Fashion's fleshy forecast is flimsy on frocksThe one-day public transport strike in France this week didn't deter more than 1,000 guests at the Dior show, the first catwalk…Thu Oct 06 2005 - 01:00
Grande dame of British fashion cuts political swatheThe slogan on the T-shirt worn by Vivienne Westwood read "I am not a terrorist", as the grand dame of British fashion flounced…Wed Oct 05 2005 - 01:00
Mixing grace with a rock attitudeParis Fashion Week opened yesterday, starting a 10-day schedule that will see more than 70 runway presentations of women's ready…Tue Oct 04 2005 - 01:00
'Boutique store' opens in Dundrum Town CentreA hip-hop dance show from the high-energy German performance troupe Rumble set the mood for the opening yesterday of the new …Sat Sept 24 2005 - 01:00
Hepburn inspires laid-back looks by CostelloeLondon Fashion Week: The news dominating London fashion this week was not so much about the new hourglass figure in the spring…Fri Sept 23 2005 - 01:00
Upmarket store opens its doorsDubliners will get their own taste of Ab Fab upmarket shopping when Harvey Nichols, one of Britain's best-known luxury department…Fri Sept 23 2005 - 01:00
Lace of all kinds in John Rocha's latest collectionLondon Fashion Week: Lace, that most feminine and fragile of fabrics, is making a huge comeback for next spring, to judge from…Thu Sept 22 2005 - 01:00
Off the high street into MayfairLondon Fashion Week: One of the most eagerly awaited shows in London this week was Top Shop's catwalk debut, held in a marquee…Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
Sequins and lace, not knits, define new Irish styleLondon Fashion Week: Seven Irish designers made their London catwalk debuts at the Irish Embassy yesterday on the second day…Tue Sept 20 2005 - 01:00
Fur flies as animal rights protesters model anger on London catwalkAnti-fur protesters holding placards bearing the words "Julien Macdonald Fur Scum" stormed the designer's catwalk show at the…Mon Sept 19 2005 - 01:00
Clothes encountersMemoir: A family history focuses on the emotional and transformative power of clothes.Sat Sept 17 2005 - 01:00
New Dublin fashion week to showcase Irish designersDublin Fashion Week, a new event bringing together Irish designers and buyers, is to take place at the Morrison Hotel from October…Fri Sept 02 2005 - 01:00
From Russia with loveCossack-style clothes for a night out on the steppes were the key seasonal offerings at a|wear's autumn show, held in Ireland…Thu Aug 18 2005 - 01:00
Irish fashion hopeful enters final with designs on a fairytale endingFashion designer Aoife Gowen is one of 16 finalists in the Hans Christian Andersen Foundation International Fashion Design Competition…Fri Jul 01 2005 - 01:00
Limerick fashion students show their true coloursStudents from Limerick School of Art & Design who presented their annual fashion show this week chose the theme "LSAD on …Sat Jun 04 2005 - 01:00
NCAD students display confidence and diversityThis year's fashion graduates of the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) presented their degree collections in Trinity …Mon May 30 2005 - 01:00
Fashion prize for Donegal designerPearl Johnston has been named the winner of the Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) fashion award.Sat May 28 2005 - 01:00
ClotheslinesASSET ENHANCERS They're calling it the new form of asset management, and it has nothing to do with boardroom businessSat May 28 2005 - 01:00
Ceramic design award creates opportunities for Mayo studentA second-year National College of Art and Design (NCAD) student won this year's Ceramic Design Award yesterday.Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
Taxation 'threatens to kill off Irish couture'For the first time in 10 years, the Derry-born couturier, Jen Kelly, staged a spring rather than his usual winter catwalk show…Thu May 19 2005 - 01:00
Brown Thomas puts best foot forwardThe new shoe department in Brown Thomas, the biggest of its kind in this country, was opened yesterday by internationally celebrated…Wed May 18 2005 - 01:00
CLOTHES linesPREGNANT WITH PIETRO: Wedding dresses are more about emotion than style, but nuptial attire for the pregnant bride adds a more…Sat May 07 2005 - 01:00
Shoulder to shoulderAdmirers of Richard Lewis's signature silk jersey creations will find much to covet in his spring/summer collection, writes Deirdre…Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00
CLOTHESlinesIN THE PINK: Carlingford, Co Louth and Cabinteely, Co Dublin may seem like unlikely locations for shops selling sexy lingerie…Sat Mar 19 2005 - 00:00
Fashion for fun with carefree frills and a stylish array of colourIt was all about bright vibrant colour at Arnotts' spring show yesterday where models tripped out in multiprint shirts and satin…Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
White is the new black as Takizawa looks to high artPARIS FASHION WEEK: Naoki Takizawa for Issey Miyake always follows his own stellar path, introducing original and often poetic…Thu Mar 03 2005 - 00:00
Dress me up, dress me down: the British brave the catwalkPARIS FASHION WEEK: What do off-duty icons wear? That was the starting point in Paris yesterday for John Galliano's autumn/winter…Wed Mar 02 2005 - 00:00
Bonjour to luxury punk with python and silk trimmingsIf femininity and glamour have characterised the recent autumn-winter ollections in London, New York and Milan, this week more…Tue Mar 01 2005 - 00:00
Style envoys strike confident noteIrish designers are important ambassadors and have actively promoted not just Irish fashion, but the best of the new, confident…Sat Feb 26 2005 - 00:00
Funky labels offer prettiest and most colourful choice in yearsAs Dubliners shivered in snow and freezing temperatures yesterday, BT2's fashion show offered a promise of sunnier times with…Tue Feb 22 2005 - 00:00
Costelloe goes retro with scenes from centuries pastLast night in the elegant surroundings of the Irish Embassy in London, Paul Costelloe presented his autumn-winter 2005 collection…Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
British shop that aims to put young designers on topLONDON FASHION WEEK: Yesterday morning, in the august surroundings of the Royal Academy in Mayfair, three new young generation…Wed Feb 16 2005 - 00:00
Sequins and style and Art Deco dreamsLONDON FASHION WEEK: John Rocha kicked off the second day of London Fashion Week yesterday showing his autumn/winter 2005 collection…Tue Feb 15 2005 - 00:00
Making an exhibition of women's dressAn exhibition of 15 paintings on the theme of l9th and 20th century fashion opens today at the National Gallery of Ireland and…Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
Historical tapestry one of largest in EuropeThe Ros Tapestry is reckoned to be one of the largest embroidered tapestries ever made in EuropeWed Jan 26 2005 - 00:00
CLOTHESlinesALL MINE: If you've ever wondered how some women seem to wear shrugs and pashminas with elegance, while others look choked by…Sat Jan 22 2005 - 00:00
Owners of food chain take over ThorntonsEileen Dunne and Stefano Crescenzi, the owners of the Dunne & Crescenzi food chain, are to take over the former Thorntons…Tue Jan 11 2005 - 00:00
ClothesLinesWAIST HIGH Watch how you spell "Stoned and Waisted"; it's not the title of a new anti-drug campaign, but a range of cool new…Sat Jan 08 2005 - 00:00
Irish silversmith wins award at US craft showA leading Irish silversmith has won the overall award for Excellence in Metals at the prestigious annual craft show of the Philadelphia…Sat Nov 13 2004 - 00:00
Magenta silk suit chosen for President's second comingA coat and three-piece suit made by Dublin-based fashion designer Aideen Bodkin has been selected by the President, Mrs McAleese…Thu Nov 11 2004 - 00:00
Three rising stars of Irish fashion have designs on dressing the PresidentThree Irish fashion designers - Deborah Veale, Aideen Bodkin and N & C Kilkenny - are competing to dress the President, Mrs…Tue Nov 09 2004 - 00:00
Lavery painting to go on public display in JuneA major early work of Sir John Lavery The Return of the Goats has been acquired by the National Gallery of Ireland from a private…Mon Nov 08 2004 - 00:00
Chanel show glitters and sparklesParis Fashion Week: "C'était beau, hein?" murmured the woman in the immaculately tailored tweed suit to her equally soignée …Sat Oct 09 2004 - 01:00
Power of 'Carmen' sets a flamboyant toneUnder the twinkling lights of 150 crystal chandeliers running the whole length of a white dining table set for 500 guests, the…Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Marant Miyake marks with spray-paint, straw and spiritPARIS FASHION WEEK: Not many fashion designers can bring both a sense of playfulness and depth to their collections, but one…Thu Oct 07 2004 - 01:00
Opening the Dior to fashion's flashiest forecastAnimal rights protesters carrying placards denouncing John Galliano as a "Designer of Death" because of his use of fur failed…Wed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Plenty of Greek drama as Irish designer wows with flowing linesIn the shady cloister of an ancient convent lined with marble statues and Parthenon friezes, now part of the Beaux Arts School…Tue Oct 05 2004 - 01:00
Ready-to-wear hautes up with cool, billowing chiffonsHunting with hounds is set to be banned in the UK, but another kind of hunt is being intensified for the next big name in fashion…Wed Sept 22 2004 - 01:00
Beads and mirror glass set a shining exampleIf London fashion designers have their way, to judge from some of yesterday's catwalk shows, the modern woman in spring will …Tue Sept 21 2004 - 01:00
