The poorer people who go to fast fashion emporia may not be able to get together €3,000, writes Terry Prone.

Sinéad Burkehas been praised following an appearance on The Late Late Show.

‘ieStyle Live’ will bring cutting edge trends to Cork in an unmissable fashion show next month, hosted by Brendan Courtney and Sonya Lennon. Ruth O’Connor talks to celebrity make up artist Christine Lucignano about the beauty trends she’ll be tapping into on the night

When the Irish senior women’s hockey team play it’s like watching a well choreographed, free-flowing dance.

Glamour editor Samantha Barry is settled in New York, but there’s no place like home, the Cork native tells Marjorie Brennan.

An exhibition celebrating 35 years of fashion by Azzedine Alaïa, couture’s rebellious outsider, opened at London’s Design Museum this week. Rachel Marie Walsh discovers the stories behind the designs on a guided tour from curator Mark Wilson.

Vanessa Emme is an Irish-Filipina actress currently based in London. She plays Helena Charles in John

Carol O’Callaghan looks at the work of fashion designer turned interior designer Barbara Hulanicki. 

The recently departed editor of the hugely influential ‘Vanity Fair’, Graydon Carter will be hugely missed as one of a disappearing breed of fearless reportage, says Kyran Fitzgerald

Kerry Washington looked doll-like in Oscar de la Renta at the Cars 3 premiere in Anaheim, California. 

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour has come under fire for using the words “migrant chic” to describe a fashion show.

If you think that only the truly hip carry off leopardskin, Paula Burns has found out their secrets for you

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RIHANNA has said she doesn’t ever see herself performing with TAYLOR SWIFT, because they just “don’t match”.

Taking a city break, here or abroad gives us time to stand, stare and listen, sometimes at no expense at all. 

For over a decade, the rap superstar Kanye West has written music that pushes boundaries, courts controversy and divides critics. Now, having compared himself to Jesus and Steve Jobs, he wants to design clothes for the masses, says Jon Caramanica.

Employers are to be made responsible for drink and drug testing staff, Cabinet ministers are today set to discuss new measures to address cases where people do not pay water charges and Mourinho agrees a new Chelsea deal. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

Ryan McHenry, a popular comedian on Vine who made his name with amusing clips of super-celeb Ryan Gosling, lost his battle to bone cancer on Sunday - and Gosling has stepped in to pay tribute.

Irish tweenie and teenage boys are going where Irish men once rarely ventured — they are playing with fashion and mastering trends they spot on social media, says Paula Burns

Attendees at Paris Fashion Week got an extra special treat when supermodel extraordinaire Derek Zoolander took to the catwalk during Maison Valentino.

Suzanne Harrington reviews Blood Beneath the Skin by Andrew Wilson, a new book on the life of fashion’s enfant terrible, Alexander, ‘Lee’ McQueen,  whose personal life was marred by drugs and depression. 

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge wowed New York as they ended their US Tour by attending a glamourous fundraising event in aid of their old university.

Lisa Haynes seeks advice from the biggest names in hair to discover the timeless styles still turning heads.

Former US first lady Laura Bush has led tributes to Oscar de la Renta, the worldly gentlemandesigner who shaped the wardrobe of socialites and Hollywood stars for more than 40 years.

Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, a favourite of socialites and Hollywood stars, has died.

FASHION, primarily consumed by women was once controlled largely by men — male designers, business owners and financiers shaped what women wore and made the resulting profits from dressing them. 

US actor George Clooney and Lebanese-born human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin formalised their marriage in a civil ceremony in Venice yesterday, capping star-studded weekend nuptials.

George Clooney has married human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin in a private ceremony in Venice, a spokesman for the actor said.

George Clooney sipped champagne with celebrity pals before donning a tuxedo and boarding a water taxi that conveyed the smiling groom up the majestic Grand Canal in Venice.

As Anna Wintour’s Vogue movie revealed, the September issues are the biggest of the year for the glossies, setting the trends for the year ahead. Annmarie O’Connor sees what’s in store.

George Clooney's wedding will feature in America's Vogue magazine.

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BONO wears them to protect his photo-sensitive eyes and burnish his superstar credentials. Jack Nicholson doesn’t feel like himself without them.

Fashion rules are made to be broken, Rihanna told a glittering crowd of fashion industry leaders, and her outfit dramatically conveyed that message: a sheer fishnet gown, sparkling with thousands of embedded crystals, that left little to the imagination.

Mick Jagger sang Bob Dylan’s ‘Just Like A Woman’ at a celebrity-filled memorial service for his long-time companion, fashion designer L’Wren Scott, who died by suicide in March.

Kim Kardashian's controversial Vogue cover is flying off the shelves.

Kanye West is reportedly "begging people to invite" Kim Kardashian to Hollywood events.

RUMOURS have been circulating for a while that Kanye West had been ‘begging’ Anna Wintour to put his fiancée, Kim Kardashian, on the cover of American Vogue.

Naomi Campbell burst out laughing when she saw Kim Kardashian's Vogue cover.

Sarah Michelle Gellar has urged her fans to boycott US Vogue.

Adopted by a Mormon family in Utah, L’Wren Scott’s interest in design stemmed from her dramatic height, writes Rachel Marie Walsh

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have set a date for their wedding.

Kim Kardashian feels like her wedding "might be spinning out of control."