On Friday as I got to Hungary I realized it was so hot that I wore a cotton, light, navy stripe Motel-dress to the circuit on Saturday. Wrong. The motor home, where I spent quite a lot of time because of the free drinks and food (kidding), was very well air conditioned and I was freezing most of the time. Luckily I had just before I left grabbed a grey 3/4-sleeve cardigan which helped a bit. On that day I realized that most of the women were wearing jeans and smart t-shirts. The dress code could be said to have been smart casual. But to my surprise, no towering heels (I wonder was it because the drivers are so short?) and no skimpy small minis nor see through blouses an no labels anywhere. None of that glamour that is displayed in the media.
Sunday, the actual race day, was more of a glamorous one. But it was still not trashy, if we don't count the overdoses of make-up on some girls. The reporters were dressed up in sexy dresses and some of them actually wore the darn high heels. Even some of the girlfriends were showing some cleavage and wearing those heels. Not all. The combinations I loved the most were worn by some of the women of the Mclaren guys with their maxi dresses and embellished sandals. They looked gorgeous. Maxi dresses were around quite a bit that day overall. And that day I caught a glimpse of some labels. At least a Chanel 2.55-bag in beige (which Nicole said was way too small to carry her life in) and a Prada bag, though I heard it was fake (what the....???!!!!!). And I was in my ripped jeans from Vila and a leopard cardigan. More casual than the previous day. The biggest problem with those were that as I was hanging out with the mechanics they told of a rule they have in the garage: if they see a rip they rip it even bigger. It was a fast take-off for me though we did make a truce soon afterwards. I just had to stay 3m away from a few of them.
But as Lewis won (congratulations, Lewis!) the whole team (including me) changed into very non-breathable, synthetic bright orange winning team t-shirts and for the first time I felt too hot during that weekend. But I am so happy it is summer. Without any tan it would've looked like a team of ghosts. So no point for me getting deeper into the issue of the team uniforms, they are what they are, the designers are given the team colors which they have to use so there is no use of pointing fingers at anyone, even if the uniforms don't bring out the best assets of everyone. Everyone's got to wear the same anyway. And it does give a feel of unity, definitely, even if they wouldn't be the coolest outfits ever.
So what a weekend in many senses, race wise and fashion wise. And I even got quite a few new friends and some useful contacts. Towards a work filled weekend (approximately 17h of work a day, thu-sat). It's the rally weekend here in Jyväskylä. And someone else can find out what happens behind the scenes there.
And a trend alert for next spring: wooden heels! They were all around the coolest stores. They'll be big next summer. (You can find those in the stores in Finland now, too)
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