Goodwood Revival first timer advice please.

[SEE YA]

Hello all,
Over the years, its one event I have thought about going to now this year we are going.
Advice please on what type of period clothes to wear and were to buy.

Ideas people advice etc, please.

[thechosenfamily]

First time for me this year as well.

re clothing it all depends on what you want really but I have found the cheapest period clothing is not from fancy dress shops but from re-enactment specialists.

As per my own thread on Revival it would be great to meet up with fellow PH'ers who are there for a cold beverage.

Fine for us as we are staying at the Goodwood Hotel on Sunday so no issues

[SEE YA]

Excellent will meet up.

[Black-C5]

I'm going with the wife and kids this year. Having been a couple of times previously I actually felt slightly out of place not being dressed in period costume, so this year we're all getting dressed up! There are one or two costume hire companies that offer specific outfits for Goodwood Revival - I've managed to find a 1940's British Army officer uniform from Costume Hire Direct (used to be called Haslemere Wardrobe). Slightly clunky website but they're very helpful if you get through to them on the phone.

Don't underestimate the effort people put in to their outfits at the Revival - if you go in half-hearted, you might as well not bother! There's loads of stuff going on, and it's a great day out even if you're not into the racing. Can get very busy though, so it's worth trekking to the further reaches of the track if you want to get away from the crowds.

[Lordbenny]

It's a fantastic day out...make sure you dress up and make an effort or you will look very out of place. We did a mixture of fancy dress shops however, many of them had sold out weeks before the event.

[SEE YA]

Thanks.

[Dand E Lion]

Just remember the period is supposed to be 1948-1966, when racing took place on the circuit - in previous years there have been people who clearly didn't realise that, hence the sightings of Las Vegas Elvis, Roaring Twenties flappers, Chicago gangsters of the Thirties...

Think more of period costume than fancy dress - natural rather than man-made fibres!!

[motco]

There's lots of gorgeous 1950s dressed very elegant ladies. They reminded me of how my aunties used to dress for high days and holidays - I felt a bit odd lusting after women who look like auntie!

[Oilchange]

I have an old and in perfect condition RAF No1 dress uniform (Sgt stripes) that will fit a 33" / 84cm waist and 32" inside leg and a size 42 blue shirt and black tie. To be honest it could do with a dry clean but for a day on the razzle in a field with racing cars and coleslaw it would be fine. You would need a No1 hat and some black oxfords to finish it off though. (It's my old RAF 1's)
I went (in my newer stuff) and my wife and 12 yr old daughter went in polka dot 50's style dress, looked the biz!

As it's a good cause, I am happy to loan it out for a very small fee, not money, of whatever you feel appropriate.
I am in Wiltshire, email me if interested.

[88v8]

It's true that you'll look like a dork if you just go along with the usual jeans tee shirt and puffa. However, it's not essential to dress up.
A pair of slacks, sports jacket, shirt (not tee-shirt), proper (brown) shoes is all you need to fit in. And a plastic mac or brolly in case it rains.

If you don't have grandstand seats, a shooting stick comes in useful.

For the ladies, plenty of pics online, but if you can't find a period outfit then a nice dress or two-piece. And perhaps a hand-bag. And a hat.

One thing though - absolutely NO high heels. From the car park is quite a hike. Around the track, a lot of grass, gravel, uneven ground. High heels will ruin the pleasure of the day. Do the high heels photocall before you leave home.
This also applies to female members of your party.

V8

[ecsrobin]

88v8 said:

It's true that you'll look like a dork if you just go along with the usual jeans tee shirt and puffa. However, it's not essential to dress up.
A pair of slacks, sports jacket, shirt (not tee-shirt), proper (brown) shoes is all you need to fit in. And a plastic mac or brolly in case it rains.

If you don't have grandstand seats, a shooting stick comes in useful.

For the ladies, plenty of pics online, but if you can't find a period outfit then a nice dress or two-piece. And perhaps a hand-bag. And a hat.

One thing though - absolutely NO high heels. From the car park is quite a hike. Around the track, a lot of grass, gravel, uneven ground. High heels will ruin the pleasure of the day. Do the high heels photocall before you leave home.
This also applies to female members of your party.

V8

Agreed after telling a female friend flat shoes she went against it (fortunately she had some spare in the car) after an hour or so it was a hike back to get the flat shoes and she spent the rest of the day sat on top of the pits in pain from the damage she'd already done.