The Fiat S76 or "Beast of Turin" is a Goodwood favourite and can usually be heard before it is seen at #FOS
Legend of Goodwood's golden racing era and Le Mans winner Roy Salvadori once famously said "give me Goodwood on a summer's day and you can forget the rest".
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
Easy boy! The charismatic Farnham Flyer loved to celebrate every win with a pint of beer. His Boxer dog, Grogger, did too and had a tendancy to steal sips straight from the glass.
Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!
A bell under each place at the table to signal if butlers can come back in to the dining room, a guests privacy is always paramount.
For safety reasons F1 cars can no longer do official timed runs so instead perform stunning demonstrations!
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
The Fiat S76 or "Beast of Turin" is a Goodwood favourite and can usually be heard before it is seen at #FOS
The bricks lining the Festival of Speed startline are 100 years old and a gift from the Indianapolis Speedway "Brickyard" in 2011 to mark their centenary event!
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
Spectate from the chicane at the Revival to see plenty of classic cars going sideways as they exit this infamous point of our Motor Circuit.
Whoa Simon! A horse so determined and headstrong, he not only won the 1883 Goodwood Cup by 20 lengths, but couldn't be stopped and carried on running over the top of Trundle hill
The first ever horsebox was used from Goodwood to Doncaster for the 1836 St. Leger. Elis arrived fresh and easily won his owner a £12k bet.
One Summer, King Edward VII turned his back on the traditional morning suit, and donned a linen suit and Panama hat. Thus the Glorious Goodwood trend was born.
One Summer, King Edward VII turned his back on the traditional morning suit, and donned a linen suit and Panama hat. Thus the Glorious Goodwood trend was born.
One Summer, King Edward VII turned his back on the traditional morning suit, and donned a linen suit and Panama hat. Thus the Glorious Goodwood trend was born.
The red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
Spectate from the chicane at the Revival to see plenty of classic cars going sideways as they exit this infamous point of our Motor Circuit.
The first thing ever dropped at Goodwood was a cuddly elephant which landed in 1932 just as the 9th Duke of Richmonds passion for flying was taking off.
The first ever round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
The Gordon Tartan has been worn by the Dukes and Duchesses over the last 300 years.
Goodwood Motor Circuit was officially opened in September 1948 when Freddie March, the 9th Duke and renowned amateur racer, tore around the track in a Bristol 400
The first ever round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.
The first ever round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.
The first ever round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.
The first ever round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.
The first thing ever dropped at Goodwood was a cuddly elephant which landed in 1932 just as the 9th Duke of Richmonds passion for flying was taking off.
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
The first thing ever dropped at Goodwood was a cuddly elephant which landed in 1932 just as the 9th Duke of Richmonds passion for flying was taking off.
We have been host to many incredible film crews using Goodwood as a backdrop for shows like Downton Abbey, Hollywood Blockbusters like Venom: let there be Carnage and the Man from U.N.C.L.E.
A temple-folly guarded by two sphinxes, the beautiful shell house was built in 1748 with collected shells and the floor made from horse teeth.
Ensure you take a little time out together to pause and take in the celebration of all the hard work you put in will be a treasured memory.
The first public race meeting took place in 1802 and, through the nineteenth century, ‘Glorious Goodwood,’ as the press named it, became a highlight of the summer season
The first thing ever dropped at Goodwood was a cuddly elephant which landed in 1932 just as the 9th Duke of Richmonds passion for flying was taking off.
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
Whoa Simon! A horse so determined and headstrong, he not only won the 1883 Goodwood Cup by 20 lengths, but couldn't be stopped and carried on running over the top of Trundle hill
Just beyond Goodwood House along the Hillclimb, the 2nd Dukes banqueting house was also known as "one of the finest rooms in England" (George Vertue 1747).
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
Goodwood’s pigs are a mix of two rare breeds (Gloucester Old Spots and Saddlebacks) plus the Large White Boar.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
The origins of the modern suit may lie in military tunics and the various innovations of the “original dandy”, Beau Brummel, but the origins of the modern suit wearer are rather more recent. This goes back to the big bang of Sixties style culture, when “modernists”, rebelling against the more voluminous uniform of the previous era, adopted the Rat Pack uniform of sharkskin, stiletto-lapelled Italian tailoring.
In more recent times men commonly opt for a linen suit in summer and a thicker fabric suit such as tweed for winter, however, for the last two decades, suits have generally followed the same sparse pattern. But things are changing, as men turn to the era before that big bang for inspiration. Last seen in the Fifties, an approach that espouses the manly style of Cary Grant and Gary Cooper is transfiguring the skinny-fit rules of contemporary dressing with elegantly draping suits and just-so accessories that talk to the timeless appeal of classical comportment and masculine style. Think of it as clothes for men, not boys.
This approach espouses the style of Cary Grant and Gary Cooper... clothes for men, not boys
Apart from the obvious fact that trends by their very nature change, indicative of a much wider dissatisfaction with the way the slimming down of the suit’s silhouette has hindered our ability to stand apart from the sartorial “crowd”. The clearest indication of this can be found on the various social media feeds of today’s style mavens and bold-face fashion leaders – the most attuned of whom have long moved on from the skinny look to define the mood for a more expansive, elegant mindset.
Follow journalist and stylist Tom Stubbs, for instance, and you’ll see a regularly updated account for his current passion: high-waisted, pleated trousers, often worn as-casually-as-you-like with a chest-baring shirt or his trademark vest. “What was natty a few years ago, is ‘meh’ now,” says Stubbs of the Noughties’ obsession with slick tailoring. In contrast, Stubbs favours a less austere approach. “Flat fronted trousers look dated,” he says baldly. “And anyway, pleats are easier to wear.” And if you look like a gangster? “Then your suit’s too big.”
you can be assured of being about the smartest man about town – or country, come to that
If you’re searching for a seminal look to define the new exuberance in tailoring, then consider the “Hollywood Top”, a trouser style last seen in the Forties and Fifties but recently re-introduced by Edward Sexton, the master tailor who is the progenitor of much of what represents classically stylish suiting today. By dropping the belt loops two inches from the top of the waistline and adding two generous pleats, the tailor has created perhaps the breakout piece in the new era of suave menswear (and the good news is that this will shortly go into production as a ready-to-wear item). Sexton trained as a cutter on Savile Row before joining up with celebrity tailor Tommy Nutter to dress the likes of Bryan Ferry and Lennon and McCartney – stylish bon vivants who shared Sexton’s love of the high-glamour heyday of Hollywood in the Thirties and Forties – decades that, then as now, sum up a sartorial high-water mark for menswear.
“People don’t look good when they’re uptight,” counsels Sexton, who prefers his signature double-breasted, broad-lapelled suits in traditional (yet often strikingly patterned) fabrics cut and proportioned in a style he refers to as “long, low and leafy”. This means a stronger, squarer shoulder-line, teamed with a high armhole (“to lengthen the body”) and a low “button stance” designed to accentuate the contours of the ideal figure. Accessorise, as Sexton does, with a tab- or pin-collared shirt, or dress up (and down) with a single-ply cashmere roll-neck, and you can be assured of being about the smartest man about town – or country, come to that.
Revival Fashion presented by Mastercard at Goodwood Revival (Sept 7-9, 2018) will host specially curated fashion shows every day and our daily Best Dressed Competition presented by Mastercard.
This article is taken from the Goodwood magazine, Autumn 2017 issue
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