I was thrilled to be invited to the Launch of the Galway Races Summer Festival at the G Hotel.
Many of my designs are for my customers attending this, my local race meeting. Having grown up with the Galway Races being a huge part of my summer, this picture of John Maloney and I will be long treasured. Details of the increasingly popular 'Ladies day' on Thursday of the festival were also released. Celebrating 100 years in the fashion business, Anthony Ryans Ltd has increased its commitment to Ladies Day and is sponsoring the Best Hat Competition in addition to the Best Dressed Ladies Competition. With a prize bonanza valued at over €13,500, Ladies Day at the Galway Racing Festival looks set to maintain its reputation as the most stylish and glamorous fashion event on the Irish racing calendar.
The Best Dressed Lady will receive a 1 carat diamond solitaire pendant
valued at €8,000, €2,000 Cash and €2,000 in vouchers for a shopping
spree at Anthony Ryans Galway. The prize for the winner of the ‘Best Hat’ is
a luxury trip for two to a top European destination including flights and accommodation
valued at €1,500. All finalists at the Best Dressed marquee will be presented
with a special collection of Lancôme cosmetics compliments of University
Pharmacy, Galway.
The judging panel for this year’s event includes well-known Irish and International
media personalities and fashion journalists – Bernard Connolly, International
fashion stylist and Fashion Director with Social and Personal Magazine,
Bairbre Power, Editor of the Weekend magazine at the Irish Independent
and fashion stylist on RTE's The Afternoon Show, PJ Gibbons, Editor, Social
and Personal Magazine, Sinead Desmond, presenter of Ireland AM on TV3 as
well as Patricia McCrossan, Editor, Galway NOW and Fiona Durkin, Fashion
Consultant with Anthony Ryan Ltd.