Want to be the best dressed at the Galway Races? Check out this season’s head-to-toe dopamine trend for a fresh take on look-at-me dressing. From Rachel Gilbert’s boned and corseted (a huge trend for AW22) lemon yellow dress with billowing puffed sleeves at Brown Thomas to Seour’s #ValentinoPink minimalist silk frock at Costume, there are plenty of new season buy now, wear forever dresses out there. Alternatively, if neutral hues are more your thing, look at Massimo Dutti’s amazing but understated Studio Collection of linen dresses and co-ords, they’re a knock out! Swap sky-high heels for mid heels, kitten heels or chic wedges. One accessory you’ll need rain or shine is a great hat (or fascinator, headpiece or hair band). Cool and beautiful, Earley hats are definitely a conversation point. Milliner Katie Earley is an NCAD graduate who also worked for Irish milliner Philip Treacy; www.earleyhats.com. Alternatively, check out Brown Thomas Galway’s pop up Get Race Ready; Deb Fanning’s headpieces are the right balance of being fun (that’ll be the colourful, fluffy Marabou feathers), and sophisticated (the handmade chic but dramatic feather headband that will look great paired with neutral coloured dress); www.defanning.com. As the starting gates open with the Galway Races on July 25, shop our edit of what to wear …

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