There's a story behind every item you're wearing

Only a few things in life are universal. Birth, death, taxes, and clothes. You might not be interested in them; you may not spend much on them; but you wear them. And unless you’re a fashionista, or what might be unkindly termed a hippy, you probably haven’t thought much about where they come from. Whether they’re [...]

Fiona Kehily-Ives: Who made your clothes?

Fiona Kehily-Ives, originally from West Cork is a public relations consultant in London. Q When it comes to buying clothes, what's your top priority? I have a few - the quality of the material is imperative, its origin (I prefer natural fibres produced in sustainable environments or localities in the UK or Ireland), how a piece is put together [...]

2018-12-01T09:54:48+00:00 January 24th, 2016|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Workplace fashion disasters

  We’ve all been there. The skirt that split halfway through the working day. The blouse you only realised was see-through when colleagues fidgeted when addressing you. The boots you finally twigged weren’t a pair when a client kept their eyes to the floor for the entire way meeting. Even in workplaces without a formal dress [...]

2018-01-09T16:24:00+00:00 October 31st, 2013|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , , , , , |

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