Spring is in the air and the fascinators are out in full force as stars descend upon Flemington Racecourse for the 2021 Melbourne Cup.
After making it through the world’s longest lockdown, 10,000 Melburnians are set to celebrate the controversial day alongside a host of A-list stars.
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Following on from the monochromatic scenes at Derby Day, the Melbourne Cup promised to be an explosion of colour as the fashion pack attended the race. But though stars like Delta Goodrem and Michelle Payne were in attendance, there was a noticeable shift in the number of famous faces sitting trackside this year.
Melbourne Cup favourites like Jesinta Franklin, Bec Judd and Nadia Bartel were noticeably absent – though they were not among those to share “nup to the cup” posts.
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READ MORE: Abbie Chatfield and Angie Kent among stars to say ‘nup to the cup’
Scroll through to see all the biggest fashion moments from stars attending or celebrating the Melbourne Cup 2021.
Bonnie Anderson

Sarah Harris & Tristan MacManus

Michelle Payne

Olivia Molly Rogers

Delta Goodrem

Melissa Leong

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Tayla Damir

Erin Holland

Rob Mills & Kate Freebairn

Kris Smith

Kate Waterhouse

Sharon Johal

Candice Warner

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Tina Burke is the Digital Managing Editor of WHO Magazine and TV WEEK. With a Bachelor of Arts Media and 10 years of experience, Tina has worked across magazines, websites, social channels and more. If she's not busy writing an essay about Bridgerton or scrolling through Tiktok, she's probably giving you a Ted-Talk about Taylor Swift.
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