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Sport

And they’re off!

November 1, 2011 Events
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Today is Melbourne Cup Day – the day that Melburnians get a public holiday to watch a horse race! The best thing I like about the Spring Racing Carnival is catching glimpses of ladies and gents in their racewear finery trickling around town which as they near Flemington racecourse, turns into a full flood of hats and flash [...]

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Cadel Evans ~ Tour de France Champion Parade, Melbourne

August 12, 2011 Gentlemen
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Melburnians and tourists alike lined St Kilda Parade and filled up Federation Square today to welcome and celebrate Cadel Evans, a local gent who has made the rest of us very proud for being the first Australian to win the Tour de France! I was out on the streets today capturing the scene – people [...]

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Heroines rockin’ the Grand Slam!

January 30, 2011 Australian Open
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Welcome to a special weekend edition of Business Chic! We wrap up our coverage from The Australian Open with photos of the lovely Lisa Mitchell, one of my personal favourite Australian music artists. Lisa and her band were performing on the Heineken Live Stage, as have a number of other aussie artists ranging from the very fabulous Clare [...]

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Drinks at sunset

January 28, 2011 Australian Open
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We wrap up this week of the business chic we spotted at the Australian Open with some photos of my friends. Sitting in amongst the crowd, I thought the girls displayed some very fine from-the-office ensembles! Perfect in a Contemporary Business wear setting with a cardigan over the top, these summer dresses transitioned well into Friday night drinks! Hope you have a [...]

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Old World tip-off

January 27, 2011 Australian Open
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Welcome back to Aussies returning from the Australia Day holiday – hope that you had a great one! Without further ado to everyone else who was at work; here is today’s Contemporary Business Wear featuree as photographed on a hot sunny afternoon outside the very european-feeling Heineken Live Stage at the Australian Open. Butch Great classic [...]

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Boys in the beergarden

January 26, 2011 Australian Open
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In recent years the entertainment for patrons has expanded beyond the showcourts to the new Grand Slam Oval which is essentially a beer garden with a big screen showing a game live for those who are here to watch the tennis. It is also the perfect vantage point to enjoy an after-work drink with mates and [...]

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Frock from the office (to the tennis!)

January 25, 2011 Australian Open
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Today’s featuree was one of the few we had found who had come straight from the office to enjoy the afterwork vibe at the Australian Open – with just a change of shoes to relax her day’s Contemporary Business Wear – a lovely frock! Mariel dress Laura Ashley bag Gucci shoes: 2 bala vista from Zomp For an [...]

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Working the Grand Slam

January 24, 2011 Australian Open
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Welcome to a new week of Business Chic where we’ll be bringing you workwear fashion as spotted during the Australian Open – the first Grand Slam tournament on the tennis calendar! Today we feature a mish-mash of sports fan and Smart Casual. I came upon The Banter boys – a sports-radio duo who were working amongst the [...]

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Ladybugs

November 16, 2010 Melbourne
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Ok, this is cheeky of me but as the racewear posts are proving to be so popular; I have decided to extend it. Today, you get to see what I wore to another day at the Spring Racing Carnival. Big thanks to my girlfriend Dee for taking these photographs! Xx Cheryl earrings Mimco hat & [...]

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It’s a double!

November 15, 2010 Melbourne
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While the racewear component of Business Chic is largely wrapped up, I could not resist sharing a few more photos of some dapper lads at the races whose Polished form sure do impress. Xx Cheryl

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