Rosemary Mac Cabe

• handbags
• July 31, 2012, 16:09

This just in – Mulberry‘s A/W satchel of choice, the Bryn, is now available in Brown Thomas, in regular size (€870) and oversized (€1,030) in classic oak natural leather, flame or black shiny grain leather at Brown Thomas’s Mulberry boutique. …

• hair models photography stylists
• July 31, 2012, 15:30

You might recognise Gracie O’Mahony, from 1st Option model agency, from being previously featured on Fash Mob – she’s no stranger to this blog and I doubt it will be long before we see her featured here again. Today we …

• dresses seasonal dressing
• July 31, 2012, 10:30

Harvey Nichols held its A/W press day and photocall last week, showcasing what’s new for the Dundrum store this season – and the focus is very much on occasionwear, which is not surprising considering Harvey Nix just opened its dedicated …

• sportswear
• July 31, 2012, 07:30

I feel like fashion blogs are kind of left out in the cold when it comes to opportunities to feature rugby players, so when this released popped into my inbox I thought, finally, a way to talk about rugby without …

• dresses street style
• July 30, 2012, 22:06

That headline is slightly misleading, because that implies that you are going to be presented with some kind of visual preview of what’s to come in terms of my coverage of the Galway Races when, in fact, what you’re going …

• shoes and boots weddings
• July 30, 2012, 10:30

I’ve fallen in love with a pair of Lanvin pointy-toed slingback heels – I think they were from autumn/winter 2010 – as I would like a pair of black shoes to wear with my wedding dress this September. The main …

• magazines models
• July 30, 2012, 07:30

I know, I know – f*ck the begrudgers, right? But isn’t there something just slightly off about Rosie’s face in this shot? I definitely prefer her as a deep brunette, so that might be my issue … and I’m also not …

• celebrity hair
• July 26, 2012, 16:00

In a way, this is the kind of post that writes itself – the headline should tell you pretty much all you need to know. I’m going to keep this in my “pictorial evidence” photograph, in the “proof that hair …

• workwear
• July 26, 2012, 12:14

This article was published in yesterday’s paper as a part of my weekly fashion column – every Wednesday! Here’s a reprint, in case you missed it. I recently started work at a company with a corporate dress code. I hate …

• online shopping swimwear
• July 25, 2012, 10:30

So, in approximately three weeks’ time, I’ll be heading to Nice, in the south of France, on a solo sojourn to stay in an apartment in the old town, drink some good wine, eat some good food and read lots of books …

• celebrity magazines photography
• July 25, 2012, 07:30

The folks over at Design Scene have written that this editorial (which you can see more of here) was “beautifully photographed” – which, if you ask me, is their idea of a joke. Surely the prize for beauty should go …

• magazines models
• July 24, 2012, 10:30

On Friday, to celebrate Gisele’s birthday (she’s 32, almost the age of Jesus), Vogue Paris uploaded a set of photographs of Gisele on their magazine’s cover – and I couldn’t resist reposting them here. Which is your favourite? PS This post …

• beauty hair reviews
• July 24, 2012, 07:30

Before I get into the real meat of this review – come on, this is a fashion blog reviewing high-end hair products, so you can pretty much guarantee it’s going to be meaty - I’d like to say that I understand …

• celebrity magazines shoes and boots size issues stylists
• July 20, 2012, 18:19

Just in case you’re the type of gal / guy who likes to spend their weekend at their computer, coffee at one elbow and iPhone at the other, rarely leaving the house or seeing the sun. Or, y’know, in case …

• dresses handbags street style weddings
• July 20, 2012, 15:43

Just in case you missed it, this Wednesday past I showcased my beady eye for fashionable street-walkers (what? You know what I mean!) and simultaneously gave you advice on what to wear at a wedding, what to make your bridesmaids …

• denim online shopping
• July 20, 2012, 10:30

So, last week I moved house – again, making it 11 times that I’ve moved all of my earthly belongings from one home to another – and myself, my boyfriend and our gorgeous dog, Coileán (above; say hi!) now live …

• handbags online shopping
• July 20, 2012, 07:30

It’s fair to say that I spend a seriously questionable amount of my time looking online, and in terrestrial stores, for clothes; I can get away with it, to a certain extent, by citing the whole “job” lark, but there …

• film & TV
• July 19, 2012, 13:30

• high street online shopping seasonal dressing
• July 19, 2012, 11:41

Topshop’s A/W 2012 collection for Unique has to have been one of the most anxiously anticipated drops of the season, aside from Mulberry’s Del Rey, perhaps. The collection – which blew everybody’s mind in February – has finally landed online, in …

• celebrity dresses events fashion shows
• July 19, 2012, 07:30

There are certain designers around whom there is a veil of secrecy, a shroud of care and attention dictated by minders, bodyguards and PR professionals, scuttling around like worker bees ensuring that everything goes off without a hitch, while the …

• models swimwear
• July 18, 2012, 11:00

You heard it here first: the next big trend – and I mean big – is for bikinis that are too small for you. Seriously! If you’ve spent years trying to mix ‘n’ match your bikini bottoms, between a 10 …

• denim street style
• July 18, 2012, 10:30

Sometimes the simplest outfits are just the best – slightly ripped jeans, a white tee, red pumps and a red lip. Who knew simplicity could look so good? From Vanessa Jackman (easily my favourite street style blog).  

• advertising seasonal dressing
• July 18, 2012, 07:30

Check out Tom Ford‘s A/W campaign, starring Kati Nescher – in case you didn’t recognise it, it’s the Gwyneth Paltrow dress, but in a tomato orange. What do you think? Do you like the colour or do you prefer the …

• seasonal dressing
• July 17, 2012, 17:23

River Island has really launched itself into A/W 2012 with something approaching religious fervour, and with one of the most talked-about ranged of any high-street brand: its “blogger” collection  (above). To the layperson, this basically translates to a host of …

• celebrity magazines
• July 17, 2012, 14:00

As Tyra Banks would say, Mila Kunis gives some seriously good dead-eye in the latest issue of Interview magazine, where the actress – and star of the upcoming movie, um, Ted – is interviewed by none other than James Franco, …

• weddings
• July 17, 2012, 10:55

A little late with this one, but perfection has no expiry date – check out Leandra Medine of the Man Repeller as she, well, didn’t do what it said on the tin last month in New York city. So far, …

• celebrity shoes and boots
• July 16, 2012, 07:30

Y’know what I’m sick of? (Well, c’mon, the headline kind of gives it away.) The platform. That Georgia Salpa, Irish model, Kim Kardashian staple – the classic court shoe with the extra two inches tacked on beneath the sole, usually …

• magazines models photography stylists
• July 13, 2012, 07:30

I am in love with this shoot from Vogue Taiwan, styled by Yoko Miyake and photographed by Naomi Yang. Seriously lush. It’s kind of like a suburban housewife dream, with amazing colour clashes and that beautifully blank stare on the …

• fashion shows weddings
• July 12, 2012, 16:04

A few weeks ago now, Lindsey Wixson walked the Chanel haute couture catwalk in this creation – a veritable Swan Lake meets Cinderella fairytale gown that would surely go down in the memory of everyone at your wedding as the …

• celebrity magazines
• July 12, 2012, 14:41

In case you didn’t know, this is big news because the press – in the UK at least – agreed to leave the two lovebirds alone as they honeymooned in the Seychelles, while Woman’s Day obviously cares little for this …

• events fashion shows models seasonal dressing
• July 12, 2012, 10:27

So yesterday you will have caught Deirdre McQuillan’s review of the Brown Thomas A/W press preview, held on Tuesday morning on the first floor of their Dublin store. Now you can catch up with my thoughts, along with a full …

• Irish designs music
• July 11, 2012, 13:00

Marina and the Diamonds is on one heck of a rollercoaster for the continuing promotion of her current album, Electra Heart, which I haven’t heard but have heard varying reviews of – anybody got a strong opinion? In any case, …

• events fashion shows models reviews seasonal dressing
• July 11, 2012, 12:16

Models Isabelle Traber, wearing a Mary Katranzou dress (€1,470),  Theo Sutra in Lanvin (€1,890) and Sarah Morrissey wearing Peter Pilotto (€1,385) at the Brown Thomas autumn/winter preview yesterday. Photograph: Alan Betson So yesterday, Brown Thomas gave us all a look …

• designers online shopping
• July 10, 2012, 16:30

It was hailed as the dress all of the bloggers, journalists, media heads would want – Mary Katrantzou’s A/W 2012 typewriter dress, as seen first at London Fashion Week in February. Here it is, in its catwalk iteration, all flouncy …

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• July 10, 2012, 10:30

Remember Codie Young? She last hit headlines in July of 2011 when the then-18-year-old model was removed from Topshop’s homepage after complaints from eating disorder groups about her slight frame. Well Young has finally reappeared, as the poster girl for …

• handbags high street seasonal dressing
• July 10, 2012, 07:30

If you follow me on Instagram (it’s rosemarymaccabe, just F yer I), you’ll know that last week in New York I became the oh-so-proud-and-slightly-smug owner of my very own Céline Trapeze bag. This is the bag I have been dreaming …

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• July 9, 2012, 15:30

It’s official! Chloe Sevigny is the new face of Miu Miu. For the Italian brand’s A/W 2012 collection, it’s employed the artistic vision of Mert & Marcus, along with Sevigny, the indie “it” girl of, eh, forever. If this feels …

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• July 9, 2012, 10:30

Earlier, as I was posting about Kate, Pippa and VB, I did a quick search to see if the Lytton could be bought anywhere (the answer is yes, but not in the leopard print pattern as sported by Kate – …

• beauty magazines models photography shoes and boots
• July 9, 2012, 07:30

I love this minimalist shoot by Seán Jackson for Buffalo shoes – styled by Colm Corrigan, with hair and make-up by Leonard Daly and modelled by Sarah O’Hegarty of The Tinder Box. The framing of the shoes beneath the skirting …

• celebrity dresses events handbags sportswear
• July 9, 2012, 07:30

I know, I know, I should have been paying attention to the actual tennis; instead I was preoccupied with the sartorial war being played out on the sidelines, by none other than Victoria Beckham and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Victoria …

• celebrity magazines
• July 3, 2012, 10:30

Are magazine covers still news? Do we – and when I say “we” I mean fashion-lovers, fashion-blog-readers – really care about who covers which magazine? Apparently so; study after study suggests that we buy magazines depending on who is on …

• shoes and boots sportswear
• July 3, 2012, 07:30

So this past week, as part of its BE TRUE campaign, Nike released three limited-edition LGBT sneakers to support the LGBT community. And guess what? I love them! And I happen to be in New York, one of the three …