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Esther N McCarthy melts over all these lovely Irish candles. Perfect for setting the scene for cosy autumn evenings at home.

Carolyn Moore selects some of the best Irish designs for Autumn/Winter. Think opulence and dark romance...

Esther N McCarthy spots maritime ceramics, creative waves and a storage solution from the god of the sea.

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This Arran St East mug and pourer set is inspired by the markets area of Dublin.

The master bedroom is somewhere you should feel invited to drop your guard, sloughing off your clothes and the emotional trials and tribulations of the day.

If brief fashion flings leave you feeling empty, it’s time to get your fill of sustainable style. 

Simone Rocha was one of a number of Irish designers showcasing their latest collections at London Fashion Week over the weekend.

Annmarie O’Connor highlights the new year’s not to be missed fashion events.

London Fashion Week is over and those in the know are already discussing Spring/Summer 2015’s trends. Drop these designer phrases into conversation to sound like a front row regular.

WITH the recent focus on designers such as JW Anderson, Simone Rocha, Natalie B Coleman and Danielle Romeril, one could be forgiven for assuming that their success is somehow unprecedented in the history of Irish design.

Representatives of some of the world’s biggest corporations and institutions are among Ireland’s most powerful women, according to an awards ceremony organised by the Women’s Executive Network.

Vintage clothes are the way to go for truly on-trend fashionistas, writes Liz Dunphy.

Cork’s best-known fishmonger, Pat O’Connell, was thinking of his mother as he once again shared a few words with the Queen of England — but this time he was at her pad, namely Buckingham Palace.

The Queen asked a fishmonger if he had brought any fish with him during a reception at Buckingham Palace.

The shops are filled with Mother’s Day beauty gift-sets this month but why plump for a predictable present?

At just 29, Jonathan William Anderson is established as one of those designers that drags fashion forward.

Irish designer Orla Kiely has found Clarks is the perfect fit for her just-launched shoe collection.

Carol O’Callaghan has some great buying ideas for those who may be stuck for inspiration at this time of year.

Winner of the best site name I’ve heard in a while — Wallpaper Rock Scissors has your walls covered.

Faking it is never a crime when it comes to fur says Annmarie O’Connor.

I regularly check in on the Fashion Imitates Interiors tab on this site — it’s so much fun and the images are excellent.

Detailed designs and strong prints were centre stage at London Fashion Week with our own Jordan, Rocha and Kiely leading the charge, writes Rachel Marie Walsh in London

EUROPEAN catwalks aren’t the only places to see new fashion this month. Brown Thomas Dublin’s Create initiative returns with a pop-up installation featuring 13 esteemed and emerging Irish designers of fashion, accessories, millinery, graphic print and textile design.

London Fashion Week kicked off yesterday at Somerset House with Dublin-born designer Zoe Jordan opening the autumn/winter ’13 season preview.

Orla Kiely’s fashion empire — helped in no small way by Kate Middleton — continues to expand with sales increasing by 19% to £9.42m (€11.71m) last year.

Orla Kiely wanted her collaboration with Uniqlo to compliment the label's existing designs.

In no particular order or weight ... Paul Brady, Henry Shefflin, Myrtle Allen, Saoirse Ronan, the Gulf Stream’s micro climate, Seamus Heaney, Fiona Shaw, Martin Hayes, Graham Norton, the Society of St Vincent de Paul, Rory McIlroy, Olivia O’Leary, Connemara, the Delphi and Blackwater valleys, Julie Feeney, John Hume, Lyric FM, Michael Noonan’s unflinching, selfless resolve at a moment of great personal tragedy.

Irish designer Orla Kiely had every reason to be delighted when Kate Middleton stepped out in one of her shirt dresses yesterday.

1 Lighten up. Paintwork even taken as far as pure white, adds purity and simplicity, plus it will amplify light, bouncing it around the room.

Multi-stem casserole dish by Orla Kiely is earthenware — dishwasher and microwave safe.

RENOWNED fashion designer Orla Kiely is hoping an overseas expansion and an increased number of retail outlets will boost revenues by 20% for her company.

STYLE icon Georgia May Jagger was in Dublin yesterday to officially launch the seventh annual Fashion Targets Breast Cancer Campaign.

ARAN island fishermen’s hats have not often been worn with Victorian silk blouses nor would traditional Irish crochet have been seen with Prince of Wales’ check.

TÁNAISTE and Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, became the fourth “Mary” to receive the top accolade in the Irish Tatler Women of the Year Award last night.

Boots Ireland is to hold a designer bag auction to raise funds for Action Breast Cancer (ABC), a project of the Irish Cancer Society, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.