Davina Knight from Portarlington, Co Offaly, has been crowned the Best Dressed Lady at Ladies Day at the Galway Races - scooping the €10,000 cash prize.
Dressed all in black, she said she was all about sustainability and rented her outfit.
The hat came from Jennifer's Hat Emporium and her dress came from Gúna Rentals.
Head judge of the best dressed lady competitions Mandy Maher said this year they were looking for "an Ascot type style".
Despite a slight hiccup along the way with a delay on the dress, Ms Knight said the team ensured she got it on time delivering it at 2am and it "fit like a glove".
The winner of Best Hat went to Eva Hayes Morrissey from Limerick who landed a €3,000 prize.
Some 25,000 people attended the races on Ladies Day and judges said they had double the number of online entries this year compared to last year.
The competitions took place on the same day as the Guinness Galway Hurdle, one of the biggest days in the Irish racing calendar.
That race is worth €270,000.
This is the 155th running of the summer festival at Ballybrit.
The Galway Races contributes over €54 million to the local economy, with hotels, taxi drivers, restaurants, hairdressers and many more businesses receiving a boost from the event.
"Everyone’s so proud of this this festival and the show we put on. A lot of work goes into the planning and once this festival is over we’ll start planning for next year’s festival," said Galway Races Chief Executive Michael Moloney.
This year the festival team had local artist Shane O’Malley unveil a mural at the back of the Killanin Stand in an effort to further the connection with the Galway community and the art community.
"We also have Amy Jo Hayes on board this year, a local Tipperary jockey, an up-and-coming female jockey.
"She’s a brand ambassador this year to show people what it takes for a female jockey to make it in the racing world," Mr Moloney said.
Speaking ahead of the winners being announced, Mr Moloney was happy to leave the judging to the professionals.
"I’ll turn up when the winner is picked, the fashion is always unbelievable and Ladies Day adds another dimension to the race day so I really look forward to that part of it as well."
