Well, the ladies who lunch were out in full force, Louis Vuitton a-flying, on Friday afternoon last for the 10th annual charity lunch hosted by the ever glamourous Miss Candy. Blonde bombshell Miss Candy has been on the go for 10 years? So it seems my dears, so it seems. Alas, she is looking as good as ever. E-mail if you would like to find out her beauty secrets. But I digress.
As always, the lunch was in aid of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, and this year was supported by those generous folks at Fones Direct, who themselves were celebrating their 10th anniversary. Double reason to party in the swish surrounds of Browne's Brasserie.
At the pre-lunch champagne reception I spotted Niall McCrudden, snooker player Ken Doherty, Christina Byrne of BT Ireland, Tara O'Connor and TV presenter Liz Bonin, who flew in to act as MC for the event.
Among the auction items on offer were paintings by Guggi, Carmel Mooney and Darryn Lee. Darryn's piece featured retailer Maria Fusco and model Alistair Davies, both of whom were also in attendance, as were Ian Botham and his wife Kathy, Robbie Fox of Renards and couture designer Peter O'Brien.
Guests were treated to a preview of dsesigner Robert Jacob's Fall / Winter 05 collection, which were elegant and trés chic, as always. Entertainment was provided by the legendary Rebecca Storm, who was accompanied by Alan Smale of the RTE Synphoney Orchestra and Paul Harrington.
Models pack a punch
Also over the weekend I attended a summer party, hosted by model agency boss John Compton at his beautiful Castleknock home. Enjoying the evening sunshine, and rather potent punch, were TV and radio personality Emma Browne, fashion designer Paraic Sweeney and model Jenny Langan.
Actually, there were many models there, as I'm sure you can imagine. One that caught my attention though was the fabulous Glenda Gilson. Looking tanned and relaxed, she regaled me with tales of her recent trip to New Zealand, where she visited to be with rugby star boyfriend Brian O'Driscoll.
The party continued on into the early morning, but not for me. John's punch saw to that!
