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Forward-thinking: a selection of hardworking pieces will slot into your existing wardrobe and increase the lifespan of your summer style hits

Seven style swaps to get your new season ready

From boiler suits to shackets, these are pieces to have for changeable weather

Marks & Spencer: easy-iron regular-fit shirts €12-€24, blouses €12-€24

Back-to-school style: Good buys to get your children ready for September

On the lookout for practical, durable but fun school clothes and bags? Try these for size

Nude high-collar shirt €4, Age Action, Camden Street, Dublin 8; grey suit trousers €10, Oxfam, South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2; geometric tie €2, Age Action

Dublin says goodbye to Victorian fruit, veg and flower market in style

A fashion shoot in ‘a building that once fed Ireland’, before it closes later this month

Vintage 1976 501 jeans, €240, Levis

Pure jeanius: the best denims out there for men

From a 1970s revival to the resurgence of raw denim, there are many options

An Adversarial Fashion dress, modelled by its designer, Kate Rose. Photograph: Kate Rose

The fashion line designed to trick surveillance cameras

Adversarial Fashion garments are covered in licence plates to bamboozle databases

Green scene: pieces from & Other Stories, Uterqüe, Missguided, Paula Rowan and Dries Van Noten

Go green: How to wear our national colour stylishly year-round

Forget St Patrick’s Day groans. Bold greens are key shades in both spring and winter

Madonna wears gloves by Irish designer Paula Rowan.

Irish designer is hand-in-glove with Madonna

Stylefile: Paula Rowan’s designs feature in singer’s latest video, anklets are back and Irish couple take on Savile Row

Fresh take: reimagine corporate classics in more modern cuts, with playful details that fill the workwear joy gap

Boss basics: How to put together a great-looking work wardrobe

These simple, adaptable nine-to-five saviours will see you through summer and beyond

Beyonce: the image is part of the first Vogue cover shoot by an African-American photographer. Photograph: Tyler Mitchell/Vogue

Beyoncé’s history-making Vogue shot bought by US national gallery

Star wears Valentino dress and Philip Treacy headpiece in September issue photograph

Electric blue lame braided jacket, €695, St Brigid print silk draped skirts €995. Photograph: Una Williams

Jennifer Rothwell’s striking designs inspired by Irish mythology

Irish designer creates a dramatic collection in honour of St Brigid

Dresses, €52, Topshop

The best summer dresses in shops (and not a polka dot Zara dress in sight)

Summer dresses are the easy, breezy way to ace the season’s style

Vogue cover star: Sinéad Burke, photographed for the British fashion magazine by Peter Lindbergh

Meghan Markle puts Sinéad Burke on the cover of Vogue’s September issue

Irish diversity advocate appears with Jane Fonda, Greta Thunberg and Jacinda Ardern

Headpiece by Philip Treacy at Vivid Grand Show, Berlin.

Hats off to Philip Treacy – the Irish milliner’s Vivid Grand Show is a huge hit in Berlin

Creating the spectacular headpieces for the sell-out €12m production was a dream come true for the designer

Children of Lir Kimono, Éadach.

Northern Ireland fashion designers make their mark in the shadow of Brexit

With a nod to Ireland’s mythology, these designers want to revive the North’s textile industry

Instead of strapping into uncomfortable over-the-shoulder-boulder-holders in boring shades of beige or grey, explore new brands for larger busts. Photograph: iStock

Cups runneth over? Here are the best bras to buy for bigger busts

The struggle doesn’t have to be real with these fashion tips

The centerpiece of the bracelet is the circular Póg made with sterling silver and which comes in a range of colours

PÓG jewellery: a new alternative to the Claddagh ring

Rita White’s scarves tell stories of birds, nature and city life

Ruched top €190, brass earrings €79 Soko, Atrium

Irish designer Orla Langan makes comfortable clothes for the athleisure generation

Irish sportswear designer Orla Langan on career moves and creating collections

Clodagh Kelly and Katie Harrington, aka 'Climate Queens', only buy second-hand clothing, or swap items with friends. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

Not so fast, fashion: Is it time for the industry's ‘Blue Planet’ moment?

The clothing industry is one of the most polluting in the world, but how can we slow it down?

In the real world, one-pieces that show just the right amount of skin are experiencing a resurgence

This summer it’s all about the one-piece swimsuit: here are 8 of the best

Never mind Love Island – in the real world, one-pieces are making a splash

A view of a Zara store in Dublin. File photograph: David Sleator

Zara says it will use 100% sustainable fabrics before 2025

High street fashion chain makes several ambitious targets at shareholders’ meeting

Zara’s polka-dot dress. Photograph: Zara

Why is this Zara polka-dot dress such a hit? ‘It’s horrendous on me’

A relatively shapeless, mid-length dress from Zara is the unexpected viral hit of summer

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