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The little black dress is celebrated in an exhibition at the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
It is nearly that time to don your best party dress for the season – the most popular still being the classic little black dress. If you are short of inspiration then you’d better get along to the Brighton Museum from the 1 December as it will be hosting an exhibition – Little Black Dress – solely dedicated to the LBD. The exhibition has been curated by top fashion designer and Brighton resident Andrew Fionda (his label being Pearce Il Fionda). Featured exhibits are a full-length sequined evening dress worn by US jazz singer and Broadway star Adelaide Hall on her 1931 world tour, a gown by Julien Macdonald worn by Victoria Beckham, a Ben Di Lisi full-length number worn by Kate Winslet at the premiere of her film Little Children. Hove resident Zoë Ball has even lent the exhibition the dress she wore for her birthday party this year. LBD opens to the public on 1 December at the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery and runs until next June.
Possible KO for Eubank
A warrant was issued last week for the arrest of Brighton favourite boxing champion, Chris Eubank. The flamboyant Hove resident who staged an anti-war protest outside Downing Street in May this year,failed to turn up for his trial last week. The Westminster judge issued the warrant and ordered him to pay a £500 fine plus £360 costs. Come on Chris – pay up. We don’t want you behind bars.
Oliver accident is almost pasta joke
Jamie Oliver’s new venture almost came a cropper. The building in Black Lion Street, Brighton, where the pukka chef is due to open his new restaurant, nearly went up in smoke last week. The restaurant, which will be called Pukka Pasta, is due to open next summer – let’s hope char-grilled veggies are not on the menu!
Brighton designer in TV makeover show
Brighton-based interior designer, Kathryn Rayward is appearing ITV’s popular daytime show, 60 Minute Makeover. Kathryn has the duty ofredesigning a house in just one hour, which we think can’t be an easy task. The next show is on Thursday 29 November, ITV1 at 2pm.
Jo Brooks is director of Brighton-based PR company JBPR Ltd
01273 622555, www.jb-pr.com
