Melbourne Cup's brightly dressed young things

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It's as much about the frocks and hats-that-look-like-anything-but-hats as it is about the racing, and this year is no exception.

2015 sees a favouring of brights, candy stripes and painterly florals. Here's the first crop of our favourite looks from the field.

1. Jennifer Hawkins pairs fluoro with black

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2. Model Rachael Finch does flowers and colourful stripes

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3. A race-goer in painterly florals

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4. Bold blooms meet dark accents

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5. Presenter Emma Freedman is a lady in red

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6. Actress Lauren Phillips opts for soft salmon

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7. Tartan, florals, pompoms and studs make the mix for model Ashley Hart

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8. Britain's Bachelorette Sasha Mielczarek in a kooky print and crown

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9. Equestrian eventer Georgia Connolly stuns in pink

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10. It's candy-pink lace for model Nikki Phillips

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Top hats

Five of our favourite, gravity defying fascinators.

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