CELEBRITY PUBLIC SPATS Insult in haste on social media, repent at leisure
Public spats: Never a good idea, always great entertainment. Social media means it’s too irresistible not to post your grievances for the world to...
SUNDAY FUNDAY Remember when Sundays were sacred?
Do you remember when Sunday was sacred? When the notion of shopping on the Seventh Day wasn’t even a consideration? How we have changed.
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HIJABI BARBIE A symbol of repression or a sign of inclusiveness?
There’s a new Barbie in town and she’s wearing a hijab to cover her head, chest and hair. The Mattel doll is based on...
THE HANDMAID’S TALE Expect lots of fashion references to Margaret Atwood’s chilling story
The fashion world has fallen for the austere beauty of The Handmaid’s Tale, the Emmy award winning TV series based on writer Margaret Atwood’s...
QUEEN OF THE STONE AGE Sculptor Helen O’Connell’s geological obsession
My first instinct on seeing the the smooth stone donut shape creation of sculptor Helen O’Connell in Bray’s Mermaid Arts Centre is to embrace...
HARVEY WEINSTEIN Why do we tolerate the intolerable?
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The recent Harvey Weinstein revelations have thrown up many questions about why society facilitates adult bullies and sexual predators. Blogger Laurie Morrissey...
DEAUVILLE The elegant seaside resort where Coco Chanel began her fashion empire
Today marks the birthday of Grabrielle 'Coco' Chanel who was born on the 19th of August 1883 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire in France. To celebrate...
CHRISTIAN DIOR 70 YEARS ON Aisling O’Loughlin looks back
It was the Irish born editor of the US edition of Harper’s Bazaar, Carmel Snow, who coined the phrase the New Look that trumpeted...
SELFIE CONSCIOUS Taking matters into our own hands
Such an audacious act, the selfie. The bit that makes it so brazen is pressing the button and posting your mug for all to...
RULES SMULES! Why we owe those feisty fashion renegades our wardrobe freedom
Let’s hear it for the rule breakers. Those rebels who ignore tradition and go their own way. Say what you like about preserving standards...
