Racing Fashion Weekly

You are invited · Sat 24 Apr 2027

Foxfield Spring Races

Foxfield, Charlottesville, United States

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The University of Virginia's spring rite: thousands of students in sundresses, pastel shorts, bow ties and seersucker; older crowd in tweed on the member side.

what to wear

The dress code

Dress standard
Smart
Millinery
encouraged
Season
Spring

Women

No dress code found on an official page (read 2026-11-13).

Men

No dress code found on an official page (read 2026-11-13).

Styling notes

Preppy collegiate South: Lilly prints, sundresses, bow ties, boat shoes. Flat shoes for the hill.

Weather

Charlottesville late April: about 8-21 C.

History

Over 40 years of racing at Foxfield.

Check the official details before you go: foxfieldraces.org ↗

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