It’s January, we’re all feeling the pinch and pay-day seems a helluva long way away. To help you get through it in style, we’ve teamed up with Irish site GlitzandGlam.net stockists of fine accessories, bags and jewellery. Named Best New Business of Kildare in 2011, celebrity fans include Ms Ireland Holly Carpenter
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If you’ve had a chance to stroll around Temple Bar recently, you might have noticed Shotsy Vintage which has just opened in Temple Lane South (opposite FilmBase and the brand spanking new ‘Momma’s Place’ cafe & wine bar)
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Up-and-coming Italian designer, Vivi Ponti, flew in to Dublin last week to exclusively preview her SS/12 collection, Vivetta. Hotly touted by Italian fashion editors as the next big thing, fans of her range include Eva Fontanelli, the editor of ELLE Italia and fashion blog The Sartorialist and Peaches Geldof (check her out below)
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Lily Allen and her sister Sarah Owen launched their vintage inspired Lucy in Disguise collection at Brown Thomas Dublin over the weekend.
The collection is based on the sister’s passion for vintage and fashion
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Paris may be considered the city of love but, romance aside, it can be paradise for shoppers too. I was lucky enough to live and work in the city. When friends flew over to visit, they inevitably wanted to gather up some Parisian chic
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I know it’s only early August and it pains me to think of colder, darker, damper weather. On the bright side however, the change in season brings so many new opportunities to get dressed up, or down, with lots of layers and new cosy clothes
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By Avril Collins
It delights me to say that the Dublin shopping scene is full of surprises and nothing gets me squealing louder than when I uncover a new hidden gem. Having completely refrained from any sort of retail therapy over the last few weeks (due to a beyond hectic work schedule rather than the lack of retail temptation), on an impromptu stroll through
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The adventurous French designer Paul Poirot introduced Oriental styles such as harem pants and turbans to a captivated western audience at the turn of the last century. As a result screen sirens of the 1920s such as Greta Garbo and Louise Brooks donned turbans to give their look mystery and exoticism.
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London calling …your insider shopping guide!
By Avril Collins
With sterling offering such tempting bang for our euro right now, a trip to London is well timed to snap up those key Spring looks hitting the high street and beyond. Catering for all walk of stylista, London is vast so if you want to make the most of a two day trip, equip yourself with our guide to the hot spots. Taking London area-by-area, we’ve focused
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