Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has turned heads at the 2016 Melbourne Cup, sporting a classy black look.

Ms Bishop arrived with her partner David Panton outside the Emirates Marquee on Tuesday, wearing a black Hugo Boss dress with coloured details and a black wide brimmed hat with netting.

Surprisingly, Ms Bishop placed her Armani black coat on the ground while she was posing for photos, and told the waiting media she is tipping Assign it the big race.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at the Melbourne Cup: pic.twitter.com/Y4aWz6XTjV

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