A Dublin Wedding Trousseau
While I’ve been planning my post-lockdown wedding for the end of July I have been enjoying the opportunity to research bridal fashion history in Ireland.
By the Seaside
If you are hoping to be by the sea-side this summer, I’ve got some of the best sea bathing tips to share with you from Irish women’s magazines from the early 20th century.
Lady of the House
The Lady of the House and Domestic Economist was one of Ireland’s first women’s monthly magazines which catered to educated, upper middle class women. It ran from the 1890s until the 1920s when it reformed as Irish Tatler after Independence, a publication we all know and love today.
Switzers at Christmas
Switzer’s Department store is something which conjures up a lot of nostalgia at this time of year. For many who remember seeing the windows as children all lit up with glittering toys and figurines they were what Christmas dreams were made of.
Tokyo Vintage
Tokyo Vintage
Finding Fouzi
My trip to Marrakesh recently was a returning trip of an adventure I went on with my two best pals ten years ago. It was here that I met and fell in love with the most beautiful pair of Berber earrings you could possibly imagine.
Berber Wedding Blanket
My most favourite blanket of the moment is one I picked up on my trip to Marrakesh- it is a white and silver Moroccan Berber wedding blanket handwoven in sheep wool, soft cotton and linen.
A Rua Ruth Year
Its quite cathartic doing a year in review and what I have found from this process is just how much I have enjoyed sharing my adventures: from fashion history discoveries, Dublin’s hidden gems, secret Sligo spots, my Lost Fashion History tours and things that inspired me from visits to Japan and Marrakesh.
Kimono
I have always been fascinated by the style and history of kimono and my trip to Japan this summer gave me an up close and personal look at how Japanese women still wear these amazing garments.
Tokyo Story
The day I arrived in Tokyo a good friend of mine emailed me to say I should embrace every moment of my adventure and sent me a Buddhist mantra “present moment, wonderful moment” to guide me on my way. I took this mantra to heart on every part of my journey around Japan
Japanese Parasols
A story came to mind today, while walking the sunny streets of Dublin, about how the Japanese use their umbrellas. What I discovered in Japan was that umbrellas double up for rain and for sun.