Not all trends are created equal. Some are exciting – like first-date butterflies; others are comforting – like ice-cream and Golden Girls reruns.

Luxury fashion retailer Brown Thomas showcased its autumn/winter 19 collections at the Examination Hall in Trinity College, Dublin, flanked by ornamental pilasters and imposing whole-length portraits of Queen Elizabeth and eminent alumni. The message of the 90-look show was clear – gutsy glamour is top of the new season curriculum.

I’m meeting Cork fitness trainer Ray Lally for the first time and put my hand out to greet him. It turns out he’s a hugger.

The best winter scents for her are warming with a touch of sparkle, writes Rachel Marie Walsh.

This week we meet up with Mark Cagney, the 60-year-old host of TV3’s Ireland AM.

PRESENTER Eoghan McDermott knows how to make a big entrance.

BEING an outsider is never easy but with marginality comes the rarefied privilege of bucking trends or indeed, creating them.

AUTUMN may be the season of mist and mellow fruitfulness and you might not be able to think much beyond Halloween, but do so at your peril.

BREEGE McSHANE is all set to take Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker’s prized handbag to the glitzy surroundings it is used to.

STELLA McCartney showed she’s coming along as a starring new designer, giving Paris a summer ready-to-wear show that was as fresh and sweet as a summer's day.

Stella McCartney showed she’s coming along as a star new designer, giving Paris a summer ready-to-wear show that was as fresh and sweet as a summer’s day.