Desire Lines: Timeless elegance and bold innovation in Brown Thomas showcase
Thalia Heffernan at a fashion showcase at the Montenotte Hotel for Brown Thomas' Autumn/Winter 2024 collection. Picture: Michael O'Sullivan /OSM PHOTO
Brown Thomas Cork unveiled its new Autumn Winter International Designer Collections showcased by Thalia Heffernan at a Fashion Showcase at the Montenotte Hotel at the weekend. Combining timeless elegance and bold innovation, the most sought after new brands this season include Chloé, Akris, ALC and Gigi Hadid’s ‘Guest In Residence’. We love this Erdem dress, €1,695.
Francis Brennan the Collection is back for its eighth year in Dunnes Stores, offering hotel quality collections for private homes. From bed linen to matching towels, cotton-towelling robes to marble bathroom accessories this is five star living. This latest collection also includes tablescaping and nightwear.
Sonya Lennon’s WorkEqual is offering 50 women the opportunity to join them for talks on pathways to employment, building confidence, as well as a 1:1 session with a career coach and a 1:1 styling session (for interview) with a professional stylist. Everyone will leave the event armed with a new outfit for their next interview too thanks to their circular economy boutique. The free interactive event takes place on Wednesday September 25 at The Imperial Hotel, Cork.
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Opera Lane hosts their first Style Clinic today. Bring along your fashion faux pas to Starbucks, Opera Lane and they’ll analyse just why it isn’t working and help you find the solution to your wardrobe woes. Personal shopper, Breeda O’Connell, is a fully qualified Image Consultant and Colour Analyst and can advise on shape, fit and the best colour palette. Entry is free of charge but spaces are limited so book in advance.
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Kate Demolder’s beauty column this week has us sold on retinaldehydes, and Paula’s Choice’s newest launch seems like a great place to start. Featuring 0.1% retinaldehyde, the closest over-the-counter ingredient to prescription retinoic acid, this promises to deliver powerful results with little to no irritation. The dual formulation, which also makes use of 0.16% adapinoid, targets uneven skin texture, enlarged pores, and blemishes, promoting clearer, more radiant skin. At €72 per 30ml, it doesn’t come cheap, but Irish beauty site Cloud10 Beauty often offers up to 30% off, so keep your eyes peeled for a discount.
The popular Open House Dublin festival of architecture returns October 12–20 this year with an engaging programme of tours, exhibitions, workshops and studio visits for all ages. Presenting an innovative way to bring people together to enjoy architecture, exciting events include a house tour of The Gatehouse, a private Georgian-modern home in Dun Laoghaire, an architect’s tour of Royal Hospital Kilmainham, family-walking tours and a kids’ make your own seabird workshop. Pre-booking is open now and required for all events.
A new RTÉjr series is set to introduce younger viewers to furry friends, Bellie the Badger and Whizz the Hare. The Irish-produced Minding Me series will explore 12 key emotions with a view to helping younger children manage their feelings. In each episode, a different group of children will visit the cute puppets in the forest and together figure out a way to work through a particular emotion.
Beginning on Monday September 30, the 12 episodes will air daily at 7.50am and are repeated 5.45pm daily on RTÉjr
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