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The Golden Egg Fashion Innovations Awards, now in its 4th year, took place in Galway, on a March 28th showcasing the creativity & talent of Irelands finest fashion designers along with up & coming fashion design students.
The glamourous event took place at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Galway, featured diverse collections from a range of award winning designers across 6 categories; Fashion,  Jewellery, Millinery, Accessories, along with Student Designer collections and collections from up & coming designers tipped as Ones to Watch for 2013.
The winners of this years awards were :
Fashion Designer of the Year 2013: Niamh O’Neill
Jewelry Designer of the Year 2013:Ger Breslin …

Highly photographed celebrities like Livia Firth and model Lily Cole are bringing awareness to the ethics of fashion through the media and their various initiatives. For those who prefer to make an informed fashionable purchase, discovering the ethical and sustainable practices of a brand isn’t too difficult. With more and more designers realising the de-constructive impact of the fashion industry on the future and how important it is to be aware of fair trade and to practice what you preach, slowly but surely (and not before time) designers and their brands are focusing their efforts and promotions on ethical fashion. Or as …

We love when Art & Fashion come together – Here’s the Art & Style Exhibition that has just wrapped up across Brown Thomas stores. Brown Thomas stores in Dublin, Limerick, Cork and Galway hosted 36 contemporary artists creations ranging from sculpture, painting, illustrations and installations. The Dublin branch saw more than 60 pieces from 17 Dublin based artists hang throughout the Grafton Street department store.
On Grafton Street, every window told its own story as 8 artists used the space in to display their creativity in their favoured medium. Some of our favourite works are below, by Dee Walsh, Kitty Moss  and …

Collecting handbags is just a thing most women do. Big, small. Leather, suede. Clutch, hold all. Tote, Satchel. Hobo, miniature. Having invested in a beautiful collection of bags over the years, they are all slowly but surely making their way finally to Dubai. The latest one to come join was my beloved Christian Dior Saddle Bag which was sadly left behind in Ireland for the last 2 years.

One bag which has been worth every single cent of the investment made in 2005, is a large nude leather Miu Miu handbag. It has served the purpose as a daily college …

An Irish designer who gained international acclaim with a high coveted metallic over-sized bag which was featured in Vogue and a successful graduate collection from Central Saint Martins, her collections have gone from strength to strength since. Stocked high-end department stores to quirky boutiques from Brown Thomas in Dublin to s*uce in Dubai and LIFE in Saudi Arabia, Joanne Hynes is an Irish designer who is on the map.






From elegant brocade dresses to heavily embellished luxury collars, her latest collection sees a very light hearted, fun theme based on cartoonesque drawings. Depicted on …

Synonymous with luxury in fashion, beauty and homewares, Brown Thomas ranks amongst one of the world’s top high-end department stores sitting alongside names like Harrods in London, Galeries Lafayette in Paris, Bergdorf Goodman in New York and Holt Renfrew in Canada.
Once upon a time Brown Thomas, formerly know as Switzers embraced the joy of christmas with magical festive windows for children. There was the momentous visit to see the man in the red coat and getting a well deserved “I Saw Santa at Switzers” badge.

Fashion’s Night Out is Vogue magazines international fashion extravaganza that takes place on September 8th all over the world. From Manhattan to Milan, London to Tokyo, the world embraces all things fashionable with exclusive Fashion’s Night Out events.
Celebrity appearances and contests, Dj’s and designer days, pop-up shops and performances are only some of the fantastic things that have been organised as part of this international event. FNO have been promoting this years event, happening on 8.9.2011, with online promotions, Polyvore competitions as well as through their great website.

This year marks Ireland’s first FNO with Brown Thomas selected by Vogue to be …