Strike a pose
Fashion sweetie - it's all about fashion. Last month in the Sunday Business Post newspaper I was asked 'Who's got it right?'. I answered that Nokia had. They strike the right balance between fashion and function. How right I was.
Last night's Nokia Young Designer of the Year Awards was an exceptional event. With the theme of Urban Glamour in mind, it was hosted in one of the underground car parks in the new Dundrum Town Centre. Enough to rock my world. As I sipped on my snipe of Moet & Chandon I chatted to TV presenter Caroline Morahan, who was full of news about her new summer reality TV show. It's looks like it's going to be balled Chance To Dance. You read it here first people.
Showcasing cutting edge fashions from students of different colleges, the outfits ranged from the conservative to the outragous, with the end result being a big wow factor. This years winner was John McCormack from The Grafton Academy, whose beautifully tailored suits you can see above.
Wandering around the darkened spaces of the carpark last night were Nokia's Jackie Brannigan, HOK's fashion consultant Aisling Cullen, TV presenter Pamela Flood, designers John Rocha and Peter O'Brien who also showed their latest collections. Also there were designer Synan O'Mahony, eyewear designer Brian McGinn and actress Marianne O'Connor, who has just signed a contract to appear in the UK series Casualty. Good to see Sunday Tribune social diarist Sarah McInerney up and about again after a recent bout of illness. In fact he's so well she's off to San Diego next week for a well deserved break.
After all was said and done I ventured into The Trocadero for a late dinner with beauty journalist and fashion buyer Triona McCarthy (or Party McCarthy as ahe is known as) and artist Darryn Lee. Triona was the only Irish jorunalist this year to interview Britney Spears a couple of weeks ago. I remember her telling me that she thought that Britters was preggers. Well Party was right - look who just made a big anoucment.
