Brown Thomas defies recession with €5m jewellery hallDEFYING SIGNS of recession, Dublin's Grafton Street hosted its second major fashion store opening in 48 hours yesterday when …Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
Best foot forward for the slopesThere's an intriguing machine in the newly opened Snow + Rock store in Dundrum that takes an impression of your foot in order…Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
My styleDO YOU WEAR A LOT OF BLACK? I wear it too much because it's easy. Both my twin sister and I wear a lot of blackSat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
Niamh Russell makes her mark at KilkennyCLOTHES LINES: Kilkenny's new buyer Niamh Russell is certainly making her mark on the storeSat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Designs on youThe Design Platform in Clifden - one of Europe's westernmost high-fashion outlets - specialises in judiciously selected clothes…Sat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
MY STYLEMarian Gale opened her boutique in Dublin in 1980 and has specialised in weddings and special-occasion wear ever sinceSat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Kiely's new bag range aids cancer charityLONDON-BASED Irish fashion designer Orla Kiely returned to her native Dublin yesterday to launch her new range of bags and accessories…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
'Sex and the City' stylist brings New York glamour to MSMARKS SPENCER yesterday launched "Destination Style New York", a collection by Patricia Field, the celebrated stylist of Sex …Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Lewis takes plunge with vintage repeatAN ICONIC dinner dress designed by Richard Lewis in 1979 was revived last night at his winter 2008 show, appearing in slinky …Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
Lagerfeld's inspired Chanel collection offers mirror to gilded ParisiennesCHANEL READY-to-wear shows in the Grand Palais in Paris flush out thousands of the city's most gilded women on a twice-yearly…Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
McCartney in a playful take on tailoringAGAINST A huge backdrop by British artists Dinos and Jake Chapman inspired by children's colouring books, Stella McCartney's …Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Trend for pleats unfolds at Paris showsA RECURRENT feature emerging at the Paris collections for spring is the use of pleating, particularly in lightweight fabrics.Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
New Arnotts fashion range is given a colourful launch"IRISH WOMEN love colour and colour makes the difference between a good and a bad seasonThu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Chapel glass highlights MS winter coloursDress up for winter: cold season fashionsWed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
Fashion capitals agree schedule dealAS LONDON Fashion Week draws to a close tomorrow, it was announced that a satisfactory compromise had been reached between the…Thu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
Irish designer dresses the Ryder GWAGs for war of the wardrobesRYDER CUP: PAUL COSTELLOE who once confessed to The Irish Times that he found golf "boring" will be in the sporting spotlight…Mon Sept 15 2008 - 01:00
'Playboy' postersPlayboys, Paycocks and Playbills is the title of an exhibition of Abbey Theatre posters from the l970s and l980s that opened …Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
Affordable class, free from frippery and fussIN THE atmospheric surroundings of 41 St Stephen's Green - now a private club - House of Fraser's autumn/winter fashion show …Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
Fashion chain dresses up for UK debut"IT'S BACK to tailoring, formal trousers, pencil skirts and structured jackets; fashion has become more sophisticated," said …Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
Fashion's finest take their bowsThe best of Irish design strutted its stuff on the catwalks at the Dublin Fashion Week finaleThu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Irish designer's sassy knitwearFASHION: LONDON-BASED Irish designer Tim Ryan presented his first solo catwalk show last night at Tripod nightclub, unveiling…Wed Aug 27 2008 - 01:00
Fashionable finaleNext Wednesday will provide a rare opportunity for Irish fashion lovers to attend a spectacular fashion show.Sat Aug 23 2008 - 01:00
Shopping with a conscienceCLOTHES LINES: This silver shopper looks extraordinary when you see it up close, but it has an even more astonishing story behind…Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Fashion fighting famineFashion fighting famine is behind a forthcoming fundraising sale in aid of Concern's Save a Life in Ethiopia campaign, helping…Sat Aug 02 2008 - 01:00
Slinky luxuryThese slinky, sexy cashmere knits are the work of designer Sian Jacobs, better known for her ethnic bags and accessories inspired…Sat Aug 02 2008 - 01:00
Candy coutureTHE BRIEF FOR these Irish fashion student designs for an end-of-year dress project collectively titled "Candy Couture", was to…Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
Richard Lewis to receive fashion week's inaugural lifetime achievement awardDESIGNER RICHARD Lewis is to receive a lifetime achievement award from Motorola Dublin Fashion Week as part of the event's newly…Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
Time is moneyCLOTHES LINES: The secret of astute wardrobe organisation is to spend your money where you spend your timeSat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Rocha lends his designer touch to uniforms for Olympic teamIRELAND'S OLYMPIC team uniform, designed by John Rocha, has gone on show - a month ahead of the opening of the Beijing gamesWed Jul 09 2008 - 01:00
Adding value and style to recycled clothesDublin’s first Swap-O-Rama-Rama fashion event in Trinity’s Science Gallery introduced visitors to the concept of “upcycling” …Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
Go places with John RochaCLOTHES LINE: You can go places with John Rocha in more ways than one these days.Sat Jun 28 2008 - 01:00
Success of Kennedy ensemble a racing certaintyFRESH FROM London where she's been dressing her clients for Ascot, with milliner Philip Treacy, designer Louise Kennedy yesterday…Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
Designer highlights consumer powerSHOPPERS HAVE the power to change the world, a gathering of Irish fashion designers in Dublin heard last night.Fri Apr 25 2008 - 01:00
Tasters reveal a variety of inspirationNINETEEN FOURTH-YEAR fashion students from the Limerick School of Art & Design previewed their graduate collections at a …Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Bag a bargainBag bargain hunters, take note - today is the final day of the annual Chesneau leathers sale in Bennettsbridge in Co Kilkenny…Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00
Shirts that hugCLOTHES LINES: A dress grown from Guinness or wine, and a shirt that sends hugs from a loved one? Sounds like science fiction…Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00
Fashion hearts beat fasterEight young fashion hearts will be beating faster on the evening of Friday April 25thSat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00
Clothes lineIreland's answer to Abercrombie Farrell & Browne, which has just opened its doors on Nassau Street replacing Easons on the…Sat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
Capture a place in a fragrance? Now you're talking scentsLUXURY BRANDS: HOW DO YOU evoke a personal memory of a place through scent? Or create scents inspired by holidays?Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Trends aplenty as curtain falls on costume dramaPARIS FASHION week drew to a close yesterday as the last of the catwalk shows, notably Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton, played …Mon Mar 03 2008 - 00:00
Chanel back on the merry-go-roundTHE SETTING for the Chanel autumn/winter show in the Grand Palais yesterday was a huge burnished carousel in which blown-up versions…Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Women designers flex their musclesWOMEN FASHION designers showed their power in Paris yesterday, notably 35-year-old Alessandra Facchinetti making her debut in…Fri Feb 29 2008 - 00:00
No protesters or mud pies as fur flies down catwalksJEAN PAUL Gaultier took a walk on the wild side in Paris yesterday with a collection in which furs and skins of every kind, real…Thu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
President pays tribute to genius of late Miriam Mone"She was a genius with cloth, colour, design and style and had a great eye for a woman's shape."Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
ClotheslinesKids come, too: Mother's Day falls on Sunday, March 2nd, this year and BTKids will be joining forces with singer Keith Duffy…Sat Feb 16 2008 - 00:00
TopShop to expand designer empireYesterday's announcement by Sir Philip Green, owner of TopShop and a major sponsor of young designers at London Fashion Week, …Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Basi goes large as Farhi shows a feminine sideThe Garden Room of the Royal Opera House in London was the setting for Nicole Farhi's lovely winter collection, a stone's throw…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Young talent shines as sequins and silver glitz up glamazon lookLondon's much-vaunted status as a hotbed of youthful innovation was put to the test yesterday with strong presentations from …Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Latest collection from John Rocha reveals romantic refinement"Romantic refinement" were the words that came to mind when viewing John Rocha's gilt-edged collection in London yesterday.Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
