Vintage Marianne
The highly anticipated TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s award winning book Normal People has been just the thing to light up our lockdown viewing and to get us thinking about life, love, sexuality and growing up. What I have been fascinated to see unfold is Marianne’s wardrobe.
Xanadu
Over the years I have heard amazing stories about Xanadu vintage store from many different people, whether it was tales about how wonderful it was – an Aladdin’s cave of amazing vintage…
On Tour
People often ask me what happens on one of my Lost Tours, what it involves and how I could possibly explain the story of fashion in Dublin over the centuries?
Number 21, Wicklow Street
The famous song a Dublin Saunter has a line that says Grafton Street’s a wonderland there’s magic in the air… but what it doesn’t say is that there’s even more fashion history magic if you turn the corner for a saunter down Wicklow Street.
Berlin Vintage
Berlin has been on my vintage must-see list for a some time now and joining The Hive blog conference meant that I could indulge in some vintage wanderings in my free time.
Dublin’s Loveliest Loos
I’d like to share with you my pick of Dublin’s loveliest loos! Yes- you did hear me right and no there won’t be photos of any actual toilets but there is a vintage angle!
Blackrock Market
Blackrock Market is set in an old seaside merchant house in the centre of Blackrock village Co Dublin. It is one of the last surviving bric-a-brac markets left in Dublin from a line-up of markets which used to be dotted around the city from the prettily named Dandelion market off Stephens Green to the Blackberry market in Rathmines.
Ritzy Rags
Ritzy Rags has been a Dublin fashion girl’s insider secret for many years now. A destination for thrifters, film and theatre costume designers, charity shop hunters…
The Drawing Room…
Getting a chance to look behind grand Georgian doors not usually open to the public is my idea of heaven. There are many incredible interiors around Dublin that we simply don’t get to see, making them, in my opinion, the most intriguing. I was delighted to happen upon @thedrawingroom
Blooming Shoes
Dublin is blooming! There has never been such a hive of activity and creativity in the air. One of the dynamic organisations promoting this feeling of creativity and positivity is Upstart. Granby Park (an Upstart project) have created this beautiful pop-up park and guerrilla gardening project.
The History Dress - Leonor’s 1930s Dress
How fab does Leonor look in this beautiful 1930s/1940s style dress?
Heather’s Shawl
My first History Dress feature is about an extraordinary family, an extraordinary Spanish Shawl and an extraordinary person- my best friend Heather Finn.
Dublin Thrifting Guide ~ Rathmines
To use an American term I love to go Thrifting, which is the act of whiling away afternoons in search of fashion treasure in Charity Shops, second-hand stores and Flea Markets.
Copenhagen & Cafe Paludan
Copenhagen is all about the cosy cafe’s and strolling through the city I happened upon this beauty. It’s no gem from the outside but inside is a sumptuous world.
The Vintage Sessions
I’ve loved Vintage ever since I found a stash of my Mother’s pretty 1970s dresses in the attic and in an instant all the allure and glamour of a different decade caught my imagination.
Dancing Shoes
There is something about a 1930s dancing shoe which is magic.
The Bell-jar
This is a glass case I sourced for boutique Seagreen in Monkstown.