One thing I really wanted to do when I moved to the US was to study here and pick up a qualification, it has been a dream of mine for some years to study in a fashion college in New York. Even before I did my Leaving Cert in Ireland I had looked into taking …
Continue reading Review: Studying at the Fashion Institute of Technology NYC (FIT)
This Sunday was spent at the Glamour Women of the Year Summit or WOTY as Editor-in-chief Samantha Barry describes it. This year’s summit was spread over the weekend, beginning Saturday with an 'experience’ led agenda including personalized jewellery at Catbird and an intense exercise class with Nike fitness instructors. While Sunday was a full conference …
A few weeks ago it was announced that American fashion brand Michael Kors has snapped up famed label Versace for $2.1 billon, taking over one of the last independent Italian brands. Kors has made most of his money in the mid-market, with a large presence in shopping malls. The brand has a strong focus on accessories ranging …
Continue reading The Kors Versace Deal and the Establishment of America’s First Luxury Group
The success of the show has been paramount, with almost 2 million views tuning into ITV every night and the show extending its run from 6 weeks last year to 8 weeks this year. But I was curious as to how the show is cashing in on brand deals? Is there a ‘love island effect?’
When you look at Ireland as a brand –this idea of Ireland.ie- people see it as a country with great food, culture, history but fashion isn’t normally something associated with the land of saints and scholars, enter Margaret Molloy who is changing all of this. For the inaugural Irish International Business Network (IIBN) NY In …
Continue reading In Conversation with: Margaret Molloy #WearingIrish
Primark is opening in Brooklyn. That one sentence brings me so much joy. Primark (or Penneys as we Irish know it) has always been close to my heart, especially when I worked in their flagship store in Dublin for three years, as well as a stint in their Paris store. While the Brooklyn store is …
Rihanna launched a new Fenty x Puma collection at Paris Fashion Week last week. It was a collection which Rihanna said was greatly influenced by 18th century culture. Marie Antoinette mixed with sport? Surely that would not work? but it did, immensely. In the words of Rihanna she wanted it to feel like what Marie …
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