I just glanced at photos of some of the ladies competing in the "fashions on the field", at the Caulfield Cup carnival.

I must say in this lot the clothes looked great, not as far out as you often see.

They must have cost heaps, probably more than many of the ladies, or their blokes, could actually afford.

You know, after paying for those expensive fashions, most of the poor dears did not have enough left to buy stockings.

Hope they have the bus fare home.

You would be surprised Has been. The Thrift Shops make a fortune coming up to Big Race days. A few celebrities do spend a fortune or are more likely sponsored by "Name" fashion houses.

Very few girls wear stocking nowadays, it's a dying fashion in Australia.

From my wife. It's too hot in Summer & baggy crutches are the worst, besides, when the Champagne flows so do the waterworks. Trying to get stocking down & up again when your full of Champagne is a pain.

Well, I wear my stockings every day, in fact I don't feel dressed without them.
I normally stick to one brand only but have been known to opportunistically buy at the Op shops when some suitable ones pop up.

Thanks for that Jayb, & here I was thinking it was because they like the sluty/sexy look of no stockings.

I know I can't stand bare feet in shoes, & my lady wears those little below knee stockings under long dresses or slacks, for the same reason. I guess these ladies are prepared to pay the price of discomfort for "the look".

Even so I prefer my picture, & feeling sorry for them.

I can't speak for the rest of Australia but coming from North Queensland the only girls that wear stockings would be the Corporate ones & even then very few. I have noticed here in Sth. East Queensland very few women wear them either, day to day. I suppose in a few professions they are mandatory. Poor buggars. Ties, what are ties? Not even for Weddings or Funerals.

I have just been informed by my wife that her total cost for her Women's Melbourne Cup Day is $38 Dollars, Fascinator $10, $Shoes $15 & Dress $13. All from Vinnie's & she looks like a million Dollars. Oh, from the Warehouse, Bra & Bombay Bloomers for SFA, but no stockings. ;-)

Gee I'm really with it these days, I had to Google it to find out what the hell a fascinator was, when it was at home.

Na, that won't wash Jayb, in these days of air conditioned cars, busses, trains, shops & offices, it has nothing to do with the heat, it is just they are too clumsy today, not to put a hole, [do they still get ladders], in them, or too miserable to pay for a bit of class.

Or could it be the fashion set by these female singers, who wear so little on stage, a pair of tights would double their wardrobe bill?