Not only our perennial fave Marc by Marc Jacobs line has been added to BT2 Dundrum but they have hoardes of new brands this Spring/Summer including the pretty,whimsical ‘tba’, the edgy, dark ‘Hotel Particulier’ and new denim brand Salsa!
And they’ve got a nail bar and brow bar to boot, so trekking up all the way to Dundrum is now definitely more worthwhile!
Su Yung
Dress her own design
Rachel Prescott
Shirt Zara Woman
Shoes Topshop
@ the FABricated fashion show. See News&Reviews
Emma
Top Ritzy Rags
Trousers Topshop
Scarf Vintage YSL
Belt Vintage
Stockists
Arnott’s, 12 Henry St, D1
BT2, 28-29 Grafton St, D2
Tommy Hilfiger, Grafton Street, D2
Topshop, Stephen’s Green, D2
Quicksilver Woman, Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, D2
Ireland’s first ever ethical fashion week is in it’s second year and a host of sartorial events are planned from Crafternoon tea to National Swap Say on May 2nd.
With many people dropping the high street in favour of handmade, second hand and freshly swapped clothes, this might just be a more unique and informative way to shop. Our favourites: Vintage Fashion Fair happening today in Dun Laoghaire, Crafternoon tea – cakes, tea and making your own clothes! and screening of China Blue on Wed night.
To book click here www.fashionevolution.info
Green Floral Hoodie Roxy
Chocolate Brown Windbreaker Roxy
Polka Dot pink dress Om Diva
Photos Jason Healy
Makeup Audrey O’Brien
Styling Arsheen Q
MU Assistant Kim Strickland
Dancers JSD
Stockists
Roxy, St Stephen’s Green S.C.
Om Diva, George’s St Arcade
Aoife Gallagher won the big prize of the night for her beautiful lantern-like design
Lynn Allen came runner-up for her feathery, studded creation
and Ciara Glynn for her pearl armour.
Congrats to all the winners and kudos to those who didn’t win but put a great show on
Check out knitwear maestro Tim Ryan’s new collection in News&Reviews here
This year the student designers had to use Nokia’s latest handset the Supernova as an inspiration for their designs. Result: highly conceptual shapes in PVC, tafetta, nylon, structured necklines, hemlines, and sleeves, lots of black, neon, navy…it’s always intersting to see how a an inanimate object like a phone can inspire sometimes fluid, moving, shining, pretty clothes. Thumbs up to all the students for a job well done.
Photos: Sarah McIntyre and Arsheen Q
Aine Kilbride
Grafton Academy
Skirt: Own design
Aoife Gallagher
NCAD
Dress: own design
Sara Swan
Grafton Academy
Top: own design
Clare Geraghty
NCAD
Shoes: Second hand, London
Celine Sheridan
Limerick Senior College
Top: Mum’s
Gerard Hancox
NCAD
Shirt: Abercrombie & Fitch
Stacey Grant
LSAD
Cape: Vintage/customised
Lyn Allen
NCAD
Dress and Jacket: Own design
Suzanne Acton
NCAD
Jeans: Paris
Joelle Jeejeebhoy
LSAD
Dress: Topshop
Carla Murphy
NCAD
Jacket: Joanne Power
Siofra Caherty
NCAD
Boots: Vintage Chanel, Paris
Mia O’Connell
Shirt: Mum’s
Yvonne Fleming
Grafton Academy
Dress: Chilli Pepper
Lucia Poliakova
Limerick College of Further Education
Docs: Schuh
Stacey Wall
Hat: Topshop
Iryna Di Vito
Limerick Senior College
Ciara Glynn
LSAD
Dress: Beyond Retro
Gillian Noonan
NCAD
Jeans: New York
Caitriona Anglim
LSAD
Scarf: Vintage
These 20 finalists go head to head tonight at the Nokia Young Fashion Designer Award 09, in the old Habitat Building, College Green. We’ll be blogging back later with the results and more pics from the catwalk!
@ the M&S Spring/Summer 2010
