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Oaks Day Emirates Marquee 2014

November 12, 2014Karen Woo Leave a Comment

This is the final instalment of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Although it has been an exhausting week of shooting and editing images on the fly, it was definitely one of the biggest highlights of my street style photography career. I have been so blessed to work with my best friend, Jess Dempsey from What Would Karl Do to bring you the best style coverage; biggest thanks to Danica Erard who custom made my headpiece so I can shoot in style, EC-Group who found me on Instagram and engaged me to shoot their beautiful pink and green apple carpet in the Lexus Pavillion, and all the welcoming kisses and hugs every time I enter into the Marquees.

All thanks to the fabulous people around me which made my week at the Races so much special. x

All the Emirates Marquee Oaks Day 2014 images are copyright and were taken for What Would Karl Do, please contact Jess Dempsey (jess@whatwouldkarldo.com) for permission to use these images. Thank you x

Inside Derby Day Emirates Marquee 2014

November 4, 2014Karen Woo Leave a Comment

Emirates was the largest Marquee inside the Flemington Birdcage which hosted a day of fine German dining, entertainment, fashion and beauty kicking off the Melbourne Cup Carnival in style for AAMI Victoria Derby Day. Upon entering the fairy-tale façade of Germany’s most famous architectural icon – Neuschwanstein Castle, complete with turrets, flags and towers and velvet-like interiors (made in Paris) – guests were treated to the modern and fairy-tale fantasy of old and new Germany. it was absolutely magical!

Celebrity guests included Rachael Finch, the Bachelor Blake Garvey, Andy Lee, Danielle Spencer, Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Collingwood Head Coach Nathan Buckley and former captain Nick Maxwell, Michael and Lindy Klim, Shannon and Simon from The Block, Home and Away Stars Cassie Howarth, Nic Westaway, Andrew Morley and Tai Hara, Matt Preston, Fifi Box, Luke Darcy, Montana Cox, Richard Wilkins, Eamon Sulllivan, Shane Crawford and Miss World Australia Courtney Thorp.

All images are copyrighted to Karen Woo and Jess Dempsey so please credit/tag Karen Woo (@heykarenwoo) AND Jess Dempsey (@whatwouldkarldo) when sharing our images on social media. Thank you x

Derby Day 2014 Highlights

November 2, 2014Karen Woo 4 Comments

It was my first time going to the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, and what better way to experience it with my dear friend and style blogger, Jess Dempsey from What Would Karl Do. It was what I had always anticipated – Celebrity guests (Jennifer Hawkins, Alex Perry, Michael and Lindy Klim, Miss World Australia Courtney Thorp, Neil Perry, Neiman Marcus, Kerry-Anne Kennerley, Margherita Maccapani Missoni), style bloggers (Nicole Warne, Nadia Bartel, Margaret Zhang, Phoebe Montague, Cecylia Kee, Sanchia Peterson), horseracing and fashion. It wasn’t so much about the horses, but what headpiece and outfits the ladies were trending. Today was Derby Day – all to do with black and white. This year’s outfits were a mix of sophistication, texture, mesh, cut outs, patterns and wide leg pants! Headpieces were becoming more like delicate metal head bands or 3d graphical cut outs (famously designed by the clever lady, Danica Erard from Demillinery) than the traditional over-sized hat.

Lastly I would like to thank Lexus Australia, Lavazza Australia and Emirates for giving me the pleasure of experiencing your amazing hospitality and inviting me to snap all the fashionable action in the marquees. Stay tuned as I will be rolling out the content per marquee in the next few days, but for now enjoy my sneaky peeks.

All images are copyrighted to Karen Woo and Jess Dempsey so please credit/tag Karen Woo (@heykarenwoo) AND Jess Dempsey (@whatwouldkarldo) when sharing our images on social media. Thank you muchly x