Resident - Socials

Augustina Boutique

Augustina Boutique in Knightsbridge celebrated the opening of its shoe department with a 20 per cent off party hosted by owner Cristina Burgess. Those in the stylish-know were more than happy to enjoy a glass of bubbly on West Halkin Street and take advantage of the discount on some of the chic accessories that Augustina is quickly becoming known for.

Mrs Laila Aitken and Miss Ela Kowalewska

Caroline Curtis-Dolby and Ms. Kate Lenahan

Lady Baillie, Mr. Anu Jain and Sir Adrien Baillie

Miss. Jess Hill and Miss. Sophie Goodhew

Miss. Lucy Monkes, Miss. Rebecca Martinez and Miss. Emma Parley

Miss. Rebecca Williams and Mrs. Jessica Moore

Miss. Vanessa Scott and Miss. Claire Ingle Finch

Mr. Mo Helmi and Miss. katia Winter

Christie's South Kensington

Hugh Edmeades, chairman and Nic McElhatton, deputy chairman and head of interiors sales, hosted a Champagne reception at Christie’s South Kensington, celebrating the recently refurbished front gallery salerooms and the launch of the new interiors sales category. The Style & Spirit Edition of the new sales was on view that evening and the party was a great success.

Photographs by James Looker, Christie’s Images Ltd 2008

Hugh Edmeades and Charles Plante

Ivor Lloyd, Mrs Elizabeth Mellows and Peter Horwood

Mary-Anne Taylor and David Linley

Peter Petrou, Jamie Sinai and Mr and Mrs Mati Sinai

Toby Woolley, Anna Evans, Mark Henry Lampe adn Helen Woolley

Quintessentially Party

Global luxury lifestyle group Quintessentially hosted The Feast of Albion at the Guildhall, an event that was a huge success and raised over £300,000 for The Soil Association. The organic and locally-sourced menu was created by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and the five-course banquet was cooked by Mark Hix. There was music from Annie Lennox and an auction, including a last minute lot from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, who threw in a sustainable sea fishing party on board Channel Chieftain, with a specialised sea-food cooking lesson by Hugh and Mark Hix. The prize went for £20,000 to musician Jamie Cullum.

Annie Lennox and Mick Jagger

Ben Elliot

Henry Wyndham

Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall and Mark Hix

Jemima Khan, Colin Firth and Livia Giuggioli

Jo and Leah Wood

Jonathon Dimbleby and Monty Don

Patrick Cox and Lisa B

Richard. E Grant

Sophia Hesketh

Sophie Dahl and Jamie Cullum

Tara Bernard and James Archer

Tom and Sarah Parker Bowles

Trinny Woodall

Zac Goldsmith

Le Gavroche

Le Gavroche was the venue for a charity fund-raising dinner for the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. Michel Roux Jnr hosted the dinner, creating a special five-course menu for the evening. The event raised £63,000 for the charity.

Photographs by Alex Galbraith

Mr and Mrs Guy Sangster

Mr and Mrs Jeremy Bull

Mr and Mrs Jonathon Marks

Mr and Mrs Mark Swallow

Mr and Mrs Michael Slade

Mr and Mrs Richard Cave

Mr and Mrs Tim Lake

Mr and Mrs William Asprey

Mr and Mrs William Rucker

Paul Carlbom

Garrington Party

Location Location Location star Phil Spencer and managing director, Paul Tabor of property search company Garrington hosted an event at The Collection in South Kensington. Guests were treated to delicious canapés and Champagne and the property kings of Kensington & Chelsea had a great night.

Camilla Hacking and Jo Walkley

Paul Tabor, Howard Sinclair and Phil Spencer

Caroline Cooke and Richard Coe

Jeffrey Roberts, Rupert Carr and Anthony Payne

Nicky Mudie and Anna Foster-Adams

Sarah Lewis and Jeremy Pelissier

Nina Cuthbert and Kate Crockett

Simon Triggs, Ed Jonathan Ingles and Henry Smith

St Petersburg Ball

Guests were dressed to the nines at the annual St Petersburg Ball in aid of Friends of Russian Children and the Children’s Fire & Burn Trust. The Café Royal was the venue for the Champagne and Ivan the Terrible Vodka reception, followed by dinner, an auction and dancing to the orchestra of the Scots Guards.

Photographs by Alex Galbraith

Alienor de la Rochefoucauld, Nikolas Krawinkel, Segolene de Saint Priest and Amaury de la Rochefoucauld

Anna Robinson and Jamie Emslie

Camilla Bridges, Stephen Hearn, Venetia Hearn and Drusilla Bridges

Edmond Weil and Eleanor Weil

Elizaveta Yurlasova and Veronica Olkhova

Florence Walker and Maximilian Hardy

Francesca Houslander and Thomas Downes

Genevieve Herr and Henry Thorold

Irina Townsend and James Brooke

Lilias Buchanan

Peter Coleman, Lady Brocklebank, Mark Pakianathan and Lady Colin Campbell

Sophie Elliott and Stanislas de la Rochefoucauld

Price and Princess Dimitri Lobanov Rostovsky and Lord and Lady Nicholas Windsor

Stephen Hearn and Venetia Hearn

Tatiana Svetlova

Chinese New Year at the Mandarin Oriental

The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park hosted a glittering event to celebrate Chinese New Year and the Year of the Rat. General Manager Christoph Mares presented guests with an array of cocktails and canapés alongside fortune tellers, a dragon dance and Chinese harpists. Live cooking stations created steamed and fried dim sum among other foodie delights.

Alan Whicker

Andrew Neil

Bay Garnett

Colin and Angela Radcliffe

Freddie and Sandy Forsyth

Kate Driver

Lionel Catelan and Vanessa Mae

Melissa Odabash

Simon and Yasmin Mills

Werner Anzinger, Liam Lambert, Christoph Mares and Rosanna Crawley

Cirque du Soleil premiere

Cirque du Soleil kicked off the year with its brand new production, Varekai, at the Royal Albert Hall. The premiere event welcomed a celebrity-filled audience and the performance was every bit as spectacular as you could imagine.

Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler

Amanda Lamb

Gaby Roslin

Jamie Theakston

Jeremy Edwards

Kara Tointon and Ray Fearon

Katie Melua

Naomie Harris

Nicolas Parsons

Boodles Party

Boodles hosted a glittering event where eight limited edition bracelets designed by Jemima Khan were on sale, all proceeds of which went to Jemima’s charity, Place 2 Be. Held at the Bond Street store, the ‘Jemima Khan Faith Bracelet’ was a tremendous success and the evening was a night to remember.

Photographs by Alex Galbraith

Jemima Khan

Anthony Butler and Bradley Moorish

Camilla Thorp, Philippa Thorp and Tiggy Allen

Collette Vandenthillart and Nicky Haslam

Kate Reardon, Countess of Derby and Tania Bryer

Katherine Turner and Michael Wainwright

Lady Amber Baillie and Faye Toogood

Laura Scott and Charlie Bedell

Patsy Kensit and Jeremy Healy

Tom Aikens

Charlie Gilkes

Relais & Chateaux party

Relais & Chateaux celebrated the opening of their first Maison in London on Beauchamp Place. The boutique showcases a select association of restaurants and hotels across the world. Guests drank Pommery, Taittinger, Laurent Perrier and Möet & Chandon Champagne and were treated to canapés created by Michel Roux Jnr.

Amanda Ramsay and Raymond Blanc

Andrew Onraet

Cedric Michaux and Sara Hicks

Harry Murray and Jaume Tapies

Heston Blumenthal and Michel Roux

Mathu Premaruban and Sophie Dening

Nicola Liddiard

Luca Migliorini, Michel Roux Jr and Guiseppi Zunini

Silvano Giraldin and Robert McKay

Xavier Schallebaum

Oakhall Property and Pitmans Christmas party

Oakhall Property Source held it’s annual Christmas bash in Ives Street, with footballers and the Chelsea property set enjoying champagne, exotic cocktails and canapés. The surrounding streets hummed to the sound of the steel band transporting guests, while Director of Oakhall, Jeremy Lambourne, played the drums with fellow Director, ex England and Arsenal footballer, Lee Dixon. Christopher Avery, Managing Partner at Thames Valley and London- based commercial law firm Pitmans, was joint host for the evening.

Carl Whayman, Mike Walsh, Chris Emery and Guy Warren

Claudio Ruepp and Guiliano Lochner

Harry Harrison, Jago Anderson and Nick Wild

Jamie Redknapp and Les Ferdinand

Jeremy Lambourne and Chris Avery

Kate Riley, Nicky Beecham and Lucy Lyth

Lisa Solberg, Lee Dixon and Alex Clarke

Sandy Armstrong and Camilla Avery

Grove Style Stars Fashion Show and Auction

Our sister magazine Grove recently celebrated Grove Style Stars fashion show and auction sponsored by Knight Frank supporting Octopus Challenge at The 20^th Century Theatre. Nathaniel Parker – aka TV’s brooding Inspector Linley – introduced the event before models hit the catwalk in creations from the top Notting Hill designers of past, present and future. Guests quaffed champagne courtesy of Vineyards of France and tucked into canapés by Butter & Co. Music was provided by The Jay Scott Project. The event raised more than £6,000 for Octopus Challenge’s chosen charities, CancerBackup and The Shooting Star’s Children’s Hospice.

Photographs by Victoria Dawe

Alice Palmer and Colin Monk

Bryce d'Anice Aime, Andres Renaya, Ivor Nylander and Cerry Wong

Henrietta Martin and Kate Starkey

Laila Aitken

Lucy Land

Nathaniel Parker and Kate Crockett

Susie Rogers, Kelly Ghali and Angela Radcliffe

Sycha Mubiaya and Nana Tamakloe

Fine Cell Work Anniversary party

Fine Cell Work held it’s annual sale and celebrated it’s 10th anniversary with a retrospective exhibition preview. Sir Terence and Lady Conran were among the faces with the Conran Foundation being one of the sponsors of the evening. Lord Bingham, senior Lord of Appeal formally opened the event.

Photographs by Alex Galbraith