Sir Grayson Perry dons neon, tiered baby-doll dress for Spectator summer party

Sir Grayson Perry lived up to his reputation for eye-catching ensembles as he arrived for the Spectator’s annual summer party.

The Turner prize winning artist and broadcaster, 63, arrived to the event on a green and yellow bicycle, wearing a neon-pink tiered baby-doll dress.

The garment featured a pie-ruffle collar and was paired with a matching hair ribbon and purse, and pink-tinted sunglasses.

Sir Grayson also sported a pair of blue, flowery leggings and pink and orange shoes.

He was pictured with his wife Philippa Perry, who wore a black and white geometric-patterned suit with cropped legs and thin lapels over a blue buttoned-down shirt.

The artist’s appearance at the party comes shortly after he received a knighthood from the Prince of Wales, for services to the arts.

Known for his tapestries, ceramic works and cross-dressing, Sir Grayson attended his investiture in a burgundy taffeta dress in honour of the King.

In 2014, he was made a CBE during an investiture by Charles, then Prince of Wales, and wore what he called his “Italian mother-of-the-bride” outfit, a midnight blue dress with a wide-brimmed black hat.

Other guests pictured at the summer party on Wednesday included former queen of the jungle Georgia Toffolo, actor Nigel Havers, and journalists Emily Maitlis, Andrew Marr and Beth Rigby, as well as Spectator chairman Andrew Neil.

Members of the Cabinet also attended the party, including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden, and Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove.

Former health secretary Matt Hancock was pictured arriving with his partner and former adviser Gina Coladangelo.

Mr Hancock resigned after leaked CCTV images showed him kissing Ms Coladangelo in his office amid the coronavirus pandemic, in breach of his own social-distancing guidance.