Aargh! What to wear to HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA on Friday???

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Have been invited to a corporate tent thing at Henley Regatta on Friday. It's not the very posh steward's enclosure bit, but I know there is still a dress code -i.e. ladies must wear a skirt below the knee!

What on earth should I wear? Not sure I have anything. I could possibly get out to Monsoon, Debenhams etc before then, but no time for really designer type shopping. Do I need a hat? What about shoes - won't it be grassy & a pain in high heels?
Apparently the men in the party will be wearing the stripey blazer stuff, so there's a steer.....

which enclosure will you be?

Some info here - a bit tongue in cheek, though.

Have you got a summery suit that goes below your knee? Or a longish skirt and a smart jacket? Or a flouncey dress? I've been a few times and I've worn smart summer type stuff. Don't wear high heels though as they'll end up covered in mud, especially in this weather! You don't need a hat.

Make sure you wear sunglasses so you can check out the scrummy rowers' physiques without being spotted gawping....

Don't worry about designer stuff, honestly
A summer dress, a hat and strappy sandals. You would probably need a jacket or cardi too.
Just dress well, doesn't matter where it's from.

Things are changing culturally anyway. It's become cool to look good and spend as little as possible.

You don't have to wear a hat but I find it's a good excuse to though. I like wearing hats
And piglit is right, heels are likely to disappear in the grass.

You'll probably need to sharpen your elbows too

Having said that Friday is a good day, it'll be much quieter.

But I can't wear a skirt without heels!! Make me look like an earth mother type...

Wear heels then, most women do except those few who are trying to be sensible.

How about wedges - won't sink into the grass so much?

If you go for chunky heels you might not sink in too far....

BTW I met my dh at Henley. Best day of my life.

Piglit, cod has a thread for you....

Piglit, slight hijack - have you seen Cod's thread looking for you?

Okey dokey. Will check it out. Thanks

snap, NomdePlume.

fully support everything Rabbit says about dress code - it's all true.

I haven't got tags for anywhere (wretched little sister gave them all away to clients, grr) so will be wearing my £10 polkadot Primark dress.

If it really is 34ºC on Saturday I'll wear a hat for the shade alone!

eve - think I'm in at the REMENHAM CLUB

My dsis is a Remenham member, it's a nice enclosure, more casual than some.

Remenham has nice loos also, but as you're there on the fri none of them will be too bad.

Remenham is lovely, right on the river bank.

I would say smart casual... you will be able to sit sipping your Pimms on a comfy chair watching the world go by... and the odd boat!

Friday is very busy in Henley, traffic will be a nightmare and parking even more so.

Don't know how you will ge there but Remenham is a hike from the station and car parks down the river path which isn't the easiet to walk along.

I envy you going.. used to compete at Heleny with crews in the Thames and Britianna.... back in the days when I was 7 stone!

HENLEY 2006 - STYLE REPORT

This years' ubiquitous dress
similar shape also seen in in green, red and teal.
However this is not a reason not to buy it as every single woman wearing it looked good in it.

Also popular were the Hobbs polka-dot dresses and anything at all from Coast, particularly prom dresses.

No further details as by that point I was several glasses of champagne up and stopped making notes.

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