what will i wear today?

February. Everybody, it is officially Spring Time. But doesn’t that mean sun dresses, bare legs, sun-kissed and freckled cheeks, bright clothes and strolling in the sun sans winter coat? Why yes, yes it does. But only if your living in the sunny side of the U S of A I’m guessing. Here in Ireland, we [...]

New Years Eve. The final blow-out. The full stop to the party calendar of the year. The night of hi-jinks and debauchery, mayhem, madness and merriment. It is all of that yes; but it is also the night of desperate lunges, inappropriate confessionals and dubious dialling. My NYE memories are littered with taxi queues and [...]

Life can be so cruel. I mean you get up every morning, work for the man, pay your rent on time, donate to charity, separate your recycling, eat quietly in the cinema, dock your Dublin Bike near to the paystation, eat your 5 portions of fruit and veg a day…the list of virtuosity is endless. [...]

There’s a sizeable queue outside H&M on South King Street in Dublin this morning. Presumably it’s for the Versace collection being released today. (Great photos on the Daily Mail this morning btw). I. Don’t. Do. Queuing. For anything. Those saps queuing for iPhones? I laugh scornfully. Those plebs queuing overnight for Justin Bieber tickets? I [...]

A dashing suit has been knocking around the annals of fashion since Marlene Dietrich and the YSL blazer ‘n slacks combo. Power dressing was big and brash in the 80’s; shoulder pads and hairspray were key. Balmain reinstated the iconic shoulder, albeit softer, and Commes des Garcons made their imprint on the fashion world by [...]

Here’s a wee preview of what will be hitting the rails in A-Wear this month. As we all know by now, the 70s looks is big this season. I’m not sure if I can go back to flares, myself now. But there are ways to dip your toe in the trend by just wearing cute [...]

Starting with Jennie this week. Jennie’s after all of Natalie B Coleman’s AW collection. Luscious silk garments with digital prints, lots of draping and oversizing and extremely, extremely cool. Apparently the range is a dig at all her ex-boyfriends who never gave her jewellery…is it wrong that it makes us love her collection a little [...]

Lads! You have to get yourselves down to Brown Thomas before Sunday. On the third floor, BTs are allowing some of the finest and freshest Irish fashion talent sell their wares. Designers who have been bequeathed retail space within the hallowed halls of the Grafton Street establishment include Una Burke, Eilis Boyle, Natalie Coleman, Rachel [...]

Our new male scribe, MM, visited the FRED PERRY POP UP SHOP hosted by Indigo and Cloth last weekend and this is what he saw… Indigo and Cloth are showcasing the Fred Perry collection for the month of September in a specially curated space above their shop on South William Street.  There is a huge [...]

It’s tough for everyone out there at the moment. We’re being told we need to go out and shop. Otherwise businesses will suffer and with no business, there are no jobs and with no jobs, the economy shrinks further. It’s a tricky one because we just don’t have the pennies to go out and spend [...]

My love affair with Merle O’Grady‘s jewellery is well documented here. I have two of the Irish designer’s necklaces and crave more, more, MORE! Here’s what I’ve amassed so far. I wear either one of those two most days. But I won’t be stopping there. And I know ye’re gonna shout at me for saying [...]

Well I am back. After several weeks away from the blog due to a disturbed laptop, a heinous wisdom teeth operation and a cold & throat infection I have returned. I did make the most of my time on sick leave to take a dander into town and visit the new vintage shop in temple [...]

Ah, Irish models. Irish models and boobies. Irish models and boobies and Brendan Courtney. Could life get any better? And sure you may as well throw some bum into the mix. A denim-clad bum. That’s what it’s really all about. Denim Warfare. Are you sick of muffin tops and builders cracks and camel toes? When [...]

Holy Hells Bells, possibly the coolest label in the world – or possibly just the coolest marketing campaign in the world – the Kooples – are coming to Brown Thomas. This French label, set up by the offspring of Comptoir des Cotonniers (could sartorial lineage get any cooler?) delivers clean cuts and polished scruffiness. The [...]

  Here’s some new promo shots for our Plain White T-Shite – our festival tees have been going down a huge success and we’ve gotten some great support from ye folk, including some very nice features on a number of blogs – The Fash Mob, Angela Scanlon, Avant Style and Glamrocks! We’re also now stocked in [...]

Fashion can be a bit…obnoxious. A bit self-aggrandizing, a bit transparent, a lot superficial, very myopic and hella arrogant…the list of dubious merits is endless. And charity fashion events…well that’s a whole other level of vacuity altogether. Staid, sit-down luncheons with snippy conversation and polite one-up-manship. Charity and fashion…the definitive lady-wot-lunches affair. And then, every [...]

Who else has got a guilty obsession with Ebay? I march in, buy a truckload of totally ridiculous and unnecessary paraphernalia (but it’s sooooooooooooooo cheap) and then scuttle back under my shell until the sheepishness has dissipated. Don’t get me wrong – I’ve had some blimmin’ marvelous finds – my Moschino belt, my Lulu Guiness [...]

Finally, the shop is OPEN, and our sister site, Plain White T-Shite is poised and ready to replace all your old basic plain white tees, with brand spanking new T-Shites! Designed with a splash of Irish charm, and an iron heart of pure festival spirit, Plain White T-Shites are perfect for all your summer festival [...]

Well what a way to brighten up your day with none other than two brand new fashion labels to lust over! Actually not even lust over, these two designers have created unique collections of swooshy, edgy apparel, and graphic bold ‘look-at-me’ statement jewellery, completely within your realistic price range-swoon! AND, these guys are part of [...]

Some lovely peeps are injecting a bit of ‘alternative’ into RTE. While the rest of it is still wondering what a blog is, Red Radar, has a web site all set up for young ‘uns that are already in the know, but want to know more. RR asked us to do a blog post for [...]