'Tis the season to dress to the nines for – one of the biggest sporting (and fashion) dates of the year. While many people are focused on winning big on the betting, others are more preoccupied by looking good and getting the undisclosed seal of approval of fellow attendees. However, on my visit to the races in Berkshire on Tuesday (June 18), I decided to wear one of the most controversial colour dresses to the big do' – and I didn't even realise.
It's common knowledge that wearing white to a wedding is a big faux pas and quite the savage move at the same time. But, what I didn't know is that white is also looked down upon for the races, according to some fashion experts. And it's mainly because you can easily look scruffy after a long day of Pimm's and bubbly – no one likes a stained dress.
I spent a two week period suffering from what is known as 'dress stress' in attempts to find the perfect number that adheres to the dress code, but also will not make me a clone for the day. Battling through the number of sponsored cheap fashion pop-ups after typing in 'Royal Ascot dresses' into Google, being plagued by influencers in adverts on Instagram and being sucked into the void of TikTok – it was a tough task. But, eventually I stumbled upon a white dress from brand .
And I knew this would tick both of the boxes I needed to mark for it to go in my basket and be delivered on my doorstep. Despite thinking I had alleviated my 'dress stress', it quickly came pouring back when .
