Rosemary Mac Cabe

• beauty reviews
• November 27, 2012, 14:30

There are, I’ll admit it, some definite perks to this job – and getting sent yummy samples to try out is definitely close to top of the list. (The other perk is occasionally meeting celebrities**, like that time I met …

• events
• November 27, 2012, 11:30

Golly, it’s like Thursday is party central – between Jamie Laing’s candy launch (I know, I know) at Harvey Nichols and now Oasis‘s stylist party at Stephen’s Green, it’s all go! To celebrate the winners of Oasis’s stylist search in …

• celebrity
• November 27, 2012, 07:30

. . . signing his product range. Yes, really – Made in Chelsea star Jamie will be signing sweets in Harvey Nichols Dundrum to celebrate the launch of his Candy Kittens range in the Dublin store. Is it confession time? …

• high street
• November 26, 2012, 07:30

Danish fashion brand ONLY is opening a flagship store on Dublin’s Grafton Street on Thursday, December 6th as part of its planned expansion – with three more stores planned by spring 2013 and 20 more over the next three years (great …

• events seasonal dressing
• November 23, 2012, 14:30

I love these shots from the recent photocall for Monsoon‘s Christmas 2012 partywear selection. Katelyn (above) is wearing the Gail top (€70), the Olivia skirt (€108) and shoes (€99). Katelyn’s Sienna flapper dress (€168) is also gorgeous, and I love …

• bargains beauty
• November 23, 2012, 11:30

Crazy shoppers waiting outside a Target store for the annual Black Friday sale Black Friday is one of those mythical sales days we hear about in Europe, but never really get a chance to experience (unless, like me, you’ve spent …

• size issues
• November 23, 2012, 07:30

On the plane on the way to New York (where I am now, full of Thanksgiving dinner and enjoying the crisp cool and the yellow cabs), I watched a documentary: a day in the life of Misty Copeland, ballerina with the …

• celebrity
• November 22, 2012, 11:30

The palace really loves McQueen, it seems – as does Kate Winslet, seen here in a peplum skirt and jacket from the high-end label. I don’t know about you, but this feels to me like something you could buy in …

• celebrity
• November 22, 2012, 07:30

This unladylike stance, however, was not one of them – but you have to give LiLo props for pulling out all the stops for the LA premiere of her TV movie, Liz & Dick, to which she wore a Donna …

• competitions events models
• November 21, 2012, 14:30

This week saw the announcement that supermodel Erin O’Connor will judge the Hennessy Best Dressed Lady 2013. Taking place on February 9th, the Hennessy Gold Cup will take place at Leopardstown Race Course – and the winner of the title …

• beauty photography
• November 21, 2012, 11:30

Remember this Justin Bieber shoot (one of Fash Mob’s most popular posts, I wonder why . . .)? Well Irish photographer Tony Kelly hasn’t been resting on his laurels since then – just when I think there is nothing new …

• jewellery online shopping stylists
• November 21, 2012, 08:30

Here’s the first shot from the Coldlilies shoot I was involved in, featuring the beautiful Juudit Siibak from Distinct Model Management, with hair and make-up by Emma Farrell (who I’ve worked with here and here before). I wanted to go …

• high street
• November 19, 2012, 10:48

Zara’s new lookbook for December is out – and this time we’re talking monochrome, leather and lots of lustworthy T-shirts

• designer collaborations high street
• November 16, 2012, 11:30

I’m getting quite skilled at the auld H&M designer collaboration queue – after all, I was there before, at Versace earlier on this year (and at Stella McCartney way back when, although I remember that less well). Despite my having …

• beauty reviews
• November 16, 2012, 07:30

“Look at my skin!” I gloated when I walked in the door yesterday evening, fresh out of the salon chair in Harvey Nichols‘ lovely treatment room in Dundrum. “Hmmm,” said himself. “I noticed that. It’s kind of scary … I …

• bargains
• November 15, 2012, 14:30

Image via Nubry.com Y’all will remember my ongoing struggles with controlling my wardrobe. EBay was my most recent drug of choice; you recoup some losses, and you declutter, which is definitely a win-win. But it’s also time-consuming, and since going …

• competitions
• November 15, 2012, 11:30

So the results are in! The winners of the two pairs of Jennifer Kinnear earrings courtesy of Coldlilies.com are: ellebrigitte and Joanne Neary. The Sartorialist’s second book goes to curvydee. The 17 Shimmer Rocks go to robyntmorton . . . And …

• celebrity
• November 15, 2012, 07:30

Young Kristen Stewart was all smiles at the London premiere of Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 last night, dressed in a sheer and sequined jumpsuit by Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad – paired with Christian Louboutin pumps, for good measure. It was, …

• handbags online shopping
• November 14, 2012, 14:30

Last week, I caught up with the lovely Cat from the Christian Louboutin PR team (can we say best job ever?!) over chocolate meringue roulade and tea in Avoca on Suffolk Street – and in between discussions about Christian Louboutin’s …

• celebrity music seasonal dressing
• November 14, 2012, 11:30

Well, not quite! But their stylist has requested five funky Christmas jumpers from the Funky Christmas Jumpers pop-up boutique at 60 South William Street for the boys, so it’s only a matter of time! It would be a far cry from …

• coats
• November 14, 2012, 07:30

I’ve recently begun thinking that one can never have too many coats, especially in a climate like ours when, let’s face it, you’ll be wearing your coat 99% of the time. How many times have you got dressed only to think, …

• street style
• November 13, 2012, 14:30

Last week I took part in Xposé’s Friday Fash-off, where I butted heads with stylist Marietta Doran on who wore what well last week! Believe it or not, getting dressed for TV is the one part of my life that …

• fashion shows models underwear
• November 13, 2012, 11:30

Victoria’s Secret – just like Halloween, without the candy

• designer collaborations online shopping
• November 13, 2012, 07:30

Designer Markus Lupfer has teamed up with Asos to design a streamlined range of printed leather separates that hit the mark in terms of covetable cool – and they’re available now.

• competitions
• November 12, 2012, 12:44

Soooooo the votes are in! The winner of the Kildare Village competition from last week – the lucky person who gets to shop their private sale, spend €250 and enjoy a Champagne lunch for themselves and three friends – is: …

• fashion shows models music underwear
• November 12, 2012, 11:30

If you’ve been paying attention to the world of pop culture over the past few weeks, you will have heard about the No Doubt controversy – the furore that blew up after the release of their latest single, Looking Hot. …

• dresses events street style
• November 12, 2012, 07:30

Excuse the in-the-mirror selfies. I long to be one of these bloggers who has all the time in the world to wander around picturesque streets and have their talented boyfriends take their photographs, but in reality: I’m always running late, …

• competitions fashion shows magazines models shoes and boots weddings
• November 11, 2012, 16:00

  Ever wonder how the Victoria’s Secret show is cast? (No? Me neither.) In any case, here you can watch the video of how a panel of judges chooses girls to walk in the annual VS show. (Speaking of, I …

• Irish designs jewellery
• November 9, 2012, 15:30

I have never been a big fan of John Rocha Jewellery. There, I said it. It’s almost style blasphemy to be an Irish fashion journalist who doesn’t love everything John Rocha does, but though I do worship at the altar of …

• celebrity competitions music
• November 9, 2012, 13:30

A couple of months back, Kylie released her latest fragrance, Music Box, which is her homage to the music boxes of her youth and is quite a sweet, feminine smell, with top notes of raspberry and bergamot, leading down to …

• street style
• November 9, 2012, 11:30

Zara People, if you haven’t checked it out, is one of the best things to happen online retail since Asos. Zara has basically taken all of the things that have made it such a roaring success – you know, cool, …

• celebrity jewellery models
• November 9, 2012, 07:30

The Victoria’s Secret angels strutted down the catwalk at the annual catwalk show for the fancy undies brand on Wednesday, accompanied by Rihanna and the world’s luckiest 18-year-old, Justin Bieber. And many of them were decked out in jewels by …

• competitions street style
• November 8, 2012, 13:20

If you read this blog, chances are you have a long list of blogs you read before it (I ain’t mad, I swear!) – and, if you’re anything like me, the Sartorialist will be somewhere near the top of that list. …

• competitions
• November 7, 2012, 15:30

Phew, that’s a mouthful! I received a lovely parcel in the post yesterday – a sample of 17′s newest range. For Christmas 2012, Boots’ younger make-up brand (the little sister to No 7) is doing a collection of shimmering, sparkling …

• jewellery weddings
• November 7, 2012, 11:30

So, two things happened last week. Number one, a good friend of mine got married (congrats, Kate and Dec!). Number two, I styled a shoot for the Times’ Christmas magazine, and borrowed an amazing engagement ring from Boodles. So I …

• advertising models seasonal dressing
• November 7, 2012, 07:30

Gosh, it feels as if Christmas is approaching with the speed of the TGV and will be upon us before we have time to check our lists twice! It doesn’t help, of course, that every day another brand emails me …

• seasonal dressing shoes and boots stylists
• November 6, 2012, 14:30

We went all American in yesterday’s Irish Times by advocating the wearing of wellies outside the farm. I know, controversial! If you picked up the (new-look) Irish Times you’ll have seen the lovely Irma (above) rocking a pair of Hunter wellies, paired …

• street style
• November 6, 2012, 11:30

I love this dressy-casual look on Sincerely, Jules. It’s such a simple look (although it helps, to be true, that the handbag is Céline) that looks so easily chic. (Oh, and lest you think those are plain ol’ Cons on her …

• bargains competitions
• November 6, 2012, 07:30

To celebrate the launch of Kildare Village‘s fab private sale, which offers you 20% extra off already unbeatable outlet prices between November 15th and November 18th, Angela Scanlon has done a really cute video picking out her Christmas buys from the …

• celebrity weddings
• November 5, 2012, 11:30

If you’re anything like model-slash-DJ Mary Charteris, they’ll be right up your alley – she chose a Pam Hogg number to marry Robbie Furze of The Big Pink. Her risqué number definitely wouldn’t be to everyone’s taste, and it’s fair …

• competitions photography
• November 5, 2012, 07:30

And it’s been a long ol’ four days since Fash Mob last posted! Sorry for the break; I’ve been away in Iceland, freezing my face off and scoffing baked goods, in that order. I’ll be properly back on track later …

• reviews
• November 1, 2012, 14:30

So I have a lot of Lush posts coming up, for two specific reasons: (a) I was given a lot of press samples by the brand and (b) I happened to love an awful lot of those samples (as did my …

• advertising haute couture models
• November 1, 2012, 11:30

This is a bit like a sexy Marie Antoinette costume, and therefore I am unsure of my feelings towards it. On that note:

• hair
• November 1, 2012, 07:30

When I was 13, I shaved my head. I went to the barber and asked for a number seven. When I tell people this, the first thing they ask – without exception – is: “What did your mother think?” It’s …