What’s happened on celebrity heads at Melbourne Cup.

By Mamamia Team
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Happy days, hat-watchers. At this year’s Melbourne Cup there’s no dip-dyed feathers or tacky netting to be seen. Here are our top picks for the headcases of the Melbourne Cup. Helpful for ordinary humans who might need a hat of their own – like for a wedding or an ordinary-person racewear.

Spiky flowers

It’s hardcore femme at it’s very best – sharp, edgy, and oh-so-on-trend. This year’s floral headpiece has been given a modern makeover with stiff shards of leather sprinkled with jewels for a look that any evil Disney queen would be proud of.

Jen Hawkins

A photo posted by Jennifer Hawkins () on Nov 2, 2015 at 2:54pm PST

Rachel Finch

A photo posted by MYER () on Nov 2, 2015 at 3:02pm PST

Kate Peck

A photo posted by on Nov 2, 2015 at 2:25pm PST

Metallics

The crowning glory for this year’s racing royalty are shimmering metallics in gold and bronze. Some have opted for an understated shine, whilst trackside Queens like Leona Edmiston have trumped them all with a studded crown.

Kate Waterhouse

A photo posted by Kate Waterhouse () on Nov 2, 2015 at 3:13pm PST

Georgie Gardner

A photo posted by Georgie Gardner () on Nov 2, 2015 at 3:59pm PST

Leona Edmiston

A photo posted by on Nov 2, 2015 at 3:53pm PST

Jewels

Making the feathered fascinators of yesteryear look like birds’ nests, this year it’s all about just sticking some sparklers on your head. Bejewelled headbands are glistening in red and bronze, with others opting for a brighter sparkle, like Bec Judd’s fuschia burst.

Emma Freedman

A photo posted by Em Freedman () on Nov 2, 2015 at 2:47pm PST

Bec Judd

A photo posted by Annabelle Hogg () on Nov 2, 2015 at 2:28pm PST

Bright and Abstract

Like little pieces of modern art perched atop perfectly coiffed dos, this year is seeing its fair share of brightly and mildly outrageous headpieces. Hey, when else can you get away with this kind of silliness?

Edwina Bartholomew

A photo posted by Edwina Bartholomew () on Nov 2, 2015 at 11:59am PST

Johanna Griggs

A photo posted by Johanna Griggs () on Nov 2, 2015 at 1:56pm PST

Fedoras + Boaters

Keeping with the My Fair Lady sweep of fedoras we’ve seen so far on the Spring Racing circuit, today’s Cup carpet is bringing through some clean shapes and bold lines with boyish hats that finish off the softness of racing frocks perfectly.

Ashley Hart

A photo posted by Edwina Bartholomew () on Nov 2, 2015 at 3:08pm PST

Sam Armytage

A photo posted by Samantha Armytage () on Nov 2, 2015 at 11:29am PST

Em Rusciano

A photo posted by Em Rusciano () on Nov 2, 2015 at 3:56pm PST

Wildcards – homegrown.

It was complete fashion anarchy on the Mamamia red carpet today, with the Homemade Hat competition dragging out the weird and wonderful from all corners of the office. From tweeting birds to foam pancakes, My Little Pony and more, the fashion rules went out the window as Melbourne Cup got the pasta-necklace makeover it never wanted.