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‘It’s great to be able to do something for women,” says Kim Rowan, above with her daughter, model Amber Jean Rowan, sporting a cute felt hat and scarf from Made in Mongolia (MIM). The pair are part of a group of well-known Irish women who have helped the Mongolian charity by modelling some of their latest fashion accessories. Others involved in the shoot included Mariad and Domino Whisker, Leigh and Chloe Arnold, photographer Mark McCall, stylist Catherine Condell, hairdresser Michael Leong and make-up artist Christine Lucignano, who gave their time for free.

For Kim, it means a lot because she has just quit a career in marketing to do a course in crisis counselling in Trinity. “It’s all about what’s happening in society and I have never been so aware of helping others, and this is the first opportunity to do so,” she says.