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Thursday, October 14, 2010

new tv obsession alert

So for anyone that loved Kelly Cutrone in The Hills and, later on, The City you can now watch the People's Revolution boss & allround PR wonderwoman in her own programme, Kell On Earth. Now, i'm not too excited about the name of the show, but we'll bypass that for a minute..
Showcasing her life as the boss of the hugely successful fashion PR firm, there's also a glimpse of her homelife as a single mum.
Known for her straight-talking and no-nonsense attitude, Kelly has often been likened to such other powerful fashion women as Anna Wintour (and the fictional portrayal of her, Miranda Priestly, in The Devil Wears Prada). In the show you get to see her softer side, her relationships with her devoted employees and business partners and just what exactly a fashion PR firm does.
Now if that doesn't make you want to pack it all in & move to New York then I don't know what will! I'm scouring for jobs already....Kelly - if you're hiring, give me a call!!

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

A lil' bit of Leopard

There's a lot of leopard print around at the moment, and while i'm digging leopard print pussy-bow blouses, i've just come across this modest nod to the leopard print trend - the Mulberry Leopard Charm Necklace

It's also a fairly wallet-friendly (for such a label) €150!

WANT!

Fashion Workshops - Re-Dress

For anyone that hasn't seen/heard about re-dress & their amazing workshops, read more here.

They have a lot of fun & informative classes & workshops and introductory courses to such things as fashion sustainability, fashion design & even bow-tie making. You can even do an evening course in french knicker making with a cocktail thrown in!
A fun and alternative night out.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

It's been a while...

I've neglected this of late! Well, between holidays, work and life in general it's been hard to find the time to update!
This week sees the return of Oktoberfest to Dublin's docklands, it's great fun if you're around and a nice little atmosphere for a few drinks & hey, the weather isn't so bad at the moment either!

A|Wear has a shoe collection soon (or presently) being released - check out their website for more details, but they look amazing and i, for one, think it's a great addition to a great high-street store.

There's some great gigs coming up soon in Dublin, the festival season is over but the gigs never stop, so if you've any gigs that you're excited about pls comment below and let everyone know!

That's it for now, just a quick post, will be back on with some fashion-related posts soon ...just sifting through all the fab things out there at the moment with a few special favourites! xoxo

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Sofa Sale Shopping!

Sometimes shopping online can be a bit tedious (not for me....but i've heard some people find it so)...well this nifty site takes some of the hassle out of the experience.
This website, called Shop It To Me sends you out a tailored email detailing any sales online by your favourite designers, shops & websites. You can personalise your profile but choosing from a seemingly endless array of choice. You can choose how often you receive your email and it gives you a lovely condensed mail to save your trawling the web for hours!
With the sun shining outside, what better way to get a few bargains and not waste too much time sitting in front of your laptop?! (perhaps i should pay heed to my own advice...)

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Festival Playlists

I'm heading to a few music festivals this summer, some here in Ireland & some abroad, and aswell as having my wardrobe ready for the festivals, I like to set up my festival playlists on my ipod. Mixing in music that I know & love, with music that i'm new to, it's a great way to gear up for a festival when it feels like you've got ages to wait. And let's face it, on a rainy sunday when there's not much more to do it's good to feel like i'm achieving some sort of organisation!
So below are a few of my festival essentials for this year aswell as a few tracks that I know i'm going to be listening to loads in anticipation.

Stripe Denim Shorts - a-wear, €25

Have a listen to: Kele - Tenderoni

Eclectic Cotton Print Skirt, A-wear €20

Have a listen to: Foals - Blue Blood

Both worn with tights & knee-high socks for the colder festivals or on their own for the sun-guaranteed fests.

Dip Dye Dress, A-wear €40

Have a listen to: Major Lazer - Hold The Line

(Ok, i can see this is starting to look like an a-wear post, but their clothes are just so affordable & for a weekend with unpredictable weather it's great to be able to buy cheap items to layer up with)

Truly Madly Deeper take a picture vest - Urban Outfitters

Have a listen to: LCD Soundsystme - All My Friends

Something Else midnight gem print tunic - Urban Outfitters

Have a listen to: Leftfield - Original

Yaya Nom De Plume Violette chiffon dot top - Urban Outfitters

Have a listen to: Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn (Passion Pit remix)

I'm a big fan of U.O. for individual tank tops & tshirts, they always have a great selection to choose from & can turn a pair of jeans or shorts into a totally different, laid back outfit. It's also worth checking out Urban Outfitters for lots of different cardigans & sweatshirts for the cold nighttimes!

Denim shirts are another festival favourite & perfect for layering, I won't link them here as there's a plethora of them available from penneys to topshop and beyond!

Wellies are a pretty individual choice too i think, I prefer a neutral colour, black or green, so that they can be teamed with brighter clothes. But plenty of people prefer patterns or customised wellies & they can look great too! Obviously Hunter wellies would be the ultimate in festival fashion but they're also available in pretty much every department store and shoe shop so there's plenty of choice out there.

There's actually loads more of festival essentials that i'd love to post....but i don't want this being a MASSIVE blog post so i'll save some for another time....plus it'll give me something to do to count down the days until the next festival - YAY!

Pretaportabello

One of my fave online sites is pretaportabello - it's the online version of the infamous Portobello Market in London & also sells favourites from other markets such as Spitalfields (London), Camden, Brick Lane (London) & also Sydney, Australia!
It's an online showcase of quirky, original clothes and one off pieces. They have a great mailing list that's well worth signing up to & be updated with their occasional special offers (at the moment it's £1 postage - always nice to hear!)
Aswell as girly dresses, cute blouses & coats and handmade jewellery they also stock menswear, underwear and have a great vintage section. But the icing on the cake is the 'Lets Trade' section, whereby you can haggle online with the market stall owner - just like you would in a real market! It's different and it's fun - a welcome change to online
buying i think!
Below are just a few of my favourite items available online at the moment. Check out the link above & enjoy!

(above pictured) Vicious Cream dogtooth print dress