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• designers
• February 29, 2012, 17:00

At 9.30am. The first 10 customers in BT2 on Grafton St tomorrow morning will receive a KARL collar worth €69 with every purchase – while there will be KARL-themed cocktails on hand to ease the shopping fury.

• celebrity magazines
• February 29, 2012, 16:00

Now this is how you show the world that you’re the hottest 40-year-old in it. Seriously. Not, crucially, by showing up to the Academy Awards looking like an Irish model at the IFTAs. I say good day.

• celebrity magazines
• February 29, 2012, 13:00

I tell you something, if you are not watching Hart of Dixie you are missing out on several things: number one, Rachel Bilson (seen here in a Carven dress and Nicholas Kirkwood heels) being totally adorable and rocking city shorts …

• reviews
• February 29, 2012, 11:30

Well it’s no exaggeration to say that London Fashion Week really knocked the stuffing out of me – I returned tired and emotional and seriously, seriously footsore. So when I put out a shout-out on Twitter asking for recommendations for …

• celebrity events
• February 28, 2012, 16:00

So by now you”ll be well versed in all things Academy Awards, having read through the live blog and taken a look at the hits and misses of the night, so there’s no better time to take a look at …

• high street models
• February 28, 2012, 14:30

Here’s Tali Lennox in Karen Millen‘s latest lookbook – for S/S the brand, famous for work- and occasion-wear – is really branching out with a Studio 54 feel to these bright, eyecatching images. I love the bold, striking patterns and …

• magazines
• February 28, 2012, 12:00

This is the subscriber’s issue – but isn’t that Prada corseted bodysuit to die for? I’d almost brave the cold for it. (Almost.) I’m still recovering from my all-night Oscars showdown – check out my hits and misses here.

• advertising
• February 28, 2012, 08:30

I don’t know why, but this picture makes me feel a bit nauseous. Perhaps it’s because it looks as if they’re maybe-having-a-tryst or maybe-spying-on-their-neighbour or maybe-giving-each-other-massages with all their clothes on or, more worryingly, perhaps they are indulging in a …

• haute couture weddings
• February 27, 2012, 10:30

We’ll be looking at a bit of haute couture / wedding inspiration this week, because that’s just how I roll, and why not start with these gorgeous Elie Saab couture gowns? They might be out of, oh, everyone’s budgets, but …

• advertising
• February 27, 2012, 08:30

I don’t think I’ve written about Edun before – the ethical brand founded by Ali Hewson and currently designed by Sharon Wauchob – but I remember, when I worked in Brown Thomas, that there was this amazing crisp cotton Edun …

• fashion shows
• February 24, 2012, 18:00

So, I’ll be live-blogging the Oscars on Sunday right here! Or, at least, right on this site. Tune in to see what I think of everything and, y’know, who wins! We can stay up late together and, when it’s all …

• street style
• February 24, 2012, 15:30

That’s the message I just sent a friend of mine, accompanied by this image of Aimee Song. This is hardly the most original or groundbreaking post in the world, as, if you’re a street style stalker like me, you’ll have …

• high street seasonal dressing
• February 24, 2012, 13:15

It was inevitable that I would run out of ideas for post titles when it comes to Zara‘s enviable ability to transport catwalk trends to the high street and do it in an oh-so-timely and covetable fashion. Sigh. Conversations with …

• fashion shows
• February 24, 2012, 11:30

There are some shows that need to be seen in the flesh to be truly experienced; there are others, meanwhile, that can be utterly mindblowing when viewed from the comfort of one’s own home. I know this truth because this …

• celebrity music
• February 23, 2012, 16:00

When I saw this video, I was just dying to see how Cher got her flawless finish – so I asked Emma Farrell, make-up artist extraordinaire, to have a go at seeing if we could recreate it at home.

• celebrity fashion shows models street style
• February 23, 2012, 12:30

It’s lucky that Poppy Delevigne is good-looking; with Cara Delevigne as her sister, she’d find it hard pressed to see the justice in life if she were anything else. But her looks are only half of the equation – in …

• reviews
• February 23, 2012, 11:00

Facials are meant to make you look and feel like a million dollars – without actually costing a million dollars. While the latest facial favoured by the rich and famous might cost a pretty penny, your face will thank you …

• handbags
• February 23, 2012, 07:30

Yesterday morning I headed along to the beautiful confines of the Merrion Hotel (I admit that, until that moment, I had only ever been in the Cellar bar, which is a lovely, intimate space – perfect for getting quite drunk …

• celebrity denim
• February 22, 2012, 15:30

I wrote about my love for MiH jeans already, so I have no qualms about going: “Look! Olivia Palermo‘s wearing my jeans!”* And, as tomorrow’s street style shot of Palermo will attest, yes, her hair really is that perfect. * …

• celebrity
• February 22, 2012, 14:30

Now here’s a celebrity endorsement that caught me by surprise – Rihanna wore Timberlands during last night’s Brit Awards performance. What do you think of her devil-may-care urban look?

• street style
• February 22, 2012, 12:07

Check out today’s paper for my lowdown on London Fashion Week; my column returns next week!

• designer collaborations high street
• February 21, 2012, 12:30

Somehow, the Marni for H&M collection has managed to tick along – we’re now a little over a fortnight from the March 8th launch date – without too much furore, unlike the Versace for H&M collection. This is some kind …

• fashion shows
• February 21, 2012, 10:30

After the previous day’s failed attempt at making it to the Topshop showspace at the old Billingsgate Fish Market, I finally made it yesterday for Michael van der Ham‘s A/W presentation. (If you’re interested, you can follow Michael on Twitter …

• fashion shows
• February 21, 2012, 07:30

Sadly, I haven’t quite made it enough to be on Burberry‘s FROW list, but I did get to watch it almost on the FROW from the comfort of my home – as can you! I love the full skirts and …

• Irish designs seasonal dressing
• February 20, 2012, 14:30

Last week I headed along to Avoca on Suffolk Street with my lovely – and much missed! – intern, Hannah, to check out what the Irish store has up its sleeves for S/S 2012 (how mad to think about S/S …

• fashion shows
• February 20, 2012, 12:30

Another one of the very impressive venues being used during London Fashion Week are the Royal Horticultural Halls, where Paul Smith showed his A/W collection – a typically androgynous take on tailoring, with a lot of very British influences: heritage-style …

• celebrity dresses
• February 20, 2012, 10:30

In a break from London Fashion Week coverage – because, you know, the world must go on – this photograph caught my eye during the week, of Keira Knightley wearing Mary Katrantzou and looking so, so good. I love how …

• fashion shows
• February 20, 2012, 09:30

(Doesn’t this look like an incredible venue?!) Confession time! I got totally confused with directions – London Fashion Week is hard – and ended up at the new Billingsgate Fish Market instead of the old … oops! So I missed …

• fashion shows handbags shoes and boots
• February 20, 2012, 07:30

Serious architectural shoes by Finsk – I felt so sorry for the models in these shoes, but there wasn’t so much as a stumble! I also loved the socks with the shoes – this is a trend that is not …

• fashion shows
• February 19, 2012, 22:57

At Nicole Farhi yesterday morning – hot off the fashion bus from Mulberry – in the Royal Courts of Justice, I sat roughly 10 seats down from Anna Wintour on the front row and spotted Kate Lanphear, Jameela Jamil and …

• fashion shows
• February 19, 2012, 21:59

Sometimes it’s difficult to see the wood for the trees – in the case of Mulberry‘s A/W show yesterday morning at Claridge’s ballroom, it was difficult to see the fashion for the celebrities (and the goodie bags and the helium …

• celebrity fashion shows
• February 19, 2012, 12:55

This spake none other than Pixie Geldof this morning at the Mulberry show, which drew some serious celebrity clout. As I sat down in my third-row seat I spotted the unmistakably perfect hair of Lana del Ray – who was …

• fashion shows shoes and boots
• February 19, 2012, 12:30

I was lucky enough to bump into The Irish Times’s own Deirdre McQuillan after John Rocha (check out her coverage of day one here, incidentally) and we headed to Christopher Raeburn together before she ushered me into see Julian Hakes‘s …

• fashion shows
• February 19, 2012, 07:30

Saturday at London Fashion Week was a bit of a wash (and I’m not just talking about the weather); I hadn’t got tickets to Simone Rocha, so I didn’t go along and, as it turns out, it was oversubscribed so …

• events fashion shows seasonal dressing
• February 18, 2012, 21:59

The Basso and Brooke show was on last thing on Friday evening (6pm) in the seriously impressive surrounds of Goldsmith’s Hall. For some reason, I had been seated in the front row (or FROW, as the fash pack calls it), …

• events street style
• February 18, 2012, 21:38

Dressing for London Fashion Week is always traumatic, so for this year I decided to (mostly) go for colour. When I say mostly, I am thinking of today, when I wore denim shorts and a vintage beaded top with my …

• celebrity dresses events Irish designs
• February 17, 2012, 16:00

Before we get all carried away with my thus far stellar London Fashion Week coverage, let’s take a look at last week’s BAFTAs, which went by in the blink of an eye, so much so that I almost missed Gillian …

• street style
• February 17, 2012, 15:00

No, not to fashion week – but on Wednesday, before I had left Ireland, I felt a bit like channeling the new season’s pastel drift all into one outfit. Please ignore slightly confused baby-face; I got unconfused immediately after this …

• fashion shows
• February 17, 2012, 10:05

Antoni & Alison’s Girls Walking Up and Down in Dresses is, we are told at 9.10am on day one of London Fashion Week, an art installation. They don’t care about fashion, we are told: although they appreciate the constraints of …

• celebrity events
• February 16, 2012, 09:33

Yeah … So. Here you go. In other news, I’m off to London tonight for London Fashion Week – so you can expect street stylin’, outfits of the day (I picked ‘em all out last night in a terrifying feat …

• jewellery
• February 15, 2012, 15:00

I love these chunky bangles and pendants from Calvin Klein, made of a mixture of leather and metal. Called the Spellbound collection, the pieces are available in black leather with silver and cream leather with either yellow or red gold …

• advertising
• February 15, 2012, 12:00

Just when you thought Juicy Couture was all velour tracksuits … Loving this old Hollywood glamour. Is Juicy somewhere you’d consider looking when you’re on the sartorial scavenger hunt?

• denim
• February 15, 2012, 10:00

I have found myself, over the past fortnight, purchasing not one, not two but three pairs of jeans. This is not unusual because I am a thrifty, cautious spender; this is unusual because I’m not a huge jeans fan. Being …

• competitions sportswear
• February 14, 2012, 16:30

So I’m sure y’all have been on the edges of yizzer seats wondering who won the Lidl sportswear competition – well it was none other than EmilyAM at comment # 20. Congrats, Emily! I’ll be in touch to discuss delivery. …

• celebrity events stylists
• February 14, 2012, 12:00

And, judging by these get-ups, I’m not the only one. Grace Woodward, one of my favourite celebrity stylists (ha!) putting both feet firmly wrong (is that an expression?) at the Elle style awards in London – and, meanwhile in LA …

• designer collaborations high street
• February 14, 2012, 10:30

By preview I mean, a look at the promo pics for the collection because, so far, an Irish preview has not been announced. In any case, the photographs – of Katrantzou‘s collaboration with Topshop – are more than enough to …

• events high street seasonal dressing
• February 13, 2012, 07:30

High street store Warehouse will be launching their new spring/summer collection soon. There are five different stories in the range, so there’s plenty of choice for whatever you’re looking for. The first one is Fiesta. This is the festival, laid …

• celebrity magazines music
• February 12, 2012, 08:30

So the last time Adele covered an issue of Vogue, it was the UK’s edition – and the furore was over their decision to cover up, well, her body. This time, it might just be over the amount of cleavage …

• music
• February 12, 2012, 01:46

Whitney Houston, multi million selling recording artist and movie star, has died at the age of 48. Early reports suggest that she was found by rap singer Ray J (Ray Norwood) at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

• celebrity events
• February 12, 2012, 00:28

Honestly, I wonder what my life has come to when the highlights of my Saturday night are seeing Michael Fassbender standing beside Michael D Higgins and being asked by a drunk woman in Tesco if it has “any good bargains”. …

• beauty events high street
• February 10, 2012, 22:42

Today was the press preview for Warehouse, to launch their new collection for spring/summer. We went along to Residence, St Stephens Green. Here, we got to see the ranges which will be coming in to their stores soon. I really …

• menswear
• February 10, 2012, 14:30

Did you catch this week’s column? Click through to read the words – here’s how it appeared on the page! And then, just because it’s Friday and I love Gossip …

• magazines models
• February 10, 2012, 12:30

Ah, The Dubliner – doing Valentine’s Day in a fashion rivalled only by the style of the Sindo. Classy! I think Rozanna Purcell is stunning, but this cover leaves me cold (not to mention, with a sense of serious 1990s …

• beauty reviews
• February 10, 2012, 10:30

Today I went to have a facial in Kiehl’s store on Wicklow Street. This brand has been around since 1851, so they really know what they’re talking about! I went in and had a talk about my skin with Lydia, …

• advertising seasonal dressing
• February 10, 2012, 07:30

It’s uncanny, the similarity between Sonia Rykiel‘s S/S campaign imagery and the vision passersby will have been greeted with this morning as I pedalled into work. Uncanny!

• high street seasonal dressing
• February 9, 2012, 15:30

Phew! That was quite the mouthful. Well Hannah’s been really busy this week – aside from writing her intern diary (read days one, two and three), she’s been attending previews and scouring press books to see what we have to …

• bargains online shopping
• February 9, 2012, 14:30

Check it, yo’.

• events
• February 9, 2012, 12:30

Today was day three of being an intern. It was my first time to be in The Irish Times offices so it was interesting to see what it is like to be working in such a big newspaper and how …

• seasonal dressing
• February 9, 2012, 10:30

Pretty weather-appropriate for us Irish, no? Now, when will the high street start doing “versions” of those hats, please and thanks?

• magazines music
• February 9, 2012, 07:30

And if that’s not enough to get you in the mood for the day – and in the mood for fashion – check out this video of Emmanuelle Alt doing Wham! Amazing!

• celebrity street style
• February 8, 2012, 17:30

• fashion shows seasonal dressing
• February 8, 2012, 14:30

Yesterday was the BT2 spring/summer 2012 show. It was the first one that they have had in five years so there was a lot of excitement about it. There were a lot of neon colours and quite a few summer …

• events
• February 8, 2012, 11:20

Transition-year student Hannah Copeland is with me for a week. Check out day one here! Well, day two. Today we did a lot of press and attended a few events. I thought it was really interesting learning about PR because …

• competitions sportswear
• February 8, 2012, 07:30

I know, I know – it’s not necessarily something you’d think would sit alongside my usual “ohmygod I want to spend an obscene amount of money on a functionless leather jacket“* – but yesterday morning I headed along to the …

• models stylists underwear
• February 7, 2012, 16:13

This week, I have the lovely Hannah Copeland helping me out while on work experience from transition year. Because I’m freelance, we’ve been doing a lot of running around – on Monday she helped me out on an Xposé shoot. …

• online shopping
• February 6, 2012, 09:30

So this weekend, while I thought about what I wanted for my birthday / creeped on that Acne jacket again, I compiled a wee lust list so you can see where my sartorial leanings are. And despite my desires to …

• advertising high street photography
• February 6, 2012, 07:30

IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! And now that I’ve got that out of the way … River Island has really brought out the big guns with its S/S ad campaign images, shot by world-renowned photographer (yes, I sound like Tyra Banks), Ellen …

• interiors online shopping
• February 3, 2012, 16:30

Every blog headline should have a dog in a jumper in it. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, check this out! It says “God loves a dryer” on it! God loves a dryer! Geddit? The person who …

• handbags
• February 3, 2012, 14:30

There’s a reason I love shoes and bags so much and it’s a simple one: no matter how much I eat or how bloated I feel or how much I want to hide or expose my neckline, a bag will …

Have you tried Cowshed products?

• beauty
• February 3, 2012, 12:30

This week, I took a trip to Bath with Procter & Gamble for a look at their new offerings – more on which later, I swear – and, while there, stayed in Babington House, the sister hotel to Soho House …

• beauty
• February 3, 2012, 10:30

Do you use anti-ageing products? I’ll admit to being a bit lax about it – after all, I am only 26 (for four more days!) – but it’s something I’ve definitely been thinking about more of late, especially as I …

• jewellery
• February 3, 2012, 07:30

A couple of weeks ago I took a trip to Boodles to check out what they have to offer – and let me tell you, their jewels are beautiful, if severely pricey. And, when I say severely, I mean frighteningly, …

• bargains online shopping
• February 2, 2012, 16:30

I know where I’ll be – waiting at my computer like an insane person for the Gilt sale to start so I can snap up the very Rita jacket I put in yesterday’s “top 10 items for spring” (did you …

• celebrity magazines
• February 2, 2012, 14:23

How did I miss this news? I had no idea the young Lizzy Grant was covering British Vogue in March, but here she is in all of her 1950s housewifean glory. I just picked up copies of new Glamour, Elle …

• celebrity magazines
• February 2, 2012, 13:30

… making me think that macrobiotic diets might, in fact, be all they’re cracked up to be. Read all about Gwyneth’s lifestyle on GOOP.