The Hawaiian Airlines Fashions in the Field runway came alive with colour at the SkyCity Boxing Day Races as men and women battled it out in a bid to fly home with some fantastic prizes that included 100,000 Hawaiian Airlines air miles.
This year's Best Dressed Woman was Ciara Britton and the Best Dressed Man was Ryan Dodson.
What the winners wore
Ciara wore a Zimmerman skirt, Bec + Bridge top, a Cult Gaia handbag, vintage Celine earrings and a Velvet and Tonic headpiece.
Ryan wore a custom made suit from Deconche, the company he works for as a suit maker
Competition placings
Womenswear results
Ciara Britton (fourth from left)
Soraya Gurney (fifth from left)
Charlotte Moor (third from left)
Menswear results
Ryan Dodson (fourth from left)
Dev Soni (fifth from left)
Nick Burley (third from left)
Millinery Award won by Soraya Gurney
Best Accessories Award won by Gabrielle Cashmore
What they won
Womenswear winner
100,000 Hawaiian Airlines air miles
Three nights in a Club Oceanfront room at the Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort including exclusive access to Voyager 47 Club Lounge for morning breakfast and evening appetizers with beverages including select wine, local craft beer and a signature cocktail
A voucher from Specsavers for two pairs of designer glasses
$250 worth of jewellery hire from friday.candy
Weekend rental from My Designer Handbag (4 day rental - value up to $150)
$100 voucher from Fashion Hunter NZ
Moët & Chandon prize package
Blow wave deluxe treatment from Dry & Tea
PLUS automatic entry into the regional final of The Ned Prix de Fashion
Second place
An Antler carry-on case from Hawaiian Airlines
A voucher from Specsavers for one pair of designer glasses
Moët & Chandon prize package
PLUS automatic entry into the regional final of The Ned Prix de Fashion
Third place
An Antler carry-on case from Hawaiian Airlines
A voucher from Specsavers for one pair of designer glasses
Moët & Chandon prize package
Menswear winner
100,o00 Hawaiian Airlines air miles
$1,000 Continuity Suit from Working Style
Three nights in a Club Oceanfront room at the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort including exclusive access to Voyager 47 Club Lounge for morning breakfast and evening appetizers with beverages including select wine, local craft beer and a signature cocktail
Moët & Chandon prize package
Second Place
An Antler carry-on case from Hawaiian Airlines
$150 shirt from Working Style
Moët & Chandon prize package
Third Place
An Antler carry-on case from Hawaiian Airlines
$150 shirt from Working Style
Moët & Chandon prize package
Who were the judges?
Hannah Marinkovich - Auckland Racing Club ambassador & ARC’s 2017 Prix de Fashion national winner (NZ)
Carena West - Auckland Racing Club ambassador & VRC’s 2019 Fashions on the Field national winner (Aus)
Aleisha Mitchell - ARC’s 2019 The Ned Prix de Fashion national winner (NZ) and two-time Hawaiian Airlines Fashions on the Field winner at Ellerslie
Sarah Stuart - Head of Styling at MediaWorks TV3 & PRIME News, celebrity stylist & NZFW 2019 ambassador
Maxum Alexander - Director of Working Style Ponsonby with over a decade of experience, he is an expert in all matters sartorial
Want to enter sometime?
Great stuff! Entry into our fashion competitions is free for all racegoers aged 18yr+ and it's lots of fun.
You'll find backstage is a supportive environment with the seasoned entrants always offering advice & encouragement to any newbies.
Getting on stage may be nerve-wracking but it doesn't take long to get the bug AND as you'll see from the above results, there really is such a thing as 'beginner's luck'.
Our next big runway racewear fashion competition is on Vodafone Derby Day where we have the Hawaiian Airlines Fashion Qualifier Competition AND the Hawaiian Airlines Menswear Award.
The four women who are deemed best dressed in the Qualifier competition will each win 100,000 Hawaiian Airlines air miles AND be the last qualifiers into the regional final of The Ned Prix de Fashion which is the national fashions in the field final.