If a week of reporting from the Melbourne Cup Carnival for 9Honey taught me anything, it's this: nothing looks as good as comfy feels. Just ask award-winning actress Rachel Griffiths, or Olympic champion Jessica Fox, or even Nine's own Sylvia Jeffreys. "I love bright and I love bold, but fashion's got to be practical.
I don't want to think about holding my tummy in and I don't want shoes that hurt my feet," Jeffreys told 9honey on Oaks Day. READ MORE: Why Emma McKeon and Cody Simpson wanted to 'get away from the sporting world' Meanwhile, Griffths revealed her best fashion secret to 9Honey on Derby Day when she pulled a pair of foldable ballet flats out of her tiny handbag. "This is what I'll be wearing to walk like a kilometre and a half to my car tonight," she confessed, adding "you don't have to dress for others, just yourself".
I even spotted Fox on Cup Day changing into sky-high platform pumps for photos, then slipping straight back into her kitten heels for comfort as soon as the cameras stopped flashing. All three of these famous, fabulous women and many more in the Birdcage put comfort first at the races and it's a trend I think we should all start embracing. READ MORE: For years, Jess Fox 'hated' her most iconic feature I learned that lesson the hard way when my chic stiletto heels tore my feet to ribbons on Derby Day.
By the time the races were over, the bottom of one heel had even snapped off, exposing the metal underneath. Did I toss them out? Invest in more sensi.
