Dior strikes a low-key noteDespite the grandeur of the setting at the Grand Palais and an audience of some 1,400 people including the glitterati of Paris…Thu Oct 05 2006 - 01:00
Gaultier anniversary to be celebratedOne of the highlights of this seasons's Pret à Porter in Paris which opened yesterday previewing the spring/summer 07 collections…Tue Oct 03 2006 - 01:00
Clothing giant sees Gap in marketUS clothing company Gap made its Irish debut yesterday with the opening of a new store in the basement of Arnotts of Henry Street…Sat Sept 30 2006 - 01:00
Seasonal changesSociety: In March 1958, Fiona MacCarthy along with more than 1,000 other well bred young English girls from aristocratic families…Sat Sept 30 2006 - 01:00
ClothesLinestalk of the devil: Having seen a preview of The Devil Wears Prada , we can report that although the movie isn't that faithful…Sat Sept 16 2006 - 01:00
Costelloe on course to dress Europe's womenLondon-based Irish fashion designer Paul Costelloe, official dresser of the European Ryder Cup wives and girlfriends, starts …Fri Sept 15 2006 - 01:00
New magazine for women on stands from todayA new Irish monthly women's magazine, The Gloss , goes on sale today.Thu Sept 14 2006 - 01:00
Slick city wear is all the fashion at storeHeld to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Grafton Street store, Marks and Spencer's winter fashion show last night highlighted…Wed Sept 13 2006 - 01:00
MAKING A MATCH: Mixing the new niche brandsTo celebrate the revamp of their three stores, BT2 held a catwalk show last night in its Grafton Street shop in Dublin, introducing…Tue Sept 12 2006 - 01:00
Clothes LInesFashion week favourite: Yasmin Velloza, who showed a well tailored and sexy collection using unusual and luxurious fabrics …Sat Sept 09 2006 - 01:00
Catwalk queens show off big-brand eleganceDublin city's polished set turned up in their hundreds yesterday for the Brown Thomas (BT) autumn/winter fashion show - held …Sat Sept 09 2006 - 01:00
Couture Luxury: Louise Kennedy unveils collectionLouise Kennedy previewed her new winter collection in her home and showrooms at 56 Merrion Square, Dublin, yesterday, her first…Fri Sept 08 2006 - 01:00
Richard Lewis collection decked out in art decoBerlin in the 1930s was the theme of Richard Lewis's autumn/winter collection, shown last night in the art deco surroundings …Thu Sept 07 2006 - 01:00
Check it out: new autumn-winter fashionsAs Dublin Fashion Week closed yesterday, reporting a 50 per cent increase in sales, the Dandelion nightclub was the venue last…Thu Aug 31 2006 - 01:00
Fashion industry altered to suit big businessFashion has become a kind of loss leader, the motor that drives the sales of other products, said Godfrey Deeny of Fashion Wire…Wed Aug 30 2006 - 01:00
Designer based in New York walks away with awardNew York-based Dublin shoe designer Eileen Shields last night won the Accessory Designer Innovation Award sponsored by Brown …Tue Aug 29 2006 - 01:00
ClotheslinesFlowery shades: These funky bronze-lensed shades, called Flower Power, are from an eyewear company called Jeevice, which is…Sat Aug 19 2006 - 01:00
Family upset woman left nothing to brother in careThe family of Lean Scully, a prominent Dublin PR consultant who bequeathed €5Fri Aug 18 2006 - 01:00
Northern designers take top three craft prizesCraftworkers from the North of Ireland took the first three prizes at the RDS annual National Crafts Competition 2006 announced…Sat Aug 05 2006 - 01:00
Irish designers in Antwerp capitalise on 'curiosity factor'Three Irish designers sponsored by Enterprise Ireland made their debut here in Belgium this week at a trade fair in Antwerp held…Thu Aug 03 2006 - 01:00
The heelerUndeniably sexy, incredibly well made and €400 a whack, Gina shoes tread red carpets worldwide. Meet their makerSat Jul 29 2006 - 01:00
ClotheslinesLacy lady: Havana in Donnybrook, Dublin 4 is closed for renovations and will reopen with its full autumn stock on display on…Sat Jul 15 2006 - 01:00
The jewel in New York's crownJewellery: There can hardly be a name more synonymous with sparkle and glamour than that of Tiffany, New York's great 5th Avenue…Sat Jul 15 2006 - 01:00
Designers choose art gallery over catwalk to display shoe collectionIt's not every day that a footwear collection is premiered in an art gallery, but yesterday Sumfortune shoes made their Irish…Fri Jul 14 2006 - 01:00
Clothes linesWardrobe crisis averted: Composer and musical director Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber was filming the new Irish Tenors and Friends …Sat Jun 24 2006 - 01:00
Clothes linesINEDIBLE UNSPEAKABLES: Can men's underwear do enough to save the world? That was the question posed recently at the news that…Sat May 13 2006 - 01:00
Smuggling gems trade fuels war in Sierra Leone, group warnsQuestion retailers about a diamond's origin before you buy was the message to Irish consumers at the launch yesterday of an information…Tue Apr 25 2006 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryNot many people in Ireland realise that Dublin has a long and infamous connection with the West African slave tradeWed Apr 19 2006 - 01:00
Summer dresses on chilly day put spring in House of Fraser's stepDespite the chill, spring was in the air yesterday as House of Fraser staged three fashion presentations in Dundrum Town Centre…Thu Mar 23 2006 - 00:00
SITTING PRETTY: at the Arnotts' fashion showGracias a la vida, the title of a popular Argentinian song meaning "thanks for life", was the theme dreamed up by producer Eddie…Thu Mar 09 2006 - 00:00
Harvey Nichols launches spring-summer collectionDespite the wintry weather, the mood was summery at the Harvey Nichols fashion show held last night in its Dundrum Town Centre…Wed Mar 08 2006 - 00:00
Titian-haired models stalk the catwalkIn what turned out to be the most spectacular show in Paris, Alexander McQueen returned to his ancestral Gaelic roots for a romantic…Mon Mar 06 2006 - 00:00
Brocade or biker-chic? Suit yourselfParis Fashion Week: Snow flurries in Paris did not deter celebrities like Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson and Roman Polanski from …Thu Mar 02 2006 - 00:00
Leather, trenchcoats, jackboots all lend a certain military allureParis Fashion Week: "I imagined a woman with a playful and curious mind, constantly dreaming of adventure," is how designer …Wed Mar 01 2006 - 00:00
Sheer sexiness - but proportion is everythingParis Fashion Week: The first of more than 80 catwalk shows previewing the autumn/winter 2006 prêt-a-porter collections had …Tue Feb 28 2006 - 00:00
Emigration of Donegal firm follows European trendThe Magee suit made in Donegal, whose price was once tailored to the average working man's wage, is the latest emblematic piece…Sat Feb 18 2006 - 00:00
Noir desir: feasting on fashion's black magicIf the message from the autumn/winter collections in New York forecasted the return of black - as if it had ever gone away - …Sat Feb 18 2006 - 00:00
Hats and high waists are latest London callingMulticultural London flexed its fashion muscles yesterday with shows from Brazilians, Indians, Croatians and Romanians joining…Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
Costelloe kicks off fashion weekLondon Fashion Week opened yesterday on Valentine's Day with a bunch of flowery British media reports claiming rosy new directions…Wed Feb 15 2006 - 00:00
HOT STUFF: gypsy skirts make way for high-waisted hot-pants at A|wearA|wear held its biggest ever fashion show last night at Custom House Quay, introducing its spring-summer 2006 collection and …Thu Feb 09 2006 - 00:00
Fashion award for designer HynesGalway-born designer Joanne Hynes is the winner of the Irish Designer of the Season Award, announced at the launch of Dublin …Tue Feb 07 2006 - 00:00
Irish designers set for fashion weekA total of 23 Irish designers will be taking part in Dublin Fashion Week, which takes place over three days from February 6th…Tue Jan 24 2006 - 00:00
Fashion drive: Designers promotedA new initiative to raise the profile of Irish fashion in the UK and northern Europe has been launched by Enterprise Ireland …Mon Jan 23 2006 - 00:00
CLASSIC HEPBURN: ladylike, but with a nautical twist"Ladylike and glamorous" were the words Marks & Spencer was keen to stress about its spring/summer collections, shown yesterday…Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Stellar Style: designer marks launch of Brown Thomas Fashion galleryUK fashion designer Stella McCartney was guest of honour last night at the opening of the new 7,500sq ft Brown Thomas Designer…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Partywear parade:glamour and romanceA Georgian house on St Stephen's Green lit with chandeliers and candles was the venue last night for a festive winter fashion…Wed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
McCartney produces 'accessible' rangeStella McCartney's low-cost collection for the Swedish giant Hennes & Mauritz, which has more than 1,000 stores in 22 countries…Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
Fashion week organisers happy with €1m in salesThe organisers of Dublin Fashion Week, which ended yesterday at the Morrison Hotel, claim that the event attracted Irish, British…Sat Oct 22 2005 - 01:00
Aiming to make men look coolJohn Rocha presented his menswear range alongside his autumn/winter collection for women in the millennium wing of the National…Thu Oct 13 2005 - 01:00
