Rosemary Mac Cabe

• film & TV
• December 30, 2012, 07:30

This is always one of my favourite categories, and 2013 has a lot to recommend it already. Of course, as with any other year in the 21st century, it is going to be packed full of sequels (The Hunger Games, …

• music
• December 29, 2012, 10:30

There’s always a really long list of upcoming artists detailed in each and every newspaper at the end of the year (this one being no exception) – and I always wonder where they get these lists. Where do they come …

• advertising
• December 29, 2012, 07:30

Here’s an early look at Prada‘s S/S 2013 campaign, which will surely be gracing the pages of glossy magazines all over from the January issues onwards (as it happens I have just picked up the January issue of IMAGE, which …

• seasonal dressing trends
• December 28, 2012, 07:30

Each season, lovers of fashion look at what’s coming up – what’s new, what’s next, what’s fresh and interesting and du jour. And where do we look? At the collections gone by, at fashion magazines coming up (Elle Collections is …

• food
• December 27, 2012, 07:30

A starter sampler at one of my old faves, Saba. (Have you entered to win a copy of the Saba cookbook yet?) Following on from yesterday’s post on the young names to watch in 2013, we move on to one …

• online shopping photography stylists
• December 26, 2012, 07:30

So Christmas is over (sob!) but if you played your cards right, there’s plenty of turkey left and you’ve got enough woollies to keep you warm until it’s back to work . . . To fill the time between then …

• celebrity events magazines models photography size issues
• December 25, 2012, 14:10

(This is what Christmas looks like in Kildare, in the bosom of my family.) In the winter of my youth, I have finally figured out how to read Google Analytics, and what better day than Christmas Day to tell you …

• advertising haute couture trends
• December 24, 2012, 07:30

Hedi Slimane’s first collection for the renamed Saint Laurent didn’t go down too well with critics – in fact, they were, generally speaking, underawed and disappointed by what they saw as a cop-out collection of monochromes and unoriginality. But among …

• jewellery
• December 23, 2012, 14:30

Alex & Ani is a new brand to Ireland, stocked in Arnotts’ brand spanking new jewellery hall, and making a serious impression on savvy Christmas shoppers. These bangles are made in America from recycled eco materials and they are all …

• beauty menswear
• December 23, 2012, 11:30

Bear with me on this one, because I know it seems unlikely, but your man will seriously thank you for putting Lush’s Snow Fairy in his Christmas stocking. When I met with the PR for Lush earlier this year and …

• events film & TV
• December 23, 2012, 07:30

Harvey Nichols is going back to the 1920s for its Great Gatsby themed New Year’s Eve party, taking place in its Dundrum Town Centre store. And it’s a great week for the announcement, as the official movie posters for the …

• bargains dresses events
• December 22, 2012, 15:30

If you didn’t know, Covet is the “borrower’s boudoir” upstairs in the Powerscourt Town Centre – basically a dress rental shop with the most beautiful, high-end gowns you have ever seen, available to rent for a very special occasion. Now …

• advertising models
• December 22, 2012, 11:30

The new Miu Miu ad campaign has landed, shot by Inez and Vinoodh and starring (deep breath) Adriana Lima, Doutzen Kroes, Malgosia Bela, Bette Franke, Arizona Muse and Tamara Weijenberg, a lot of whom you’ll know from walking for Victoria’s …

• advertising seasonal dressing
• December 22, 2012, 07:30

Tommy Hilfiger is a brand that I would definitely associate with a very preppy aesthetic – an aesthetic that is not really to my taste. The colours red, navy and white are synonymous with the all-American brand, which seems to …

• competitions
• December 20, 2012, 18:57

Whenever anyone asks what my favourite restaurants in Dublin are, Saba ranks really highly – higher than, say, Shanahan’s (too expensive, but glorious steak); Chapter One (not incredible); Pichet (I will never, ever want to eat guinea fowl); Coppinger Row …

• bargains online shopping
• December 20, 2012, 07:30

I gave a talk in a marketing class last week about how consistency in blogging is key. “If your readers know they can rely on you to post regularly,” said I, “they’ll come back time and again”. Then I, er, …

• bargains high street seasonal dressing
• December 18, 2012, 07:30

So this past couple of weeks has been manic, and I sincerely apologise for being a little lax with your daily dose of Fash Mob. My New Year’s Resolution is to be more consistent – in work and in baking. …

• photography stylists
• December 14, 2012, 11:30

I spotted these shots over on make-up artist Leonard Daly’s new blog (Beauty Baked, and so well worth a visit) the other day and knew I wanted to feature them on Fash Mob. By photographer Seán Jackson, there’s something refreshingly …

• high street seasonal dressing
• December 13, 2012, 11:30

Like so many other brands, River Island has gone for white for S/S 2013 in a really big way. I remember when I was watching the livestream of S/S 2013 at London Fashion Week, white was one of the strongest …

• celebrity magazines
• December 13, 2012, 07:30

After Kate Bosworth’s latest foray as Topshop’s Christmas poster girl, check her out on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar Australia. I love love love this cover. (Did I mention that I love it?!) Red is really Kate’s colour (looks like everyone’s taking …

• seasonal dressing trends
• December 12, 2012, 11:30

Suit (above) from Zara Coming into a new season, I often start thinking about what’s being left behind, and what’s coming in. What should we store? What should we bin? And what can we keep on wearing? Suits are a …

• seasonal dressing
• December 12, 2012, 07:30

Following on from yesterday’s look at House of Fraser’s delicious S/S 2013 lookbook, there’s a more eclectic offering from Marks & Spencer. It’s no big secret that the British behemoth has been struggling to bring in the sales of late, …

• film & TV
• December 11, 2012, 14:30

I remember this season well, when Blair and Serena went to Paris for the summer and the plots were only about 80% contrived (as opposed to the 150% we’re at these days). The Fug Girls have been doing excellent recaps, …

• celebrity film & TV
• December 11, 2012, 11:30

I have several problems with the film Jack Reacher, and it’s your lucky day because I’m about to tell you all about them. They’re based on a series of films by Lee Child, based on the character of Jack Reacher …

• seasonal dressing trends
• December 11, 2012, 07:30

There was a time, not so long ago, when Topshop was my number one go-to high-street store. I bought everything there, from shoes to handbags, dresses to jeans and winter coats. I went in and felt at home; I could spend …

• seasonal dressing
• December 11, 2012, 07:30

In a few short weeks, we’ll be knee-deep in S/S 2013 and talking colour, pattern and blue, blue, blue – but as it stands, House of Fraser is one of the first past the post in terms of lookbooks, and …

• high street
• December 10, 2012, 07:30

Popped into Dunnes lately? This poppy print wrap dress by Gallery is begging to become a part of my cupboard. It’s grown-up, versatile and will work for winter and summer months. (If you’re in Dublin, pop in to see it …

• jewellery online shopping
• December 7, 2012, 14:30

Sometimes, you’ll work on a project that will really pique your interest in a certain genre or item – for me, it was the Coldlilies shoot I styled that got me thinking about jewellery in a bigger way than ever …

• magazines models
• December 7, 2012, 11:30

Kate Upton came to prominence when she featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, wearing the world’s tiniest bikini. There was then a lot of furore about whether or not she was a real model, with people definitely divided right …

• music
• December 7, 2012, 07:30

I was all ready to hate this video, of Mariah Carey, Jimmy Fallon and the Roots, performing Carey’s seasonal classical, All I want For Christmas (is You), but I’ll admit: it delights me! Behold! And, er, happy Christmas?

• handbags
• December 6, 2012, 07:30

Out of all of the fashion items I could be obsessed with, I definitely chose the two most expensive: shoes and bags. Why do I like them? If you buy quality, they’re durable and long-wearing, they always fit (once you …

• celebrity music
• December 4, 2012, 11:30

So remember the Topshop video hinted at yesterday? It stars none other than Kate Bosworth, singing that ol’ classic, Winter Wonderland, in an ode to The Fabulous Baker Boys. Kate’s dress and shoes will be on sale exclusively on topshop.com …

• beauty interiors Irish designs jewellery
• December 4, 2012, 07:30

I may be the girl who has everything, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want more . . .

• advertising
• December 3, 2012, 14:22

You may have seen a bit of activity around Topshop on Facebook and Twitter over the past few days, with people struggling to figure out who the A-list Hollywood actress in their #whosthatgirl campaign video is. Any ideas?