Rosemary Mac Cabe

• high street
• June 30, 2010, 10:20

I know we’re still in the height of summer (and check out that weather!) and summer sales are in full flow, but there’s no harm taking a wee peek at what’s coming up for autumn/winter, namely (at this moment in …

• celebrity
• June 29, 2010, 10:31

As The Irish Times is currently not in possession of a teenage girl-crush blog, what better place to post these teaser photographs of the newest instalment of Stephanie Meyer ‘s Twilight saga?! I’ll resist the urge to get completely fangurl …

• bargains handbags
• June 25, 2010, 12:30

A quick jaunt in Brown Thomas yesterday revealed that they are having an epic sale; in fact, everyone is having an epic sale. Is it just me or are summer sales starting earlier and earlier each year? Anyway, to the …

• bargains
• June 25, 2010, 09:53

Alila boutique in Dublin 2 has launched its summer sale, with up to 70% off and items up for grabs from €25. As – still – no one’s invited me to a wedding, I can’t say this from my experience …

• high street
• June 23, 2010, 15:30

Here’s just a selection of what House of Fraser has up its sleeves for this coming autumn/winter. Now I know the weather is amazing and opaques should be the last thing on your mind, but this palette – lovely, autumnal …

• designer collaborations
• June 23, 2010, 12:30

So Mulberry is the latest designer brand to collaborate with US chain store Target, with a collection to be launched on October 10th and sold until December 24th (conweeeenient). Target has really been on a roll of late, with collections …

• bargains online shopping
• June 23, 2010, 10:00

My-Wardrobe is currently having a sale with up to 50% off various items. I took the liberty of doing a little six-piece shopathon on your behalf, and picked out what I think are some really gorgeous, not to mention timeless, …

• beauty
• June 22, 2010, 16:58

As part of its Fall 2010 make-up collection, Chanel has unveiled Paradoxal, what New York magazine is predicting will be the latest cult collectors’ item, after Particuliere proved such a hit with shoppers just a few short months ago. (Did …

• photography
• June 22, 2010, 13:35

Miki Barlok is a Slovakian photographer who’s been living and working in Ireland for four years. With a background in architecture, I think a lot of his photographs show a really strong attention to the structure of the picture within …

• bargains online shopping
• June 22, 2010, 10:30

Because this is a post about maternitywear, and people call babies buns in the oven, and . . . Oh, never mind. Anyway, right now Isabella Oliver is having a sale. We missed the 51% off day yesterday, but from now …

• bargains online shopping
• June 18, 2010, 10:18

I’m currently on my holliers, which may explain the sporadic posting – scheduling is a gift, but you just can’t schedule for all of life – and this is what I’m making a splash in. It’s from Asos, and challenges …

• photography street style
• June 17, 2010, 10:00

Photographs by Eimear Fitzmaurice A really belated look at what the Urban Outfitters employees were wearing on the day Elle came to town . . . I love how they all have really individual takes on current trends. Keeping things …

• handbags
• June 16, 2010, 09:53

A few months ago, a fit of folly had me waiting in line (figuratively speaking) for Mulberry‘s Alexa. So you can imagine my joy when, following a stern financial discussion with, um, myself, I saw Alix‘s version: Spanish company Su-Shi’s …

• advertising
• June 15, 2010, 09:46

Androgyny, strong colours, jewelled gloves, strong silhouettes and – oh, yes – pink hair? Givenchy‘s kind of thrown it all in the mix with this ad campaign, while managing to keep it very Givenchy, and oh so chic.

• events
• June 14, 2010, 09:29

On Friday, I was lucky enough to take a sneaky overnight trip to London courtesy of Gillette’s new Venus Embrace razor, for their new promotion, Get Close. The idea behind the promotion is that the new razor – which I …

• celebrity
• June 11, 2010, 14:30

This is one of these kinds of fashion memes that seems simultaneously relevant and irrelevant. I don’t know a single person in Ireland who has purchased, or intends to purchase, an item from Chloe Sevigny’s collaboration with uber-hip US store …

• designers
• June 11, 2010, 10:30

Images via Capture the Castle This collection from Philo is kind of what I always thought Marni could be, if the clothes – tailored, almost edible colours, cropped lengths – were designed in shapes that women actually wanted to wear and, …

• Irish designs
• June 10, 2010, 12:00

If you haven’t popped into Bow Boutique in the Powerscourt Centre, do so now; with accessories from MoMuse, clothing by Matt Doody (pictured above), Eilis Boyle and the awesome Tim Ryan (blogged here by Angela Scanlon), it’s an explosion of …

• magazines models
• June 10, 2010, 10:56

Barbara Palvin was discovered in Budapest at the age of 13, and despite being only 5ft 5in (wouldn’t Tyra just be thrilled), has worked constantly ever since. This shoot is from the June edition of W magazine, via The Fashion …

• magazines
• June 9, 2010, 16:02

There are frequent conversation over on Twitter, at regular intervals, about Vogue‘s More Dash Than Cash feature, which has, in the annals of its history, promoted the use of men’s shirts as scarves and bin bags as clothing. Yes, really. …

• events
• June 9, 2010, 11:01

I’ve been sitting here for the best part of 30 minutes attempting to find some kind of fashion angle for the new Lady Gaga video, but I can’t find one. Still, who needs fashion angles when you can have a …

• magazines models photography
• June 8, 2010, 14:00

Supermodel Abbey Lee Kershaw has chopped her locks and gone all Anna Wintour on us for the latest Vogue Nippon. This is a great shoot (in my opinion); very Lanvin, very classy, very 1950s movie . . . what do …

• magazines photography
• June 8, 2010, 10:00

Can you believe that Lara Stone and David Walliams are married? You probably can, as people get married all the time – but it seems to have come around very quickly. In any case, here she is in AnOther magazine, …

• celebrity
• June 7, 2010, 16:00

via Stardust and Sequins The past six years have seen me, come around May 15th, reaching for the highlights and the fake tan. This year I’ve persisted with the red hair (which varies from plum to orange, depending on the …

• celebrity trends
• June 7, 2010, 14:00

Images from Fashion Canvas, via The Fashion Spot Each summer, the maxi dress returns as the season’s must-have – and each summer, thousands of women struggle against this horribly unwearable trend, persisting in keeping our skirts knee-length (or above) and …

• photography
• June 7, 2010, 10:00

I came across Yyellowbird’s Flickr the other day through another blog I read (altough I can’t for the life of me remember which one, apologies!) and was blown away by the gorgeous retro-style photographs, where fashion meets art meets apocalypse …

• events
• June 5, 2010, 21:21

This’ll be a quickie (as don’t we all have better things to be doing of a Saturday evening?) but tomorrow at the Bernard Shaw in Dublin, there’s a tribute to artist Keith Haring, led by the king of all things …

• menswear
• June 2, 2010, 16:10

I don’t think I’m alone in always feeling a little sorry for men when it comes to formal occasions. I know there’s the point that men don’t care about clothing, dislike shopping and generally like the road less hassled, but there’s …

• film & TV models
• June 1, 2010, 12:00

There’s something really compelling about the Next Top Model franchises. This is something that most 15-28 year old women will admit to, and women above that bracket will probably still know what I’m talking about, although they may not like …

• photography
• June 1, 2010, 10:00

So this week’s is another Dublin-based photographer, Peter Fingleton, an almost final-year student at NCAD. Peter’s website, SharpShock, is a showcase for his event-based photography – really visually interesting stuff, wih plenty of soft focus and gritty outlines, and if …