Gala in Buenos Aires

I just come from the Annual Gala held by the Foundation supporting the Hospital de Clínicas, which has become a must among Buenos Aires‘ socialites and a good chance to unite what we Italians call "l‘ utile al dilettevole", that is duty with pleasure!

Everyone belonging to the Foundation, which is presided by Mercedes Dietrichstein de Zemborain, help with the Gala by offering, for example, the ballroom in the Hotel (this year, at the Four Seasons) or donating the wines served during dinner or even the prizes to be given among the guests. This year the prizes included trips to Paris (at the Ritz!), Air France tickets, cruises to Patagonia, Alejandro Ranieri‘s paintings and jewels by Jean-Pierre.

Everyone gets to show their best ensambles: smokings for men, great long dresses for the ladies.

Tonight we had a Samba show and music by DJ Héctor Suasnabar… with the eternal classics, what maybe makes us all feel very confident dancers… as if time has never gone by.

Ok, so much for my insight on the night…

All in all, the party was brilliant, with splendid women and a general mood avid for fun. It was like a Buenos Aires version of Proust‘s "La recherche du temps perdu."

Among the guests, Liú Terracini wore red, Bettina Bulgheroni looked super sexy in black (she even won a watch by Jean Pierre) and Esmeralda Mitre shone with a long red caftan. I found Mauricio Macri‘s girlfriend, Malala Groba, very friendly and nice. And there were many French aristocrats, such as the Luynes, the Larrivière and Anne-Marie de la Bruyère.

The most beautiful of the night? Without a doubt, my sister Rosella, with a golden Oscar de la Renta.

I felt like in a party from another time, but pleasing and with an important duty in mind: to help the Hospital de Clínicas improve its facilities so as to better serve the needy.

A complaint?

I get infuriated by those who smoke and smoke in close spaces, without respecting the law or fellow guest!