Lorraine Keane is a sustainable queen.
Last year, she was named Most Sustainable Style at the Platinum VIP Style Awards. And this year she was on hand to pass over her eco-friendly crown.
We chatted to her ahead of the event…
How are you keeping, Lorraine?
Oh, listen now I’m just feeling so relaxed. I’ve just been pampered from head to toe with Laura Mercier, with Platinum, wow. So I’m feeling very spoiled and very lucky to be here.
Your two daughters are with you tonight. That must be exciting!
I do and it’s the first time I’ve had both the girls so it’s going to be so nice to just be with them because I’ve been here many times. It’s just lovely to experience it through their eyes as well because it’s such a big deal for them and it’s a big deal for me too. It’s the most fashionable event in the calendar year in Ireland. You know, it’s when everybody makes an effort, it’s such a great time to catch up with our pals in the industry and also to see all the style and to people watch.
Ah that’s lovely to hear! We’re glad to know you love the night as much as we do!
It’s just a lovely relaxing night actually. You never feel under pressure at this event which is really nice and the fact that I won for sustainable style last year, won most stylish a gazillion years ago, but sustainable style meant an awful lot to me last year because of fashion relief. My charity initiative which raises money for Breast Cancer Ireland, and it was a lovely opportunity to have a captive audience of stylish people and tell them about my beautiful boutique for Breast Cancer Ireland in Frascati Centre, Blackrock and hopefully get some pieces out of their wardrobe that they’re not wearing, that we can sell and make more money for an amazing cause. So it’s just a really lovely privilege to be here.
What are you up to yourself? You’re busy out.
Yeah, I’m busy out working away, I do some work with the Today Show on RTÉ now which is lovely, with Maura and Dáithí and Irene O’Brien, who is nominated for Sustainable Style this year. I work with various other lovely presenters who are here today, so it’s nice, to be doing that, but I work a lot with Fashion Relief, which is something that’s very close to my heart and then I have my own tanning brand and that’s Decadence by Lorraine which I’m wearing tonight.
Truly all go!
I’m working with some lovely Irish companies. Still talking about perimenopause and menopause all over the country which is really important to me. I’ve been talking about that for 11 years. It’s a long process, it’s just so lovely being a woman. So yeah, it’s just another thing we have to go through in our five stages of hormones as a woman. That’s why nights like tonight are so important.
Check out all our winners at this year’s Platinum VIP Style Awards here. Take a look at the red carpet style here.
