{"id":143295,"date":"2025-11-16T18:48:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T18:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/143295\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T18:48:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T18:48:12","slug":"glenda-gilson-honours-late-designer-as-she-judges-best-dressed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/143295\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenda Gilson honours late designer as she judges best dressed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Glenda Gilson paid tribute to late fashion designer Catriona Hanly as she wore one of her designs to judge the Best Dressed competition at the Navan Races this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The TV presenter, 44, commanded attention at the County Meath racecourse as she was dressed in a glamorous grey-blue chevron-patterned silk power suit that featured velvet lapels on the jacket in a midnight blue colour. <\/p>\n<p>The trousers were cut in a flattering, cropped straight-leg style with a crisp pleat running down the front that she paired with statement blue heels.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot_20251116-124638-1.jpg\" alt=\"Glenda Gilson was wearing a suit by late designer Catriona Hanly. Pic: Instagram\" class=\"wp-image-2065841\"  \/>Glenda Gilson was wearing a suit by late designer Catriona Hanly. Pic: Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Glenda has long been a fan of Irish designer Catriona Hanly and <a href=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/2025\/08\/25\/entertainment\/glenda-gilson-steal-her-style\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previously wore one of her\u00a0tailored co-ord\u00a0pieces in rose pink<\/a> to a christening in August.<\/p>\n<p>Her outfit to the races was a fitting tribute as <a href=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/2025\/11\/13\/news\/catriona-hanly-funeral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Catriona&#8217;s funeral<\/a> took place this week, following her death at the age of 52 earlier in November.<\/p>\n<p>Glenda paired the blue suit with a stunning silver headpiece by Elizabeth Christina Design, which completed the fashionable look.<\/p>\n<p>She was on judging duties at the racing event, scoping the best outfits for the best dressed competition which was sponsored by\u00a0Bellinter House by Ard\u00e1n Collective.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot_20251116-121101.jpg\" alt=\"Glenda wore a headpiece by Elizabeth Christina Design. Pic: Instagram\" class=\"wp-image-2065842\"  \/>Glenda wore a headpiece by Elizabeth Christina Design. Pic: Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The theme of the competition was &#8216;Elevate Your Winter Style&#8217; and the former model was on the lookout for racegoers&#8217; outfits that were elegant, timeless, and elevated.<\/p>\n<p>Top prize for the winner included a full day spa package at Bellinter House in Navan, including their Mind, Body &amp; Soul Reviver Ritual, as well as their Organic Seaweed Soak, Self Discovery Radiance Facial, Back Massage, and lunch as well as full access to their new Thermal Suite.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>The prize for the runner-up was an Afternoon Tea for Two at Bellinter House, plus access to their Thermal Suite, with third place receiving four passes to the thermal suite at Bellinter House.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot_20251116-121052.jpg\" alt=\"Glenda Gilson was judging the best dressed competition at the Navan Races. Pic: Instagram\" class=\"wp-image-2065843\"  \/>Glenda Gilson was judging the best dressed competition at the Navan Races. Pic: Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of the races, Glenda said: &#8216;I&#8217;m absolutely thrilled to be heading to Navan Races as a judge for Best Dressed. There&#8217;s something so special about Irish race day fashion &#8211; the creativity, the elegance, and the confidence. I can\u2019t wait to see how everyone brings their own elevated elegance to the day.&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Glenda Gilson paid tribute to late fashion designer Catriona Hanly as she wore one of her designs to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143296,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,61,60],"class_list":["post-143295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}