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Melbourne Cup 2015: champagne breakfasts and Birdcage marquees

November 4, 2015

The glamour. The celebrities. The hats. The Melbourne Cup pulls out all the stops, and The Plus Ones celebrated in style. Champagne breakfast? Check. Heading to The Birdcage? Double check. If I had my druthers, I would never arise before…

Perching at the Birdcage at the 2014 Melbourne Cup

November 8, 2014

I couldn’t believe my luck when I walked into the rarefied world of the Birdcage at the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday. Four years ago, I was with the rest of the hoi polloi — this year I got to visit…