Ladies Day at Galway Races

Ladies Day (Best Dressed Person Competition) - Thursday of Summer Festival.2009 Winner

The Best Dressed Person Competition takes place on what is traditionally known as Ladies Day on Thursday of the Summer Festival. This competition is generously sponsored by Anthony Ryan Ltd of Shop Street, Galway. Anthony Ryan Ltd. has a strong reputation for quality service and an unequalled variety of collections, such as, Toypes, Citrine, Giorgio Netti, Libra, Magee, Remus and many more. There is a very generous first prize and two runner-up prizes for the best dressed ladies.

Best Dress Competition 2010
Taking place on Thursday 29th July, Anthony Ryan’s Best Dressed Competition has a prize fund of €20000 with the Best Dressed Lady set to scoop a prize worth over €12000, the largest prize on offer to the winner of a Best Lady Dressed Competition in Ireland this year.

DETAILS OF PRIZES

This year’s Best Dressed Lady will walk away with a one carat diamond solitaire pendant valued at €8500, a shopping spree worth €1500 in Anthony Ryans, Galway and €1000 cash. She will also receive a corporate hospitality package for Galway Races October Bank Holiday Racing Festival to include dinner and champagne reception and a Lancôme Presentation Gift Hamper worth over €500.

The prize for the winner of the ‘Best Hat’ is a €1500 shopping spree at Anthony Ryan’s Galway. All finalists at the Anthony Ryan’s Best Dressed marquee will be presented with a special collection of Lancôme cosmetics compliments of University Pharmacy, Galway.

JUDGES
Judging this year’s competition are three of the best known names in the Irish fashion industry –Bairbre Power, Fashion Editor of the Irish Independent and Executive Editor of the Irish Independent Weekend magazine, model and Xposé presenter Glenda Gilson and PJ Gibbons, Editor, Social and Personal Magazine.
They will be joined by well known faces from the Galway fashion scene Patricia McCrossan, Managing Director, Galway NOW, Mandy Maher, Catwalk Model Agency and Fiona Durkin, Fashion Consultant with Anthony Ryan Ltd.

SPONSORSHIP COMMITTMENT

Celebrating 101 years in the fashion business, award winning department store Anthony Ryans Ltd is delighted to continue its sponsorship of the Best Dressed Lady and Best Hat Competition.

“As Galway’s longest established department store, we are proud to continue our association with the Galway Races through our sponsorship of the Best Dressed Lady and Best Hat Competition on Ladies Day, “said Anthony Ryan, Managing Director, Anthony Ryan’s Ltd.

“First past the post for style, flamboyance and extravagant ensembles, Anthony Ryan’s Best Dressed Competition has continued to eclipse all other events and attract participation levels unmatched anywhere else in the country. This year our panel of judges will be on the look out to find a lady with an innate sense of style who can put together a winning ensemble, appropriate to both the wearer and the occasion,” he concluded.

TIMING

Ladies interested in taking part in this year’s Anthony Ryan’s Best Dressed Lady Competition are asked to arrive early as the finalists will be chosen by 2.30pm.

There is no entry required for the competition. Judges will mingle through the crowd and will invite selected finalists to the judging marquee which is located adjacent to the champagne tent in the race enclosure.

The winning outfits will be announced at 3.30pm. The prize giving ceremony will take place in the enclosure immediately after the 5th race.