Boat party
Sarah Rowden, owner of St Helen’s Deli in St Helen’s Garden, W10, and award-winning photographer and author Joanna Vestey celebrated the launch of their book ‘Make, Bake and Celebrate with Polly and Jago 2008’ with a party on Jo’s boat Babuska at Cadogan Pier on the Chelsea Embankment. Guests mingled onboard, sipping colourful raspberry or peach Bellinis, and enjoying nibbles from St Helen’s Deli. Glamorous mummies were much in evidence, gathering ideas, recipes and craft tips from the book – and trying to persuade photographer/author Jo to feature their own little darlings in next year’s edition!
Author Jo Vestey and Linzi Cameron
Book designer Mary Till with Neil Laughton
Jo Chiefitz with Richard and Vera Creasey
Kat Fowler
Louise and David Minchin
Neil Laughton and Ian Murrin
Film director Mark Goddard and Sarah Mountford
Author Sarah Rowden with her parents
Tom Greaves and Brent Wallace
Tea and bags
Mulberry’s design director Stuart Vevers and artist Julie Verhoeven celebrated the launch of the Westbourne Grove pop-up store housing the results of a collaboration between the two, with a tea party. Guests including Gossip’s Beth Ditto joined DJs Queens of Noize to enjoy mini bottles of Moët, limited-edition ‘Peace one Day’ Coca Cola and specially designed ‘Julie’ cupcakes from nearby Hummingbird Bakery.
Artist Julie Verhoeven and Mulberry's design director Stuart Vevers
Gossip frontwoman Beth Ditto
Natasha Poley
Queens of Noize DJ's Tabitha Denholm and Mairhead Nash
Rachel Flintoff
Start boutique owner Brix Smith with her dogs Gromit and Pixie