Highlights from Bazaar’s 2025 International Women's Day dinner
On 6 March 2025, guests gathered in the elegant ballroom at Corinthia London for our seventh annual International Women’s Day dinner, held in partnership with the Caring Family Foundation, the luxury-jewellery brand Pomellato and the chauffeur service Blacklane.
The gala dinner brought together Bazaar Privé members, ticket-holders and friends of the brand to hear from a stellar cohort of inspirational cultural figureheads, who are each breaking boundaries in their respective fields, and appeared on stage for a series of interviews, panel talks and keynote speeches throughout the evening.
Here are some highlights...
Harper’s Bazaar’s editor-in-chief Lydia Slater kicked off the evening by welcoming guests to the gala dinner.
Bazaar’s guest of honour Geri Halliwell-Horner gave a rousing address on what female empowerment means today.
Halliwell-Horner raised a glass to celebrate girl power.
Bazaar’s deputy editor Frances Hedges spoke to the actress Lucy Boynton about her new project A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, a television miniseries about the last woman in Britain to be executed.
Guests also heard from the Marvel actress and Unicef ambassador Gemma Chan, who spoke with the humanitarian and Daughters for Earth co-founder Zainab Salbi about putting women front and centre in the fight to preserve our planet.
Their discussion was moderated by Bazaar’s acting commissioning editor Marie-Claire Chappet.
Bazaar’s features director Helena Lee introduced our final keynote speaker of the day.
Emma Barnett, the BBC Radio 4 Today programme presenter and the author of the forthcoming book Maternity Service, reflected on harnessing ambition to achieve success against the odds.
Lydia Slater drew the evening to a close.
The drinks reception space at Corinthia London.
Guests were welcomed with a Veuve Clicquot Champagne reception.
Geri Halliwell-Horner
Lucy Boynton
The table settings in the Corinthia London ballroom, with elegant floral displays courtesy of Paul Thomas.
Guests arrived in style thanks to Blacklane, the premium door-to-door chauffeur service.
Sam McAlister
Zainab Salbi
Hearst CEO Katie Vanneck-Smith
Screens in the drinks reception space showcased the vital work of the Caring Family Foundation, which focuses on combating child poverty, domestic abuse, and deforestation in the UK and Brazil.
A word from one of our sponsors, Pomellato. The luxury-jewellery brand launched a galvanising new video campaign for International Women’s Day 2025, an urgent message calling for collective responsibility and action against violence.
Lucy Boynton and Lydia Slater
Gemma Chan
Emma Barnett, Helena Lee and Gemma Chan
The fashion designer Edeline Lee
Guests went home with a luxury gift bag containing products from our favourite beauty brands, plus the latest issue of the magazine.
Katie Vanneck-Smith and Sam McAlister
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