Rachelle Guiry Wins Galway Races Best Dressed Lady

hile racing continues at Galway Racecourse in Ireland, the Anthony Ryan Best Dressed awards have been judged and the results are in.Congratulations to make-up artist Rachelle Guiry from Limerick, who was named the Best Dressed Lady in her very feminine ensemble comprising a baby blue lace embellished dress with a 50s-style veiled pillbox by Carol Kennelly Millinery.

The Best Hat winning design also followed the ladylike theme - though in a much more obvious way. Alex Butler, from Middleton, wore an all-encompassing Ina McCarthy floral bonnet, covered in 100 white silk roses with a single black rose on the top.The winner of the inaugural Wear Irish award, which celebrates Irish design, was milliner Aisling Maher from Castleroy, who wore a baroque-inspired crystal-encrusted neckpiece and a sweeping sinamay hat, with both pieces being created by herself.