Vogue Australia

Speed date

hat do you get when you combine an iconic race, fast cars and a fashion magazine? A Australia joined forces in Melbourne to celebrate the Formula One (F1) race weekend in March. Hosting a soirée inside the prestigious AMG Lounge at the Albert Park circuit, Mercedes-Benz Australia and invited some of Australia's most stylish faces, among them Olivia DeJonge, Shanina Shaik and Thelma Plum, for an evening of glamour and track talk. Inside the lounge, guests were treated to a conversation on racing and fashion between seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes F1 teammate George Russell, hosted by Fox Sports host Hannah Hollis, as well as a chat between Australia's editor-in-chief Christine Centenera and editorial director Edwina McCann. Guests embraced the ‘trackside glamour’ dress code with high-octane enthusiasm, providing a show of designer looks, embellished gowns, splashes of metallic and, for the men, sharp suiting. Win-win.

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