Archive | August, 2012

Changing a beauty regime can be quite a daunting transition if your skin is slightly sensitive or problematic. A good marketing campaign with a glamorous model who has flawless air brushed skin isn’t quite going to sell a product to you when it comes to enhancing your own natural beauty. Trying it out, being well informed about the correct technique on how to use various products in the skincare systems is invaluable to get the most from your latest investment.
Last month La Prairie hosted a wonderful event at the Jetty Lounge in the One and Only Royal Mirage in Dubai, …

Dubai offers some of the most iconic experiences in the world which are unparrelled. The world’s tallest building: Burj Khalifa; the world’s first 7 star hotel: Burj Al Arab; the world’s largest shopping mall: The Dubai Mall. Now inside that mall comes a haven that Carrie Bradshaw and the original shoe queen, Imelda Marcos, would only be too proud to shop in. LEVEL Shoe District.
Located in the heart of The Dubai Mall, LEVEL Shoe District will comprise of over 96,000 square feet of contemporary interior architecture to exhibit some of the world’s most beautiful shoes for both you and I …

Monochrome outfits are classic no matter what way they are worn. Whether a black sharp tailored suit and a traditional white shirt, a black and white striped dress or a busy printed trousers. With a well known love of Irish designers and the original celebrity shoe designer, Terry de Havilland, adding these two to the mix was sure to put some colour into this classic look.
Terry de Havilland’s Margeaux wedges are without a doubt the most beautiful wedge to invest in and a sheer joy to wear day in, day out. Irish Designer Joanne Hynes is renowned for her accessories …

Despite being a small island on the peripherary of Europe, Ireland’s talent in fashion is unparrelled. With main stream, well know designers including Orla Keily, Louise Kennedy and Philip Treacy, over the last 5 years, a slew of young designers have made their mark with their graduation collections to their ambitious stand alone self titled brands.
Rebecca Marsden is a graduate of the highly acclaimed Limerick School of Art & Design, only graduating in 2012. A collection titled “Cellular Collision” sees some of the most incredible designs, considering it more an art piece than clothing. The way materials, including plastics and …

With the intention of doing 7 days of style during the trip home to Ireland, it became quite evident that posting them to Classic with Colour would not be in 7 consecutive days! A trip home is never quite a holiday in the traditional sense of the word with various lunch and coffee dates, visits to family and friends and just catching up on simple things at home. Working your way through 8 months of Irish fashion publications is quite the challenge!
One thing Dubai will never have is lush, rolling green country side. So on a trip out to Horetown …

A collection featuring an array of perfectly on trend jacquard and scarf prints with the quintessential quirky shapes and lines, Reemami’s latest collection for Autumn Winter is one of my favourites. Not afraid to offer a more artistic design on a traditional skirt or dress, her designs play with ladylike silhouettes from quirky fringing and embellishment to exaggerating detail in the waist and shoulders.
In true Reemami style, her campaigns are as quirky as the clothes themselves. Sharing an opinion that fashion is supposed to be an expression of yourself, your personality, mood and who you are as a person, this collection allows …

Having spent the past few days emersing myself in culture and fashion (and so many features drafted now!) with visits to some of Ireland’s well know locations including The Loft Market, Project 51 and The Design Centre, Irish designers really do have some talent to offer. From being educated and talented to be able to draft an intial pattern themselves to creating the most amazing prints and patterns, the diversity of the their creativity is comparable.
Lisa Ryder is an Irish designer who creates bespoke digital prints which are strikingly contemporary and reminiscent of a kaleidoscope yet simultaneously traditional, reminding me of patterns that used …