Pip Edwards embraces see-through fashion trend for Sydney’s Silver Party
She’s typically seen sporting her activewear label PE Nation, but now Pip Edwards has dazzled in a sheer lace gown for Sydney’s Silver Party.
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She’s typically seen sporting her activewear label PE Nation, but on Saturday night Pip Edwards dazzled in a sheer crochet gown for the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation Silver Party.
Two years after the event was cancelled due to the threat of Covid-19, 300 of the city’s celebrities, socialites and rich-listers descended on Merivale boss Justin Hemmes’ Vaucluse mansion, The Hermitage, for the fundraiser.
With a “no high heel” policy and a Haute Boheme theme, the likes of Edwards and “It” girl Nadia Fairfax embraced see-through lace outfits over black underwear.
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Edwards – who recently celebrated six years of PE Nation with co-founder Claire Tregoning and announced the brand’s first flagship store – paired her crochet gown, by Australian label Romance Was Born, with a pair of gold-heeled wedges and bronzed makeup.
Fairfax, meanwhile, accessorised her Balyck Jewellery ensemble with stacks of gold jewellery and black slides.
Hemmes’ model girlfriend Madeline Holtznagel took a slightly different approach, flaunting her figure in a brown dress with cut outs and gold detailing.
Other guests included Mode Sportif owner Deborah Symond-O’Neill, Camilla and Marc designer Camilla Freeman-Topper, Caroline and Alyce Tran, shoe queen Terry Biviano and her husband, ex-NRL star Anthony Minichiello, and Lisa and Michael “Wippa” Wipfli – who hosted the night’s proceedings.
No expense was spared – a naked tee-pee created for the event staged performances by Hot Dub Time Machine, among others, and guests were treated to an unforgettable menu that included a caviar “bump” station.
The committee behind the glamorous event had ambitions of raising a million dollars for the Kids Cancer Centre at Sydney Children’s Hospital – well exceeding that expectation by raising a record $2.6 million.
“Donors have continued to pledge money to support Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation and guests donated their ticket moneys and have repurchased afresh,” Silver Committee chair Maree Andrews said, applauding donors for their continued support.
Hemmes told The Daily Telegraph ahead of the event he was thrilled to be opening his Harbourside mansion for the good cause.
“After two years’ disruption and postponement, the Silver Party is finally going ahead and I’m delighted to host it at my home,” he said.
He promised a “festival of entertainment that included some of Australia’s rock and dance music royalty” at the $800-a-seat event.
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