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• September 30, 2012, 10:39

Can you believe tomorrow is October? Meaning Halloween décor is the rule of the day, and it’s only a hop, skip and a jump to the dread C-word. (Not that C-word.) Today I’ll be mostly dropping off clothes to Siopaella consignment …

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• September 28, 2012, 15:00

Here’s Kim Kardashian, exiting Yogurtland, Kanye West in tow, wearing Givenchy’s €1,395 pre-fall 2012 boots. There are so many things that are wrong with this sentence, and that’s before I get to spending the price of a used car on …

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• September 28, 2012, 13:28

. . .  makes me want to invest in some sloppy knits, statement denims and gorgeous leather jackets and spend my A/W in Sweden being seriously cool. All that, despite the fact that it is of course a French brand. …

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• September 27, 2012, 14:00

Ever since I was 15 and reading J17 magazine (does anyone remember the column at the back, about this girl who fancied this guy and she cut her own fringe and loved indie music?), Christmas fashion has been about sequins, …

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• September 27, 2012, 07:30

Fran & Jane – y’know, I’ve gone on about this Irish brand before – have just launched their limited-edition “Oscar Collection”, seven evening gowns worthy of any awards season. The collection is seven dress styles, in a limited run of …

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• September 26, 2012, 15:30

Following on from yesterday’s post, wherein I fantasised about buying a pair of Erdem boots that I would never actually buy, I have compiled a handy collage of coats from Net-a-Porter which, y’know, I wouldn’t mind owning. Clockwise from left: …

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• September 26, 2012, 10:30

Yeah, lookit: I don’t know what homewear is either. Perhaps they meant hommewear and someone made a typo? Either way, this lookbook is amazing. And no, not because the clothes are particularly special – because would you look at that …

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• September 26, 2012, 07:30

The past few years have seen – alongside the shuttering of shops, elevation of interest rates, fall in property prices and general disintegration of our economy – a stark rise in the number of courses, classes and workshops being held …

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• September 25, 2012, 15:30

Finally, Asos has done what many failed to do before them – produced a fashion shoot featuring a plus-sized model actually wearing clothes, looking good and making me want to buy said clothes. The online superstore’s Curve range offers clothes …

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• September 25, 2012, 07:30

When the latest newsletter from high-end online retailer, My Theresa, popped into my inbox yesterday, I was immediately drawn to these slick Erdem booties. They are the perfect combination of cool and practical; I love the chunky heel and the …

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• September 24, 2012, 17:29

It’s tough not to love Jessica Lange, and not just because she played her nosy-but-potentially-psychotic-neighbour character in American Horror Story so well. Here she is pulling a Bono at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards in LA, in an assymetric necklined column …

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• September 24, 2012, 14:30

The problem with having a 4GB memory card, for me, is that many of my photographs get forgotten in the abyss of my computer’s folders – so I’m just now coming across some extra shots from London Fashion Week in …

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• September 24, 2012, 10:30

Bird prints have been with us for a while, but this season has seen quite a few more specific swan prints emerging and, despite my terror of the quick-tempered birds, I am quite partial to a few of them. These …

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• September 24, 2012, 07:30

Airport shopping haven, The Loop (at Dublin, Cork and Shannon), has gone online with the launch of theloop.ie this week – where (provided you are travelling within the EU) you can shop for brands such as Estee Lauder, Bobbi Brown …

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• September 23, 2012, 07:30

Where is the time going? Brown Thomas‘s Christmas shop is in full swing by now, while most other retailers are gearing up for Halloween by decking their halls (and so on and so forth). For those of you not wishing to think …

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• September 21, 2012, 07:30

My-Wardrobe.com has done a double whammy with a designer collaboration to beat the band, teaming up with names like Marcus Lupfer, Joseph, MSGM, Acne, Sara Berman, 10 Crosby Derek Lam and Tucker for a brand new and exclusive “remastered classics” …

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• September 20, 2012, 10:30

I had initially written “buttery” instead of “luxe” there, then I realised that I – and, I suspect, all of the world – hates the overuse of the word “buttery” when it comes to leathers. If the media was to …

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• September 20, 2012, 08:30

I’m a bit of a recent Efron convert, but this cover of BlackBook has reassured me that I’ve come over to the right side (not, crucially, the dark side). The covered-in-rodents vibe could have come off creepy, but there’s something …

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• September 19, 2012, 14:30

A couple of months ago I embarked on a very pleasant weekend trip to Parknasilla, in Co Kerry. (I wrote about it in the paper here.) I don’t think I’ve ever been to a place I loved as much as …

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• September 19, 2012, 07:30

I decided to go slightly punky schoolgirl with my look last night at the launch of Arnotts‘ mega new shoe garden (more on which later). This jacket from NastyGal arrived in the post yesterday and I obviously couldn’t wait to …

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• September 18, 2012, 12:59

So last week you heard about Elaine Curtis’s A/W show in aid of the Co Carlow Hospice – now I’ve selected a few snaps from the night to show you what the Co Carlow boutique has to offer. This coat …

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• September 18, 2012, 10:42

For Autumn/Winter 2012, Debenhams is adding Marios Schwab to its already impressive stable of designer names – Jonathan Saunders, Preen and Roksanda Ilincic - in the Edition line. Schwab, fresh from showing at London Fashion Week for S/S 2013, has designed …

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• September 18, 2012, 07:30

Remember I marked Anais as one to watch almost a year ago? Well, I credit myself with her ascent to greatness.  Here she is in Aldo‘s latest campaign, shot by (ugh) Terry Richardson. You’re sure to have seen this ad in …

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• September 17, 2012, 15:30

I was in Arnotts the other day picking up yet another pair of ankle boots when I spotted these loafers in the KG (I think!) section – a bit reminiscent of 3.1 Phillip Lim‘s S/S 2012 shoes (below), mais non? Definitely …

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• September 17, 2012, 12:30

Mary Katrantzou showed her S/S 2013 collection yesterday at London Fashion Week in the Topshop Show Space, her 10th since her debut A/W 2008 show. (She also opened the Central St Martins show on the year of her graduation and …

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• September 17, 2012, 08:30

So I’m not at London Fashion Week due to a combination of factors, one of which is this pathetic-looking creature and her unfortunate meeting with a petrol-fuelled vehicle, but I have been keeping up with them on Twitter, online in …

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• September 16, 2012, 07:30

Tomorrow’s fashion page in The Irish Times focuses on street style from New York Fashion Week, so it’s quite apt that a lot of this week’s reading (after I filed my copy, rage!) is on that very same topic . …

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• September 15, 2012, 22:37

Update: I originally wrote this post for the Huffington Post, and while waiting for it to pass through their editing system, cross-posted here. It appears over on Huffington Post UK here. Robbie Williams was in Dublin on Friday to launch …

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• September 15, 2012, 10:30

I love what Kristen Stewart – or, you know, her stylist, hair stylist and make-up artist – did for the New York premiere of On the Road. Honestly, it shows what a bit of contouring and some serious eyeshadow talent …

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• September 15, 2012, 08:30

I’ve mentioned a couple of times how much I love Kildare Village – and you should know that is a pure love, borne not of any kind of financial gain on my part, but actually more usually a financial loss, …

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• September 14, 2012, 14:30

At Diane von Furstenberg‘s S/S 2013 show this past week in New York, models paraded down the runway wearing futuristic-looking glasses – as it happens, they were part of a collaboration between DVF and Google, and the resulting footage has …

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• September 14, 2012, 12:30

Some days it seems there are more press appointments to get to than any reasonable person could expect; on Wednesday I found myself running from Karen Millen to Kilkenny to Tommy Hilfiger and then getting caught in the almightiest of …

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• September 14, 2012, 07:30

Photograph by Getty Images Meet Hanne. In case you didn’t know, Hanne is one of the world’s biggest supermodels right now (Models.com rates her 34th). She has starred in campaigns for Mulberry, Diesel and Balenciaga and walked on catwalks for …

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• September 13, 2012, 10:30

Remember this? While Elle chose having No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani as their October cover star as an excuse to go all Gwen Stefani Barbie on us, Marie-Claire have stuck to Stefani’s slightly grungy roots with an edgier, more utilitarian feel …

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• September 13, 2012, 07:30

Not to come over all white whine on you, but fashion shows are a tricky business. Arrive too early and you become the social pariah, waiting at the entrance for other people to arrive; too late, and you’ve missed all …

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• September 12, 2012, 10:30

Russian designer Lya Solis is one of the latest to launch in Ireland, online at LyaSolis.com. Her designs, to me, are kind of like a Louise Kennedy lite – all ladylike, grownup shapes and colours in simple, sophisticated fabrics. The …

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• September 12, 2012, 07:30

There’s kind of an unspoken rule in the Irish fashion industry – and maybe in Ireland as a whole – that we don’t bitch about each other. Y’know: we support each other. We like to buy Irish; we like it …

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• September 11, 2012, 14:24

MTV’s Laura Whitmore will be in situ in the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre tomorrow morning to open Boots’ brand new 1,100 sq ft store – the flagship store for the Republic and the largest Boots to open in the UK or …

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• September 11, 2012, 13:30

JW Anderson‘s Topshop collection is oh-so-very-nearly on top of us, arriving in stores this Friday and online at topshop.com. Though I’m sure the Louise Gray collaboration was more fun than Anderson’s dark 1990s grunge vision, there is something far more …

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• September 11, 2012, 10:30

These pics are hardly new new, but I hadn’t truly looked at them until yesterday – Louis Vuitton‘s takeover of Selfridges‘ exhibition space, the Concept Store, is truly breathtaking. It was to accompany a 24-window display to announce the collaboration between …

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• September 11, 2012, 07:30

Would you and a friend like to be treated to an evening of high fashion, world-class designers and top models while supporting homegrown Irish talent and a charitable cause? Oh, and did I mention drinks? Elaine Curtis has given me three …

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• September 10, 2012, 13:30

I went for brunch yesterday and as I stomped along in my (granted, amazing) suedette leggings from H&M, I couldn’t help but wish I was wearing this . . . Winter brunchtime by rosemarymaccabe featuring skinny jeans Leather jeans, an …

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• September 10, 2012, 10:30

Penneys is well-known for its cute and eye-catching lookbook shoots, but this season they’ve gone (in my book) one better by putting their looks on Irish models, on Dublin’s streets. I love a bit of patriotism, I do! And they …

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• September 10, 2012, 07:30

I was in Penneys on Henry St the other day when I spotted this very familiar-looking OMG print sweater (seen here on Preppy Fashionist) – anyone else reminded of Markus Lupfer’s OMG sweater from earlier this year? Markus Lupfer’s knit …

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• September 9, 2012, 08:30

“Weekend reads” hasn’t quite found its groove – would you prefer to get a distilled version of the week’s top stories (as decided by me) on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday? Let me know in the comments; I’m keen to …

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• September 7, 2012, 19:24

Fashion and freedom are two words that come up together in conversation more often than you might think – for fashion lovers, fashion aficionados, fashion is a way of expressing a freedom of expression, of thought and a freedom to …

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• September 7, 2012, 12:30

This Sunday at the Curragh, the Moyglare Stud Stakes takes place and is celebrating its 50th birthday! As part of celebrations, entry is free to the event – which basically means you can go, dress up and enjoy some great …

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• September 7, 2012, 07:30

I know, it’s as if it’s Lana week here on Fash Mob – but fashion news is news, and naked Lana is news. What do you think of her GQ cover – accessorised only with some matchy-matchy bling?

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• September 6, 2012, 13:30

Here’s Watson’s US Glamour cover, all sultry, sexy, open-mouthed smizing and growing up. It’s a decent, eye-catching cover, and I like Watson well enough, but it feels slightly “off”, compared to her usual image. So what did UK Glamour have to …

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• September 6, 2012, 10:30

I love this Joan-in-Mad-Men-esque shoot in Vogue Australia, styled by Christine Centenera and featuring, of course, the lovely Lana del Rey. This soft, beachy hair is something different for Lana, and this feels to me like a sexy secretary style rather …

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• September 6, 2012, 07:30

You may remember my posting about Black Milk a while back, or the leggings I finally caved and bought, worn here on New Year’s Day. Well now you needn’t worry about forking out €61-odd (not to mention relatively slow shipping …

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• September 5, 2012, 18:11

The models in Marks & Spencer‘s A/W TV ad. Standing ovation for you, kids. This is the crux of what needs to happen in the fashion industry. We don’t need to get rid of “skinny” models. Nor do we need to …

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• September 5, 2012, 15:30

All Saints and I have an uneasy friendship; I like what it has to offer, but I’ve never liked anything enough to fully commit. This A/W might just see me change my tune – the new lookbook has taken some …

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• September 5, 2012, 10:30

There are so many social networks popping up left, right and centre that it can be tough to keep track. But Instagram is one application that is going nowhere fast, being snapped up this year by Facebook and being (finally!) …

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• September 5, 2012, 07:30

It’s been pretty much a given for some time now – for more seasons than I care to count, Zara has been rolling out the catwalk-inspired hits at a rate of knots, producing stellar collections that have been flying off …

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• September 4, 2012, 16:00

It was inevitable – with the final Twilight instalment due out in November / December 2012, K-Stew was surely booked for more than one magazine cover well before that scandal hit. Now those same magazines will be thanking their lucky stars …

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• September 4, 2012, 13:30

There are few things more difficult – or, let’s face it, more tedious – than shopping for foundation. In fact, they can probably be counted on one hand: doing one’s tax returns, shopping for jeans, folding fitted sheets, the annual …

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• September 4, 2012, 12:59

There’s something really reminiscent of Hitchock in these photographs by Baldovino Barani – taken in the natural history museum in Paris. (Do you think Dublin’s own museum of natural history would allow the same kind of freedom to a photographer, …

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• September 4, 2012, 07:30

Last year it was the denims, before that it was Particuliere and God knows what else. This year, right around the time of Fashion’s Night Out, Chanel‘s pieces des resistances are “Les Twin Sets de Chanel”, matching lip’n’nail combos in autumnal …

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• September 4, 2012, 07:30

Diana Vreeland was, among other things, editor of Vogue from 1963 to 1971 – and it is for this role that she is best known. She chose to use that time – of freedom, liberation, experimentation in art and culture and …

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• September 3, 2012, 12:30

She’s not on the cover, but that doesn’t make the joy of seeing my favourite television musical actress letting it all loose for Nylon magazine‘s September issue. She’s all billowing shapes, messy Alexa Chung hair and soft leathers for this shoot, …

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• September 3, 2012, 10:30

Nars has done an Andy Warhol inspired collection that will hit shops in October and November – perfect timing for the Christmas rush. Following on from last year’s Arabian Nights holiday collection, the new release includes nail polishes, lip glosses, …

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• September 3, 2012, 07:30

It must be proof that advertising does work, because seeing these Westward Leaning glasses everywhere at the moment is definitely not whetting my appetite for a pair of them. They are just so, so slick – like Oakleys in that they have that …

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• September 1, 2012, 20:57

Back on dry land after a truly relaxing fortnight in France (which you can be sure will be written about but, as per, you can catch up on Instagram (@rosemarymaccabe) and Twitter. (You may have noticed that Fash Mob has …