This weekend the SoGo Festival packing in lots of great arts and culture events in one of my favourite little spots in Dublin. Be sure you check it out this bank holiday weekend.
SoGo Festival ♥ All around South Great Georges St ♥ April 30-May2
But wait, there’s more! There’s a special edition Dublin Flea SoGo car [...]
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Yesterday I headed to lovely Dun Laoghaire for the Vintage Ireland Fashion and Decor Fair. It was amazing. Choc full o’ vintage dealers and collectors from Ireland and Europe. The folks at Vintage Ireland organised a great event with competitions, fashion shows, lindy hop demos, makeovers and a ball to top it all off. I [...]
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This is where I’ll be today…
Follow the frocks and fashion on @VintageIreland
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Join Re-Dress (and hopefully me) at the Clothes Swap for Haiti this Sunday, March 7. It’s a great cause and a great way to do a little spring cleaning. I might bring some of my favourite duds that no longer fit my 19week belly! Be sure to bring some cash for a donation. Free entry. [...]
♥ Navy Wool Peacaot: Bitten ♥ Grey Cowlneck Jumer: Penneys ♥ Jeggings: Dunnes ♥ Stripey Wellies: Joules ♥ Purple Knit Cap: Dunnes ♥ Squirrely Badge: Magpie ♥ Fingerless gloves: Who knows? ♥
Christmas at Farmleigh House is one of my favourite holiday traditions. Okay, so this is the first year we went, but I love Farmleigh [...]
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On my lunch break today I swung round to the Swap Shop to benefit the An Taisce Tailors’ Hall restoration project. It is a stunning building and I’m so glad to see it’s getting a new lease of life. The swap shop proved pretty fruitful for me. I spent €40 and walked away with a [...]
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Almost forgot to mention, it’s Dublin Flea time again! I’m definitely heading down on Sunday, this time with my sister-in-law to introduce her to my favourite shopping day of the month! What better time, what better place to find a unique (and thrifty) holiday gift! I’ll be making my list and checking it twice!
That’s this [...]
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Tailors’ Hall is coming back to life this Friday, 27 November as Perk Up Vintage, Dirty Fabulous and lots of others hock their wares to benefit the An Taisce Tailors’ Hall restoration project. I’ll be there!
Swap Shop for An Taisce
Friday, 27 November
12-10pm
Tailors’ Hall, Back Lane, D8 (opposite Mother Redcaps)
€5 entrance OR free if you bring [...]
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I’m super excited to attend the latest Re-dress event, French Knickers and Cocktails. The name says it all–next Tuesday fabulous needle wielding ladies will descend on a Dublin bar to mix, mingle and make some frilly underthings.
I didn’t even know you could make undies. If you’re going too, let me know! I’m looking forward to [...]
Today is Blog Action Day, so in that spirit I’m bringing you this post from the Climate Changing Room*. We’ve all heard about climate change and have seen quite dramatically (especially in the last few weeks) how changing weather patterns are impacting communities across the world–especially those that are least equipped to adapt or respond [...]
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Scott Schuman will be gracing the Fair City with his lens this week with a book signing at the Gallery of Photography in Meeting House Square and afterparty at Harvey Nics in Dundrum.
Now, what does a girl wear when The Sartorialist is in town?
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On Saturday I attended the fabulous Crafternoon Tea hosted by Re-Dress, Ireland’s ethical fashion extraordinaires. The day brought together 25 20-something gals with an interest in fashion and DIY. I’ve never had a more delightful Saturday!
We started off the day learning fashion sketching, then moved on to drafting patterns and how to fit patterns to [...]
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