Flashbulb! From the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Awards to a Missoni family affair

GLASS ACT

Claridge’s

Following a sushi buffet and a savoury macaron canapé (or two), guests shimmied into the ballroom at Claridge’s where glasses of Veuve rosé were raised to Liv Garfield, the youngest female FTSE 100 CEO and winner of this year’s Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award. The eternally glamorous Ruth Chapman got a shout out for runner-up.

FAMILY AFFAIR

Daphne’s

When Angela and Francesco Maccapani Missoni decide to write a cookbook and throw a dinner in its honour, my goodness it’s a chic affair. While Lorraine Pascale was preoccupied with the Missoni version of a giant chocolate pudding, Francesco eagerly circulated the room signing copies.

BAG THAT

34 Mayfair

If Charles & Keith’s sensational summer accessories aren’t excuse enough for a mid-week luncheon knees-up, we don’t know what is. In the private Emin Room above 34 Mayfair, Lottie Moss and bezzie Emily Blackwell led the charge on the Lavender cocktail while our own Jenny Kennedy got stuck into the free-flowing Pol Roger.