Only 30 of Hong Kong's swishest were invited to the recent Berluti dinner at Petrus, in the Island Shangri-La hotel. The French shoe-maker's select guest list included Pansy Ho Chiu-king, Simon Kwok Siu-ming, Andrew Yuen Wai-man and his wife, Yvette Yuen Yung Man-wai, and James Louey Siu-kwong and his wife, Jane Louey Lam Ching-yi.
The French dinner celebrated the opening of Berluti's first store in Prince's Building the next day. Up to 100 guests turned up to the opening, hosted by Berluti general director Thierry Maman and Gold River Holdings managing director Henry Cheung.
The shop looked swish, with its walls covered in Venezia shoe leather. Actor Simon Yam Tat-wah, designer Dennis Chan Shui-lun and Louis Vuitton Asia-Pacific chief Francois Delage attended the event.
