Dresses to impress at tribute to screen legend O’Hara

ALMOST all her contemporaries from Hollywood’s Golden Era have passed away.

So it seems fitting that a dozen timeless dresses, worn by legendary actresses such as Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn, will be flown in to Ireland as the centrepiece attraction for a special weekend of tribute to Maureen O’Hara.

In what has been described as the ultimate fashion show ever to be staged in this country, vintage gowns, valued collectively at $360,000 (€272,125), will be put on display at the unlikely venue of the Eccles Hotel in Glengarriff in west Cork on Saturday, where screen legend Ms O’Hara, 91, is being honoured for her amazing legacy to the silver screen.