New York fashion week to showcase 10 Irish designersEvent to be held in the Irish Consulate in Manhattan as part of Irish Design 2015Thu Jul 30 2015 - 01:01
Emerging designers get new category at National Craft AwardsCork-based and Connemara-based basket maker receive top awardsTue Jul 28 2015 - 09:02
Meal Ticket: Pudding Row, Easky, SligoThis is a bright new cafe just opened in Easky, the latest in a series of local ventures reviving the fortunes of this small historic villageSun Jul 26 2015 - 12:00
The new jewels: made from tin, string and human hairForget diamonds and pearls, silver and gold and think tin, string and human hair as young jewellers look to the everyday for inspiration, writes Deirdre McQuillanSat Jul 25 2015 - 05:00
Going for a gulet in TurkeyCrusing along southwestern Turkey’s extensive and breathtakingly beautiful Anatolia coastSat Jul 25 2015 - 04:46
The groom boom: barbers are back in fashionMen are looking after their looks again. Here are 10 Dublin barbershops that are a cut above the restSun Jul 19 2015 - 20:15
Brown Thomas fashion show sends out signal on season of themesBT fashion show gives glimpse of upcoming autumn/winter clothes collectionsTue Jul 14 2015 - 18:17
Summer Fashion goes into the wildSafari inspired looks for bright summer days and hazy eveningsSat Jul 11 2015 - 05:00
Brown Thomas showcases innovative Irish designDiversity of work ranges from knitwear, swimwear, footwear and jewellery to toys, glass, ceramics and furnitureWed Jul 08 2015 - 09:35
Young Irish chef wins international award in MilanMark Moriarty impressed judges with celeriac baked in barley and fermented haySun Jun 28 2015 - 20:45
What to wear to a wedding, and still enjoy the eventYou want to make a statement and look as if you’ve made an effort, but don’t forget the importance of dressing for comfort. It’s going to be a long day, and night, after allSun Jun 21 2015 - 08:30
‘People still want net curtains’The Specialist: Brian P Nolan, managing director of Brian S Nolan, a family-run interiors shop in Dún Laoghaire for over 30 yearsThu Jun 11 2015 - 05:34
Korean designer Hye-soon Lee to have European premiere in DublinWearers of hanbok clothing are wearing ‘5,000 years of culture and history’Mon Jun 08 2015 - 01:00
Fashion: New generation of Northern Irish styleNorthern Ireland has produced many influential names in fashion and design. Here are six of the new generation of northerners making a name for themselves in the business of fashionFri Jun 05 2015 - 07:00
Stitch power: Jill de Burca’s fashion-forward embroideryEmbroidery is being brought back by a Dublin-based artist whose passion is evident in beautiful workSat May 30 2015 - 01:00
Young designer shows that green is goodWinner of NCAD bursary is inspired by superstitions around colourThu May 28 2015 - 12:22
Carving out a niche with Irish marbleThe Specialist: Eric Byrne, master stonemason has built a business by focusing on smaller export productsThu May 21 2015 - 04:57
Student style: Limerick fashion grads make the creative cutIn Limerick School of Art and Design, they’re busy pulling clothes apart and reimagining them in a competely different waysSat May 16 2015 - 05:00
‘Always pack toiletries in the centre of your suitcase’Learning the fine art of packing a carry-on suitcase in six stepsSat May 16 2015 - 02:00
Petal power is the look of summerFloral prints are everywhere this season. But there is a skill in putting all the elements of a floral outfit togetherSat May 09 2015 - 05:00
Art and sole: Irish artists convert their ConverseSince they first appeared in 1917, Converse have become synonymous with urban styleTue May 05 2015 - 06:00
Richard Malone: Wexford fashion designer selected as prestigious talentRichard Malone is the only fashion designer and only Irish person on the list of future big names in music, poetry, dance and writingSun May 03 2015 - 09:00
Fashion and art: young creatives in the West of IrelandA west of Ireland collaboration brings vibrant street art and fashion into sharp focusSat May 02 2015 - 01:00
The Specialists: Fiona Gilboy and Denis Kenny of Ceadogán RugsHusband-and-wife team have been getting rugmaking down to a fine art for 30 yearsThu Apr 30 2015 - 00:00
Award-winning NCAD fashion students are on the cutting edge of design22-year-old Adam Henderson from Rathgar has earned him the coveted €3,500 River Island Fashion Design Bursary and a three-month paid internship with the company in LondonSun Apr 26 2015 - 18:57
Hats off to Philip Treacy’s spring collectionPhilip Treacy’s spring collection, all curvaceous brims, bold colour and bravura strokes, also features ultra-stylish summer fedoras for femalesSun Apr 26 2015 - 17:15
New Irish jewellery company Harpur de Neve takes offA pilot with Virgin Atlantic is one of the brains behind a new Irish jewellery company called Harpur de NeveSat Apr 25 2015 - 14:37
Fashion: A capsule wardrobe of eight easy pieces for summerThe essentials that will get you ready for anything an Irish summer might throw at you, from sudden downpours to brilliant sunshineSat Apr 25 2015 - 06:00
The perfect handbags and their ownersFive people talk about the bags that quicken their pulses and hold their pursesSat Apr 18 2015 - 07:05
If you’ve ever stood under a Waterford chandelier, chances are Billy Canning designed itAfter 24 years designing lights for Waterford Crystal, Billy Canning is now a freelance designer of domestic projects as well as others on a much grander scaleThu Apr 16 2015 - 05:30
Jeanne Lanvin finally gets the recognition she deservesLanvin’s moment in the spotlight is long overdue, and the modernity of her century-old dresses is extraordinaryTue Apr 14 2015 - 10:00
Fashion: Get your groove on with 1970s lookFlares, chunky heels, floppy hats and fringed bags hark back to an earlier eraSat Apr 11 2015 - 09:05
Creating atmosphere rather than decorSince she founded Sequana in 1997, Mary Shaw, a long-term French resident, has forged an enviable international reputation for her use of texture and colourThu Apr 09 2015 - 06:00
Hold the dressing: foodies and fashionSix food professionals were taken out of their casual comfort zone and chef’s uniforms and redressed in more formal gear. What were their reactions?Sat Apr 04 2015 - 06:41
A marriage of fashion and vegan idealsDerry-born Aine Carlin is a food writer and a darling of Peta who is helping to transform the image of veganismTue Mar 31 2015 - 08:00
