Sparkling at home
BULGARI CHOSE A black-tie bash at the Clear Water Bay home of Mark Hellmann of Hellmann Logistics to unveil its new jewellery collection. Elegantly modelled by his wife Christina, the one-off pieces, flown in specially from Rome, were dangled in front of socialites Didier and Michele Li, architect Andrew Kinoshita and wife Lumen, and venture capitalist (and brother of Barney) Jonathan Cheng. His wife Dorothy had a chance to try on the baubles while Yumiko Kuok posed for pictures with Bulgari's Angelina Bleach and Lily Wong, rapidly becoming a regular on the social scene. 'We were so lucky to get Eugene Pao to play his music for us,' gushed Bulgari's Sharie Ross.
Cultured club
AN EXTRAVAGANZA featuring Perles de Tahiti jewellery by pearl trader Golay with clothing by fashion stars Alexander McQueen and Sophia Kokosalaki produced some dramatic designs at the Conrad venue. Not to be outshone, local designer Flora Cheong-Leen crafted a couture outfit using more than 400 Tahitian cultured pearls valued at a whopping $800,000. Stephen and Diana King left the kids at home but Denise Wong, daughter of Margery Au, brought her sister and children along. Mother and daughter duo Harriet and Leigh Tung made an appearance, as did Furama hotel family's Deirdre Fu and Rebecca Chau, wife of modelling agency Starz People's Stephen Chau.
Songs of praise
IT WAS A reunion of sorts - Hong Kong's Museum of Medical Sciences invited chanteuse Agnes Chan Mi-ling to sing at a Cultural Centre fund-raiser. This performance delighted her Hong Kong fans who see her rarely since she moved to Japan in her 1970s heyday. Chan even penned a song especially for the event. Charity queen Alice Chiu posed for a picture with Chan and radio commentator Eileen Cha Siu-yan and businesswoman Christina Lee (not the sister-in-law of May Woo, as stated in a previous column) were also in attendance.