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Wednesdays Round Up of the Irish Fashion and Beauty Blogs

Whatshewears.ie: Go Buy Now: Military Jacket

The military jacket is set for a major comeback this season. Okay, so slightly disappointing for all of us die-hard leather lovers (keep your leather jacket, it’ll always be in style) but it’s definitely time for a change.

The “Flak” jacket is undeniably about to have its ‘must-have’ moment, so how about opting for a jacket with a militaristic influence? Think brass buttons, khaki colours, beiges, creams, navy and compliment with a belted waist for a sexily cinched silhouette more

Stylefish.ie: Look Magazine host the first high Street fashion show
One of our Fav fashion Mags ‘Look’ organised the first ever Fashion Show as part of London Fashion week that was open to the Public recently. They choose 14 of our all time Fav high street shops & styled over 100 outfits for us to ohh and ahh over! Top Irish Super Model Erin O’Connor was one of the top models in the show and she said “Before the Look show, Fashion week felr really closed off and that is such a shame as ordinary women are the lifeblood of the Fashion Industry more

Rockin Fashion: His n Her Blog of the week

I 'Róisín Moloney' do solemnly swear to share with you from here on out, my 'Top Fave Blog of the Week' every Wednesday to cater for both girl's & guy's!!! Unless you have been living under a rock for the past couple of years, I'm sure you would have noticed the many Fashion Blogs popping up from every fashionable nook & cranny throughout the globe. Fashion blogging is taking over the fashion world quite literally, with Laura Feinstein reporting for PSFK recently describing style blogs as having the following effect on the selling of fashion items in this digital age: "While actual fiscal proof of the items’ popularity isn’t available, its ubiquity on some of the highest viewed style blogs on the web will surely act as better advertisements to a younger and chic-centric audience than a traditional billboard in Times Square or full page add in Vogue."more

Whisty Blogs Fashion: 70's Inspired Outfit

Inspired by 70’s fashion and the military nod on the Marc Jacobs SS10 runway I mixed vintage fur and wooden platforms with a military shirt and neutral dress for a shopping trip this weekend. Both the shirt and dress are quite slouchy so I pulled in the waist with an old Girl-Guides belt. When I first put on the military shirt I looked a bit too heavy so I broke up the green with the leopard-print scarf. I’m also getting a little bored with wearing black opaque tights so I went for woollen, over-the-knee socks instead. Left is the look without the vintage fur coat, scroll-down for photo with it on, over the shirt. more

Nicky's Rag Tales: Interview with Paula Rowan
Last week Paula Rowan launched her Spring Summer Collection of leather gloves, bags and shoes at her leather emporium in Dublin’s Westbury Mall. Paula is the leather goods expert in Ireland with a fantastic selection of high quality leather goods. Watch here to see an interview I did with Paula in her shop…..more

Stylebible: Fashion Targets Breast Cancer
Once again Brown Thomas have teamed up with a celebrated designer to create a global exclusive item for the ‘Fashion Targets Breast Cancer’ campaign. The FTBC Campaign is in it’s sixth year and this year they have worked with New York Deisgner Tory Burch (left) to create a limited edition Tote more

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Wednesday's Roundup of The Irish Fashion and Beauty Blogs

Rockin Fashion: Elle Style Awards 2010

God this really is a busy couple of weeks where award ceremonies are concerned. Music, Film, Fashion you name it..... But one thing is for sure, London is most definitely the place to be this week. With all the stars descending in town for more

Stylefish.ie: Whats in Store from M&S
One of our firm favorites on the high street Marks & Spencer’s have unveiled their new Spring Summer more

TheSavvyShopper.ie: 20% of SS10 at LK Bennett

WhatSheWears.ie: Ask the Stylist: Communnion
My daughter is making her First Holy Communion this year, and I haven’t a clue as to what should I wear. I’m a young mum (30) and I just had a baby a couple of weeks ago so my figure is a bit bigger than usual . I haven’t a clue as to what would be appropriate so… any ideas? more

Stylebible.ie: Dylan Bradshaw Launch Night
The young and the beautiful stepped out in force last night to join acclaimed hairstylist Dylan Bradshaw to celebrate the launch of his über cool flagship salon in Dublin city centre. The impressive three-storey Georgian building was centre stage of South William Street, with over 500 guests enjoying the exquisite interior of the salon. Owner and host Dylan Bradshaw was joined by his wife Charlotte in welcoming guests throughout the evening as they enjoyed the mouthwatering canapé and champagne reception and mingled their way through the extensive 6000 sq ft salon to the beats of super cool tunes. more

White Rabbitt: Thrifted Ralph Lauren Pants
Last week I bored everybody to death posting about my newly acquired fondness for the slouchy pants. Well, I am back to my subject again! This time it is about a vintage pair of Ralph Lauren high waisted, carrot shaped, super soft cotton trousers I bought in a Charity Shop for €5

OffShoot: I all Edge
I think I'm taking this whole lux grunge thing a bit too far but with the spring summer collections taking over the shops I've very little time left before I'll be expected to wear nudes and florals SO I'm making the best of grey and black and studs while it's still acceptable and before I look like an annoying angsty teenager. Saying that, if I did have a couple hundred quid to splash out on a pair of shoes I'd most certainly be buying these, sure they're mens shoes I dont think I care.
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Beaut.ie
It’s fairly safe to say that we’re obsessed with nails at the moment. After all Owen Wilson himself has drawled that “nails are so hot right now“: and that has probably had something to do with the rise of the Reverse French, the Chanel Catwalk creations and lace manis among others. Owen usually gets most trends spot on.more

The Stylebitches
Introducing the musical stylings of ‘Crystal Swing’. (No prizes for guessing where they get either part of their name). Never have I been more inclined to emigrate. The mere thoughts of encountering these folk in a seaside bar whilst drunk in Kilkee some New Years Eve makes me shudder to my very core.

Whisty Blogs Fashion: Harpers Bazaar Shoot
I love this shoot, I’m sure I can’t imagine anyone who doesn’t go a bit gaga for the dark romanticism of this pair of vigilantes. The bank-robbing rampage of Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow during the Great Depression epitomised rebellion and thus appealed to the disillusioned, unemployed public of America. Their story has continued to influence popular culture; in the late sixties Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway portrayed the pair in a critically acclaimed film. Since then the story has been even more romanticised and glamourised turning the couple into a pair of 20th century Robin Hoods more

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Spikey by Jak&Jil

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Stylefish.ie: Debenhams Launch Size 16 Mannequins

Angela Scanlon: Interview with Jewellery designer Merle O' Grady
Merle O’Grady set up her own label after gaining experience with Tracy Boyd and Pauric Sweeney, among others. With both Beyonce and Rihanna as fans of the label already, this girl’s Sworovski-encrusted star is most definitely on the rise. Merle will be showing her AW10 collection at London Fashion Week from 19th-23rd Feb more

Soooali.com
There are a couple of exciting things in the pipeline for soooali.com. I’ll be sharing them with you soon. Nobody believes this top is from River Island and honestly, when I first saw it, I didn’t too. It has all the elements of vintage. The shoulders are pretty cool huge but to me, that’s a good thing. This bag is my dog personified. It’s lovely to cuddle on the way home if you’ve had a bad day or as a pillow!more

Nickys Rags Tales: Marc Jacobs does gentle and stylish for Autumn 2010
Marc Jacobs presented an altogether more gentle collection in New York last week for Autumn Winter 2010. With Period references from the 20’s, 30’s, 40’s and beyond it seems that Marc Jacobs has succeeded in shunning the fast moving modernity and has managed to produce clothes that are flattering. Skirt were calf length and there was little flesh on show

Stylebible.ie: Let the Gift Guru help you with your Gift woes!
With an around every corner, i.e. birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, baby, valentines, mother’s day, father’s day etc etc (phew) it’s important to have someone helpful on your side for fun and quirky tokens at reasonable prices. We were pretty excited to read about Gift Guru, which is an online gift company with a fantastic selection of gifts suitable for just about anyone and any occasion. Gift Guru was set up by Mary Leahy & Oonagh Levis who have many years experience in the gift market, being the owners of the very successful company Town & Country Hampers. more

Whatshewears.ie: IFTAS
The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) welcomed the cream of Ireland’s creative talent from the world of film and television as they gathered in Dublin at Dublin’s Burlington Hotel on Saturday night (February 20).

TheSavvyshopper: €20 blowdryes at Zoo

Yes, you read correctly ladies.Shay Dempsey’s Dublin hair salon are offering €20 blowdrys Tuesday to Friday with selected stylists.

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The Fashion Illustrator: McQueen

Monday's Round up of the Irish Fashion and Beauty Blogs

Stylebible.ie: Approaching Spring Summer with Tess Purcell:
The Spring Summer Season is now in full swing in our stores – with all sorts of interpretations of the seasonal trends which have eventually trickled their way from the catwalks to the high street. But this can prove a little overwhelming for people who haven’t quite settled on a style that they are personally happy with. more

Whatshewears.ie: Tips for choosing the right footwear.
For most of us the reality is that we own more heels than flats or runners, and we have all bought a pair that looked so pretty we had already decided they were coming home with us before we even tried them on.Although for years I have been a slave to shoes I fell in love with, I have now become a bit more conscious of what I put on my feet. There is no point in saying that we are not going to wear heels as much, but if you don’t want to end up with angular toes (medically known as bunions) or trips to the foot doctor, more

TheSavvyShopper.ie: Urban Outfitters

News just in…….Urban Outfitters are currently running a ‘buy one get one free’ offer on their nail varnish…..perfect for a guilt free Monday treat. more

Nickys Rag Tales: Fashion News Round Up

Tributes are pouring in following ‘Lee’ Alexander Mc Queens death last week. Sales of his trademark skull scarves and all things carrying his label are being bought up in stores across the world. On Friday his Press Office issued an urgent call to all Fashion Editors to immediately return any samples from the current or past seasons that were on loan (good luck with that one!)

White Rabbit: Style is comfort

I think style as about dressing in what feels comfortable. It may sound simple but I am still learning about it. It is not only about choosing the right size and fit, but also about knowing which clothes will become your second skin. How many times it happened to me that I was wearing a novelty piece, or something I saw on somebody else and admired, and I felt like a sheep dressed in wolf’s clothes. To know how to be stylish is to know yourself.more

Soooali: Check Mate
Houndstooth is such a classic pattern. I found this jacket in Camden Market last year and fell in love with it. It’s a perfect fit. Often I’m running out the door and don’t have time to think of nice outfits to wear, but a jacket can change that so easily. This is the most popular go-to jacket in my wardrobe. It makes me feel like I’m not invisible, because it’s so bold. I saw ‘A Single Man’ today and was blown away. If you’re an emotional person, you can really get sucked right into it, which is quite powerful. The visuals and music are superb. The intensity throughout is executed to perfection, more

I Blog Fashion: London Fashion Week AW 10/11
t's back! London Fashion Week kicks off again at Somerset House this Friday for the unveiling of its AW10 collections. I'm all sorts of excited. Don't know which tickets I've scored until I get to my hotel on Thursday which makes the anticipation all the more palpable. Wonder if this tee I bought will finagle me a front row seat next to 'the bob'? Anna and Annmarie. Besties! Has a ring to it, dontcha think?

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Chanel Surfboards by RDuJour

A Roundup of the Irish Fashion and Beauty Blogs

Stylebible.ie: It was ooops for the Grammy award
that fell ... and ooops for the dress choice unfortunately for Taylor Swift.. but we still love her. Check out our Grammy pics and commentry here

Whatshewears.ie: Collection We Covet: Alice by Temperly
Each season has a defining scarf that for the past few years has been dominated by Louis Vuitton (who can forget the leopard print?).However, there’s a new scarf in town and it’s already been adopted by celebrities such as Fearne Cotton, Gemma Arterton (both pictured) and Trinny Woodall.I sense the arrival of the new “IT” scarf…Fearne’s blue and black tiger striped scarf is from Alice by Temperley (€58, Harvey Nichols, Dundrum Town Centre) – a new diffusion collection with an affordable price tag (€58 to €580 more

The Savvy Shopper: Vita Liberata Odourless Tan

Vita Liberata’s odourless tan has landed (at a discount!) online.You can pick up the rich silken chocolate self Tan (200ml) for €17.64 or the 24ct Silken Shimmer Self Tan (200ml) for €16.88.A streak free glow awaits……..more

RockinFashion: Life's a Beach

I don't know about you guy's but I am seriously lacking in some Vitamin D & have had enough of these grey, dreary winter months. In my cravings for the summer sunshine to pop it's shiny head back up again, I have found myself checking out our counterparts blogs Down Under ALOT more often these days! more

Stylefish.ie: Our Fav Shop turns one
SWOPSHOP, Dublin’s first dedicated fashion exchange boutique, turns one – and to celebrate, there’s a dress with your name on it! And more… To mark the event they are holding a one-day exclusive style and makeup makeover event…more

I Blog Fashion: Sinead Doyle
It's rare that I get obsessive about clothes. Okay that's a lie. Let me rephrase. It's rare that I obsess ad infinitum about a particular item of clothing. Normally it's a stormy tempestuous lust-fest which fades to a worn fondness with time. Not with this dress. This is THE dress I've not been able to shake since clapping my peepers on it last year.more

Angela Scanlon: Miu Miu SS10 boots are delicious
I’m a sucker for shoes of any description but am currently going through a phase of boot love. Last night I counted my boots. Not including those at my “home house”, there are 12 pairs of black boots, 4 grey and 1 brown. Too much, I know. But… I have absolutely nothing in my boot wardrobe that resembles the whimsical lovelies that showed up on the Miu Miu catwalks for SS10.more

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the fashion illustrator - Givenchy

Mondays Roundup of the Irish Fashion and Beauty Blogs

Stylebible: Top Designer Joanne Hynes to Mentor the Nokia Young Designers
The Nokia Young Fashion Designer Award - Ireland’s most prestigious fashion competition - is now in its seventh year and has proven to unearth some of Ireland’s best design talent. Last week, Nokia teamed up with leading Irish fashion and jewellery designer, Joanne Hynes, to host a breakfast for the 21 Nokia Young Designer Award 2010 finalists at the fashionable Morrison Hotel on Ormond Quay more

Whatshewears.ie Top 5 Spring Hats

Hats and headwear are a part of daily life for most Irish women, yet with our ever changing weather it is hard to know what to go for as the seasons change.As usual on WhatSheWears.ie, I turned to both the catwalk and cool celebrity style makers for today’s inspiration and so here are my top five choices to decorate your crowning glory with this spring….more

OffShoot: Circus Store closing down

Just two quick things before i go off to bed. Firstly, we were very disappointed to hear today that Circus in Powerscourt Shopping Centre is closing down. It's an awful pity because they're lovely people (they very kindly let us borrow a few pieces for our college fashion shoot last year) and it was a great shop. They'll be having a closing down sale from February 1st till 7th. I got a more

Nicky's Rag Tales: Weekly Roundup

A round up of my chosen news items from the fashion world from last weekHaiti is a major manufacturing centre for the clothing Industry and naturally a lot of the factories have been devastated by the earthquake. Lets not let Haiti slide to the back of our minds in the coming months and endeavour to keep helping in whatever way we can.

The Savvy Shopper: Make Love in Hayfield
In case he didn’t catch the not very subtle hints you’ve been throwing him, the five star Hayfield Manor Hotel in Cork might just be able to rescue the romance – they got in touch to offer a free Valentines package to a SavvyShopper reader. more

RockinFashion: Grammy Style 2010
Our First link to this new Irish Fashion Blog by Roisin Moloney - It looks good - have a look here

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The Fashion Illustrator: Gucci Spring 2009

A Roundup of the Irish Fashion and Beauty Blogs

Nicky's Rag Tales: Bermondsey Boutique Pussy Willow
Bermondsey is a stones throw from London Bridge. It’s where old London meets new, you get a real sense of history just being there, you can almost imagine yourself back in time, a timeless oasis within a big city. Even though it was Monday when I was there, the quietest day of the week ( I suspect), I felt a vibrancy from renewal and a sense of community more

Stylebible: Check it out
WIth check patterns appearing on a lot of celebs at the moment, you might want to incorporate some tartan fun into your own looks this spring summer. The rule of thumb for any pattern as statmemt ... more

Irish Fashion Blog: Dior Couture in Paris:
Some of my favourite looks from the Dior Couture show yesterday. I would attempt to review it and give you endless reasons as to why it’s fabulous and worthy of your hard-earned cash. Instead, I’ll leave it to the wonderful Hillary Alexander who always seems to do it so honestly and eloquently…more

I Blog Fashion: Nuxe Launch
Check out the latest installment of StyleNation at the launch of Nuxe in Dublin's Radisson Hotel.

Beaut.ie: Decor, Colour and Fragrance: Joe Malone meets Farrow and Ball
Most of us already do use posh our candles as a decor tool, but in April Jo Malone and Farrow and Ball will take the idea a little further with a limited-edition range of candles matched to classic Farrow and Ball colours. more

Whatshewears.ie: Ski Wear for kids
Today’s episode of Ski Wear for Kids is inspired by my nephews and nieces Luca, Finn, Oscar, Anna, Molly and Ciara who were skiing in Austria earlier this month. more

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A Roundup of the Irish Fashion and Beauty Blogs

Whisty Blogs Dublin Fashion : Jennifer Rothwell to show at showcase Ireland
Among many other designers in attendance, of course, Jennifer Rothwell will be debuting her AW10 collection this weekend at Showcase Ireland. Her design talents have brought her from NCAD to New York and back again, and earned her the “Brown Thomas Designer Mentor Programme Award” a mere 7 months after launching her label.more

I Blog Fashion: Slogan Tights
First there were slogan tees; now there are slogan tights. It appears Henry Holland, master of Cockney rhyming slang, has taken his cheeky epithets to lower levels - the legs that is. more

Nicky's Rag Tales: The 'It' Bag is dead, Long Live the 'It' Bag
I usually write a round up of the weeks fashion news on a Sunday but I’m totally off the point today. Perhaps because The Sunday Times Style Magazine used to be my must have newspaper fashion insert of the week and I’m oh so fed up with it. I used to rip off the plastic ( with the same thought each week -what a waste of plastic) before I even glanced more

Stylebible.ie: Sizzling summer wear from Pepe
The SS10 Pepe Jeans Ladies fashion collection is here and wow it doesn’t disappoint. We love the versatility of this range – where every single item can be mixed and matched with other clothes or with items from their fab denim collection too. more

Chiconomics: Covet Sample Sale
Clear the diary ladies, and take your marks, as Covet is hosting an intimate sample sale of select pieces more

Springwise: Design your own Jeans
Customers of indiDenim—whose parent company runs a like-minded site for custom-made dress shirts—begin by selecting from among several jeans cuts, including slim and relaxed fits. They then choose the fabric, rise and styles they'd like for the pants' fly, leg, hem, pocket and overall treatment. Women’s options at indiDenim include super-low to high-rises, multiple leg styles and more than 30 different back pocket options; men can make their jean a basic five-pocket or add carpenter styling more

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Simon Cowell To Produce Haiti Hit – Simon Cowell has stepped up to the charitable plate and announced that he’s organizing a “We Are the World”-style charity single to benefit the Haiti relief efforts. And while it might have been nicer had he come up with the idea himself, the orders apparently came from a bit higher up.(eonline)

Beaut.ie: Sneaky Peak: New Celebridee perfumes for 2010
No doubt there will be more than two stars lepping on the lucrative celebridee fragrance bandwagon this year, but the first two to announce their scint-tentions are my favourite Desperate Housewive Eva Longoria-Parker and superstar songstress Beyoncé.more

Whisty Blogs Dublin Fashion : (A make up interview with the Indo)
After cleansing and moisturising, it probably takes about 10 -15 minutes to do my make-up depending on where I’m going. Nights out can take twice that time more

I Blog Fashion : StyleNation 2010
Wanna know what you'll be doing in 2010? Check out my fashion calendar lowdown in the first epidode for 2010 by the StyleNation team!

Irish Fashion Blog by Angela Scanlon Awsome Lego Table by Dublin Designer Duo
It may not be fashion but it’s creativity at its best. Designed and constructed by Gearoid Carvill and Andrew Brady, video by Cormac Browne (all Dublin based). 1 word: GENIUS.

Nickys Rag Tales: Beautiful Handmade Bags from Erica Devine
Erica Devine called into the showroom today to have a chat. She had some of her beautiful bags with her and I was excited to see them up close more

Stylebible: Julianne Moore Smitten with Ford
Julianne Moore was "swept of her feet" when she first met Tom Ford.The stunning actress was introduced to the designer in 1998, when he was making her dress for that year's Academy Awards. more

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The Slash Bag by Boyy from Jak&Jil

Stylebible.ie X Factor Style Analysis

Here are our style talking points when it comes to the X Factor Judges and a couple of the contestants too! Has anyone noticed the fact that Simon has sorted out his wardrobe issues? more

Angela Scanlon : Jen is Bril

Once in a while I stumble upon someone who intrigues me. I've never seen her before but all of a sudden features I read, sites I visit, photographers I love are all talking about her. OK, so I sound like a perv and I'm not really, well sometimes but usual with men instead of women. Anyway, meet Jen Brill more

I Blog Fashion: Why we need Jedward

Irony. Such a lost art. Derided as a Gen X hipster accessory, the term has become almost obsolete, so much so that its definition has imploded. A bit ironic in itself, dontcha think? Thankfully where Ms. Morrisette failed to point the semantic finger, we have the Irish Xfactor hybrid Jedward more

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ISABEL MARANT’S HIGHLY COVETED CHAIN WRAPPED BOOTS FROM SPRING/SUMMER 2009 from Jak and Jil

Hellwafashion: Dubai's Beautiful Fashionable Web-Site: The smart people at Melissa Beth, figured that fashionista’s like us would most likely be struggling to find a laptop bag we liked & they’d be right. So they sent us some.read more

Nicky's Rag Tales:A few weeks ago I, along with some other Fashion Bloggers, was handed a bib, given a box of bling and some glue and told to go ‘Bling a Bib‘! read more

Stylebible.ie: You look like a star, you sound like a star and you totally made that song your own ....read more

I Blog Fashion: Attention Galwegians. Check out Freedom's new home on Lwr. Abbeygate Street and net yourself some cool savings

The Savvy Shopper: ASOS have knocked up to 75% off selected lines and we’ve found some gems including read more

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Nicholas Kirkwood spring summer from jakandjil.com

Stylebible.ie: Stellar magazine are celebrating their 1st Birthday! One year in the business and wow are they making an impact! We LOVE this mag – a great Irish production. Well done to all involved.read more

The Stylebitches: Now this is some mad, crazy, nasty stuff. Leona was in London signing her new book, when a male ‘fan’ approached her to have his signed. Instead of doing the usual crazy fan shizzle, like crying and proposing, he punched her in the eye read more

The Cool Hunter: As The Sartorialist has proven, Italian men really do have their own unique sense of style; one part old world gentleman glamour, two parts super chic. The Italian brand Noodle Park, has managed to harness this typical Italian style yet still retains an affordable price point. What’s with the name, you ask? read more

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Paris Fashion week

Picture from Irish Independent of Alexander McQueen by Getty Images

Stylebible.ie : Grainne Seoige supports breast cancer awarness month
Gráinne Supports Breast Cancer MonthOctober is breast cancer awareness month and broadcaster and Patron of the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI), Gráinne Seoige, is read more
I Blog Fashion: Joan Collins Does Glamour
When I was 8 years old, I wrote an 'About Me' essay. I lived in Blue Point, New York. I wanted to be a ballerina and my hero was Joan Collins read more
Nicky's Rag Tales: An Evening at Arnotts New Ground Floor Shopping Experiance
Anybody been to Arnotts lately? My invitation in my hand my BF Joan and I put on our glad rags and arrived outside Arnotts Main Entrance on Henry street in Dublin at 7 O’clock this evening read more
The Savvy Shopper: Fran and Jane Open an Outlet Store:
Calling all Fran & Jane Fans.They’ve just opened an outlet store in Dunboyne Co. Meath….ok so it’s a bit of a trek but you’ll pick up some Fran & Jane goodies at a discount! read more

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