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Spring Fever
Fash io n g e t s f r e n z ie d
Bitches with Hot new designer
Wolves Mia O’Connell
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SUDDENLY
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spring fever
10 That’s Team Work
Meet the faces behind this issue.

13 So Hot Right Now

What we’re loving and loathing this season.

14 Neutral Attraction
Go beyond the pale with this season’s soft
neutral shades.

16 ImPrint
Make your mark with eye-popping prints.

18 Frockplay
Get fired up, dolled up and dressed up in
jewel-bright colours.

23 The Graduate 59
Hot new Irish designer Mia O’Connell talks
late nights and empowerment with Laura Dunne.

27 In Tribute
A moment of silence for fashion’s most
talented bad boy.

29 Smock my Bitch up
Disco baby James O’Neill of Irish dance
revolution Bitches with Wolves gives us
his (sequinned) style tips.

36 Wildflower Girl
Pale and interesting is in with this
season’s prettiest pastels. 52
49 Bright Eyes
Get the look from our shoot with pink
to make the boys wink.

52 Let’s Hear it For New York

Holly White gets exploring the Big Bad Apple.

59 Revelations
Our favourite creatives share their
little secrets..
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S/S 10
Mcqueen
23

Proenza Schouler
silk dress, 49
€995, Hudson
boots, €175, all
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 editorial director
Michelle Jones
michelle@styletonic.ie

editor
Hazel Pfeifer
hazel@styletonic.ie

art director
Joanna Bettles

director of
photography
Alison King

contributors
Aisling Powell,
Holly White, Laura Dunne

advertising
advertising@styletonic.ie

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 hello

Spring is
in the air...
March has been a crazy month for us so
far! We’ve lots of new features on the way,
including new a home-page design, courtesy
of the very talented Luciano, a new blog and,
most importantly, you can now buy online on
StyleTonic.ie with our new shopping cart!

In our Spring Fever issue, we catch up with hot

new Irish designer Mia O’Connell, take a bite
out of the Big Apple, our favourite creatives
reveal their little secrets and we get all
girly in our pretty pastel shoot.

A big thank you to everyone who has been

involved in StyleTonic to date, especially
Hazel, Ali, Aisling, Emma, Laura, Jo, the two
Hollys, Kristyna, Catharina, Ruth, and all of
our boutiques for their continued support.

That’s all about us, now what about you?

We’d love to hear from you, catch us at info@
styletonic.ie.

Thanks for dropping by, enjoy the issue!

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 le nted heads behind the Spring
Meet the super ta
r issue of St yletonic magazine
Feve !
Aisling
Powell,
make-up
m
artist
Aisling
studied
Make-Up for
a
Fashion,
Theatre,
Television
and Film
in the
e
Bray
Institute.
T
She has worked for Estée
Lauder, Chanel, Laura Mercier
and M.A.C and as a freelance
artist on The Clinic, The Tudors
and numerous films, music videos
and fashion editorials. Her
imagination, boundless energy
and PMA make her a favourite on
o
shoots (she works best dancing
around to 80s music).
G
Likes M.A.C for variety of
colours and products, with
amazing pigments, NARS sheer glow
foundation and Chanel mascara.
For Spring I’m feeling..
Pastels. They can make you look
washed out, but adding a bright
colour to conture
will give you a really
exciting look
for spring!
Current inspiration
Mario Dedivanovic is
an amazing artist,
I’ve been watching a
lot of his work and
techniques recently.
www.aislingpowellmakeup.com
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Ali King, photographer
Ali King is a photographer
based in Dublin with a
varied portfolio encompassing
fashion, beauty, bridal and
portraiture. Through extensive
work at IMAGE Publications,
Ali has developed a unique
editorial style that combines
her passion for photography
with her skills in design and
production. Her photography
and production work has been
published across a range of
titles including IMAGE,
IMAGE Interiors, The Irish
Times, Tatler, The Irish
Independent, The Sunday Tribune
and Prudence.
Likes day dreaming.
Dislikes reality.
For Spring I’m feeling..
Skin and pythons. But not
real ones!
Current inspiration
A recent chat with handbag
designer Pauric Sweeney - he
was kind enough to suggest that
I could blow up one of his bags
for a shoot. I wouldn’t dream of
destroying one of his amazing
creations,
but he got me
thinking of the
things I
would like to
blow up…
www.alisonking.ie

Joanna Bettles,
Art Director
Jo Bettles is a freelance
designer based in London. She
has previously designed for a
number of high-end publications
including Real Homes and IMAGE
Interiors and has given her
edgy style to this issue’s
new design. In her spare time
she can be found looking for
pictures to upload to “Shit
London” group on Facebook.
Likes entering competitions,
cream colored ponies and crisp
apple streudels, doorbells and
sleigh bells and schnitzel
with noodles (*I bet she had to
google that*)
Dislikes not winning
competitions!
For Spring I’m feeling…
Coachella festival!!
Current inspiration
Leroy, my Scottish Fold. He’s
a cat that’s perfected the art
form of relaxation. A true
inspiration to us all.
contributors
Holly
White,
Journalist
Holly White
graduated
from London
College of
Fashion and
currently
writes weekly
for The Irish
Independent
on all things
fashion. She is an obsessive fan
of green tea and cheesecake and
can frequently be seen wandering
around Harvey Nichols, all in the
name of research.
Likes pvc pants, Brigitte Bardot
hair, writing with a fountain
pen, Agent Provocateur underwear,
steak and spinach, being absorbed
in a book.
Dislikes bad relationships,
slow internet, chipped nail
polish, people who are super
patient (I’m jealous as I’m not),
fake designer gear, hangover
munchies, being frazzled, walking
back from the supermarket with
really heavy bags.
For Spring I’m feeling…
Adventure! I’m surrounding
myself with good people, travel
and meditation.
Current inspiration
My mum - the loveliest person
I know.
www.holly.ie
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news

tonic
Hudson boots
Demure,
Dickensian
and adorable.
www.styletonic.ie

The fairest Brighter mornings

Reminds us we’re
of them all David Collins’
not vampires
afterall.
Blogger, Stylebitch new boutique arts
and fabulous fashion theatre complex, Peter Jensen
fiend Blanaid Hennessy which houses a dollshouse
has lined up a weekend landscaped courtyard, print dress
of vintage fashion, theatre and two bars. Just too
furniture and films, Speaking of, we’re cute.
along with makeovers, looking forward to www.styletonic.ie
style talks, live Saturday night’s The
photoshoots and Stylebitches Night Out, The Irish team
performances followed with a “demented” dress Our heroes.
by fun nights out, code, Absolut cocktails,
Neil Gavin
all in association crazy performances, Irish photographer
with Absolut Vodka. In neon warpaint and the making waves on the
Langtons, Kilkenny for Irish fashion bloggers, London fashion scene.
the Easter bank holiday The Stylebitches, on www.neilgavin.com
weekend, Absolut Style the decks until the wee

toxic
at SET is based in uber hours. Get set girls and
successful Irish export, boys… www.set.ie/style
Death of a clown
Circus boutique has
closed.. A sad day

ED
for Dublin.

/ S K I NT
TED
>>MIN
Celebrities with
clothing lines
Strapped Ladies, leave it to
Nereides the pros.
Ballerina
necklace, €55 Snow in March
Splurge WTF?
Jenny Kinnear
Hummingbird
Lent
necklace, €245
Nobody likes a
quitter.

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 Go beyond the pale with this
ades
season’s soft neutral sh

Neut
ral

Tadashi Shoji
squiggle dress,
€495

Badgley
Miscka
dress (with
bolero),
Fabiana
€447.50
Filippi
cardigan,
€429

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o bo on trend
x cl
utch
, €5
60

Attr
acti Roisi
n
Obi b Linnane

on
elt,
€150

Isabel
Marant
T-shirt,
€57.50

89
irt, €5
sk
petal
a
Roch
John

Hudso
n bro
gues,
€150

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 Proenza
Schouler
silk
dress,
€995

Peter
Jensen
T-shirt,

ImPr
€126
peter jensen S/S10

int
Make your
season’
mark with
this
s eye-p
opping Erickson
prints Beaman
e
multi-ston
earr in gs ,
€ 9
5 2

belt,
Villarosa n.com
rleylondo
www.tempe

Peter
Jensen
floral
dress,
€245

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 on trend

Peter
Jensen
doll’s
house print
dress, €330

Collett
e
Dinniga
Bloom d n
ress,
€730

Floral shopper,
www.temperleylondon.com
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 e
Collett
n
Dinniga
lace
dress,

play
€850

Frock
play dress up in slinky,
body-hugging dresses with
ery
statement jewell

Erickson
Beaman
bracelet,
€369

J Mendel
side
cowl
dress,
€875

Erickson
Beaman
earrings,
€285

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 on trend
Clare O’Connor
silk dress, €395

RM by
Roland
Mouret
Janus
dress,
€1,070

Rock’n Rose
pocket-
watch, €35

Clare
O’Connor
boatneck
dress,
€385

Sean By
rne
dress,
€349

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he
The Graduate
Hot new Irish designer Mia O’Connell is launching her first

te
collection at The Design Centre this spring. She took some
time out from her hectic schedule to chat to Laura Dunne about
empowering clothes, the will to succeed and working until 2am.

After failing to be accepted into NCAD,

The
Mia O’Connell was uncertain about her
future. Luckily, the Limerick School of
Art and Design gave her her first taste of
fashion design which she has found to be
“the most natural form of expression”.
Under the guidance of her first year
tutor, fashion designer Joanne Hynes, her

ate
delicate yet edgy designs have won her
accolades from many of Ireland’s most
prestigious design awards – finalist in the
Nokia Young Designer Awards 09, the Persil
Young Designer Awards 09, the Style Awards
09 and the DIT Young Designer Awards 08 to
name but a few.

College internships included John Rocha,

Vogue, Marios Schwab, The Times, London,
and Sakina M’Sa in Paris, which
has had a particularly strong
effect on her aesthetic, a
“mixture between avant-garde
Japanese and classical European
femininity”.

ST: How did the current

collection come about?
M: After graduating in June

O
09, I was eager to find a
full-time job in fashion but
there was little available.
I began designing for a
few friends who socialised
in and around Dublin, who
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esig
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onnell
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“I pusexi
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do wh to be
at y willin
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would dinar
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to su you w
cceed. ant
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told me the reactions to my work were

very positive. I didn’t want all the
hard work I had put into my graduate
collection to go to waste so I began
designing accessories first, which were
sold through Circus boutique. After
this, I felt confident enough to start
work on my collection and I held a small
launch over the summer. The reaction was
great and Eddie Shanahan and Constance
Harris were both eager to use my pieces.
I eventually signed a deal with The
Design Centre who will be stocking my
collection from February 20th 2010.

ST: Who do you design for?

M: I design for a woman who wants to be
feminine, appreciates a well-cut garment
and wants to retain a contemporary
element to their style. I want my
customers to feel empowered when they
put on my clothes, there is an element
of sexiness to my designs due to their
fit. The body is important to me but my
designs are never overly figuring hugging
as I want women to feel comfortable in
my clothes.

ST: What does a typical day involve?

M: I am currently working from a home
studio. In the morning, I cut patterns
and in the afternoon I begin sewing
before leaving the pieces in to be
finished by local dressmakers. Some

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days I have interviews, fabric orders

to collect, calls to make to suppliers
etc. I usually don’t finish up working
until 2am. I try to keep on top of the
business side of the label as much as I
can also. My parents are from a business
background so they have been a great
help in this area.

ST: Do you have any advice for young

designers starting out?
M: It takes a huge amount of drive. You
have to be willing to do what you ordinarily
wouldn’t if you want to succeed – I went to
the races dressed in my clothes as an exercise
in self-promotion. It was embarrassing but it
worked! Don’t give up before you’ve tried it
out. I go to work excited every day, I’m very
happy in what I do.

ST: What are your plans for

the future?
M: I intend to stay in Dublin for the
time being. I am considering a Masters
in London at some stage to take my
work further, develop greater contacts
and also have the opportunity to tutor
young designers in the future. I feel
that Dublin represents a great untapped
opportunity for young designers. If you
work hard here it is possible to make a
name for yourself. In London, everyone
wants to be a designer so it is much
harder to succeed.

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dolls, 32b clarendon street,
dublin 2.
phone: 01 672 9004
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nder
lex a
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ALEXANDER
MCQUEEN
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as hi o n designer
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an ’t de pend on f so c i ety, at
“You c
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to pred i
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of t ro m m y
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and that .” November
1996
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one mi ssu e 26
Confused, I
Dazed &

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 style hero

Making a scene at home and

with the hipster kids in
London with his divinely
debauched, addictive electro
pop, James O’Neill of Irish
dance revolution Bitches
with Wolves gives us his
(sequinned) style tips.

#1 The one sentence

that sums me up…
Young, hung and fun!
No, only joking. Let’s
say if Disneyland got a
makeover by Alexander
Wang and Lycra, I’d fit
right in.

#2 I’m happiest when…

I’ve just stepped off
stage and everything
has gone perfectly.

#3 The first thing I

notice about another
person’s outfit…
The overall
aesthetic.

#4 I spend my
weekends…
Friday evenings are
always spent at WAR, this

Smock
wild and reckless club

my Bitch up
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night I co-run in SPY every week. I
usually spend my Saturdays recovering by
heading into town for a big lunch with my
mates. Then I’ll either have people over
for DVDs and some Millers pizza (yum)
or I’ll head back into town for a few
scoops. Sundays are nearly always spent
with my family, ending up in the cinema
with my sister.
#5 I build my daily
look around…
Whatever pops into my head.
One of my favourite things
about clothes is that they
can be like putting on a
costume. So one day I’ll dress
like Cruella De Vil and the
next I’ll be wandering about
in a pair of Hi-Tops and a
sequinned jacket. It can be
everything and anything.

#6 Favourite holiday spot…

For a proper break in the
sun, I love nothing more than
heading to Ibiza. Not just
for hardcore ravers, it has
so many facets to it, from
the amazing restaurants to an
incredible wealth of culture.
City-wise, you can’t beat
London, my home from home. The
“I u
sed t shopping is off the charts, as

a bon o run are the clubs and pubs.

net, a aroun
and pair d dr
a fu of sh essed
r in in
so pr coat. y leggin
oud... My m gs
” other
was

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 style hero

I especially love how anything goes. #9 Favourite item of clothing…

When I lived in East London, I used to That’s got to be my vintage
always run around dressed in a bonnet, Versace style jacket. It’s
a pair of shiny black leggings and fur full of neon brights and looks
coat. My mother was so proud... immense when paired with
cycling shorts and a bumbag.
#7 Favourite designers…
Ooh, I used to be the biggest label #10 Style is…
whore going, but I don’t really go for Giving your clothes a healthy
labels specifically anymore. I tend to dose of personality
shop for pieces nowadays, so I’ll head
out and come back with trophy jackets
and jodphurs, for example. That said, I
do always keep an eye out for Alexander
Wang, YSL, Givenchy and whatever Attack
on Humans, who create my costumes, have
going on.

#8 Favourite cocktail…
Depends on what I’m going for. Can either
be an Appletini or a Long Island Iced
Tea, although I’m a complete lightweight
and they are super lethal.

Check out Bitches with Wolves at myspace.

com/bitcheswithwolves and performing at
Academy 2 on April 3rd, 10th and 17th.
www.theacademydublin.com

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 Photography Alison King Styling Hazel Pfeifer

ldflow er
Wi
girl
Pale and interesting is in with
this season’s prettiest pastels

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 perfect pastels

Swirl print dress,

Collette Dinnigan,
€660. Yellow
sweater dress, Fifth
Avenue Shoe Repair,
€225, both
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 Metallic print
dress, Ports,
€2,365. Yellow
sweater dress,
Fifth Avenue Shoe
Repair, €225, both
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 perfect pastels

Nude jacket, Mia

O’Connell, €620,
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perfect pastels

Nude ruffle
dress, Mia
O’Connell, €650,
www.styletonic.ie

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 Pink wingdress, Designers Remix Collection by
Charlotte Eskildsen, €220. Nude collar, Mia
O’Connell, €155, both www.styletonic.ie

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perfect pastels

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 Charlie cotton sleeveless shift dress, €189,
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 perfect pastels

Grey jersey dress,

Fifth Avenue Shoe
Repair, €200,
www.styletonic.ie

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 Circle dress, RM by
Roland Mouret, €855.
Grey jersey dress,
Fifth Avenue Shoe
Repair, €200, both
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 perfect pastels

Kini dress,
Stylin, €150,
www.styletonic.ie

Hair and make-up, Aisling Powell, www.aislingpowellmakeup.com

Model, Kristyna Kelemenova
Shot at the Photography Studio, www.photographystudio.ie
Some of the pieces in this shoot are not online yet but all are
available through StyleTonic.ie. If you’d like to make a purchase,
please contact Michelle at michelle@styletonic.ie.

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 get the look

Get the look from our

pretty pastel shoot with
make-up artist Aisling
Powell’s guide to pink
to make the boys wink

Bright eyes
Naked Lunch
by M.A.C
1 Prime the
skin with
NARS primer
contour the socket line
and underneath lashes one
third of the way into the
and cover eye, then blend right out to give a thicker, more
with Chanel to the eyebrow and around voluminous look.
Pro-Lumiére the eye-socket (Soft
foundation Flower by M.A.C).
8 Coat the mascara wand
with white oil paint

5
for a dewy
Using Esteé Lauder by Make Up For Ever
look for
Colour Delight Shimmer and coat the lashes
spring/summer.
powder, move beyond the and eyebrows.

2
Set with Make
Up For Ever
loose setting powder
eye-socket into the hairline
and cheekbones. Blend with
Dandelion by Benefit as a
9 Highlight the
bow of the
lip with pink
in a light skin tone. high blusher, keeping the
eye-shadow for

3
eye colour connected to
Contour cheekbones with a more full
the cheekbone.
Make Up For Ever shader effect (Nylon
and highlighter.
6 On the waterline (inside eye-shadow

4 Use a light pink base

on the whole of the
eye, up to the eyebrow
(Naked Lunch by M.A.C).
With a darker shade,
lower lid), use a white by M.A.C).
eye-liner (Le Crayon Kohl Nylon by M.A.C
#65 Blanc, by Chanel).
10 Finish
with a
7 Using black or brown
mascara, coat lashes
clear lip gloss!
www.aislingpowellmakeup.com

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 Let’s hear it for

A bite of the Big Apple should be on everyone’s

list. Once Holly White overcame her awe, she got
stuck in to some serious exploring.

SHOP
First up, I hit Madison Avenue. If you
are a fan of Bond street glamour and
content to window shop, this is a good
port of call.

Barney’s New York, 660. First stop

for amazing jeans, (jeans are much
cheaper in the US, look out for 7 For
All Mankind, Acne and J Brand). While
you’re there, check out Barney’s co-
op on the 9th floor, it’s incredible.
(www.barneys.com) DKNY, 655. There’s
something very timeless about the
knitwear here. I love it. (www.dkny.
com). FAO Schwarz, 767. You’ll recognize
it from Home Alone 2, get in touch
with your inner child at the world
famous toy emporium. (www.fao.com)
 La Perla, 777, is perfect pretty knicker
heaven. (www.laperla.com) Yves Saint
Laurent, 855. Pay homage to the master
couturier at the super expensive
boutique. Bring an Amex card for a Pretty
Woman moment! (www.ysl.com). Ralph
Lauren, 867. There is a couture salon
on the top floor that is like something
out of The Great Gatsby – pure romantic
ball gown heaven. (www.ralphlauren.
com) Betsey Johnson 1060. Seriously pink
and fabulous mini-dresses galore. (www.
betseyjohnson.com) Dean & Deluca, 1150.
york This is what Fallon & Byrne in Dublin is
modeled on, a (pricey) food emporium that
is lovely just to walk through. (www.
deandeluca.com)

Moving onto Fifth Avenue.

Bergdorf Goodman, 754. Here is where the

super rich New Yorkers shop. I witnessed
one woman buying five pairs of Lanvin
shoes in one go in front of me as I
waited to pay for my one long lusted
after item. (www.bergdorfgoodman.
com) The salon on the top floor
is headed by Limerick-born
John Barrett and is pure upper
East side eye candy. Plum Sykes’
book Bergdorf Blondes is no doubt
directly inspired by the manicured-
to-within-an-inch-of-their-lives
trust fund babes I saw being
preened as I stuck my nosey nose
in. (www.johnbarrett.com)

Chanel, 15 E 57th St is just what

you would expect from the brand in a
New York - huge. (www.chanel.com)

Taking a cheap $10 cab down to Spring

St you come to a very cool, raw, vibrant
area, Soho and The West Village. A good
intersection to get out at is Spring and
YSL S/S 10
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 i ♥ nyc

Mercer St. I’m not going to

lie, I didn’t take the subway,
but I believe it’s fine, however
cabs were abundant and seemed
h ese st reets
reasonable. Opening Ceremony, “T
35 Howard St is super cool
ill m a k e you
(www.openingceremony.us). Marc
w
nd
Jacobs has many stores but the feel bra
Soho one is 163 Mercer St.
(www.marcjacobs.com) For amazing new, b
right
vintage, What Goes Around Comes
lig hts will
Around, 351 West Broadway (www.
ns pir e you”
whatgoesaroundcomesaroundnyc.
com). The big guns are all here
i
too. Chanel Boutique, 130 Spring
St, Miu Miu, 100 Prince St, Prada, 575
Broadway. While you’re in the area, Steven
Alan (cool shirts) 60 Wooster St (www.
stevenalan.com) and Jamin Puech, 14 Prince
St (www.jamin-puech.com) are worth a look.

Agent Provocateur, 133 Mercer St. If you

Ralph Lauren S/S 10

can get there for the sales, I witnessed $70
bras (about €45) so proper bargains to be
had. (www.agentprovocateur.com)
Intermix, 98 Prince St is a really cool
mix of glunge (glam grunge). Imagine the
perfect I-just-threw-this-on-and-look-
amazing, off duty, celebwear and the
aesthetic is brought to life here.
(www.intermixonline.com)
Temperley, 453 Broome St.
Well worth the hunt for boho
beauty on the 2nd floor.
(www.temperleylondon.com)

Also if you are up for bargain

hunting, check out the outlet store
Syms, which is what I wish TK Maxx
was (much as I love it). I went to
the one at 400 Park Ave and came
upon a ton of Missoni bikinis all
at $100 each. Fans of Calvin Klein
would be in heaven as there was so
much of it. I also got a Diane Von
Opening Ceremony

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yonrekne
Furstenburg wrap dress for
$299, (around €200) which I
adore, although truth be told,
it took me an hour and a half
to dig it out. (www.syms.com)
PREEN
I had heard good things about
nail bars in New York and
Classic Beauty Salon, 28 W
48th St. I had a $24 mani-
pedi that was amazing. Pay the
extra $2 for your feet to be
razored and you are guaranteed SEE
baby smooth soles.(www.
classicbeautynyc.com)
If you want seriously cheap
and incredible waxing, look no
further then Elite Day Spa, 24
W 39th St. Ask for Adriana in
room 4. She waxes everything
like she does it every day,
which, come to think of it,
she does. She also calls you
darling which is charming!
(www.elitedayspa.net) Please
note that tipping is expected
“Street
lights, bi
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in these places at about 15%
- 20% if you are really happy
with your service. Everyone
seems to be mad for Crest
WhiteStrips, which you pick up
in most drugstores for about
$29. Khiels make-up seemed way
more reasonable as did M.A.C.
Most important is a trip
to MOMA Museum of Modern
Art, 1 W 53rd. Andy Warhol,
Jackson Pollock and, until
April 26th, an awesome Tim
Burton exhibition. Incredible
Bauhaus furniture on the
top floor also. (Avoid at
weekends unless you are the
most patient human being on
earth. It will be rammed, www.
moma.org). Also The Frick
Collection, 1 E 70th. For
old-school splendor, check
out the treasure trove of
one of America’s greatest
art collectors.
(www.frick.

new
$18 into both MOMA and The
Frick Collection but they are
incredible. Check times online
as some exhibitions close on
a Monday.
EAT
A great place to grab an easy
lunch is Cafe Cluny, 284 W
4th St. I had an incredible
blue cheese and bacon salad
that was to die for. (www.
cafecluny.com) Fans of Sex &
the City will recognize the
main banquet size table in
Buddakan. The scene in the film
shot here is the rehearsal
dinner before the first wedding
when Miranda ruined it all.
Anyway this is a super cool
restaurant at 75 9th Ave. The
lobster rolls are to die for.
(www.buddakannyc.com)
SLEEP
Make like Serena in Gossip
Girl and check into the Palace
i ♥ nyc
the jane
Hotel, 455 Madison Ave. The
steps are the ones where they
film the school scenes, not to
mention the foyer where Dan
and Serena meet for the first
time. (www.newyorkpalace.com).
A cool, cheap (by NY
standards) place to stay
and kind of off the main
tourist radar is The Jane
(www.thejanenyc.com). An old
building in lower Manhattan
that was once a boarding
house, Cynthia Rowley held
one of her fashion shows here
and it’s now been redone with
small rooms to replicate
luxury train cabins. For
mid-town Manhattan or around
Central Park, www.hotwire.com
is worth checking out. Blind
book online for great rates on
some of the fancier hotels. It
tells you the star rating and
area, you just have to wait
to see the exact location and
name of the hotel when you’ve
paid. BAH
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NOSEY, US? OUR LINE-UP OF FASHION CREATIVES WERE PERSUADED
TO SPILL THE BEANS ON MANOLO BLAHNIK, SUPERMODEL DOGS AND
THE SECRET LOCATION OF FATHER TED’S HOUSE.

“YOU MAY NOT KNOW

THIS ABOUT ME……”

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© EOIN HENNESSY

when the
in itself. But
to their feet
audience rose
just burst in
to applaud, I
to tears!
life so far
I’ve left that
now you know!
behind me, but

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ANGELA SCANLAN, Stylist

I adore wearing men’s

clothes.

The androgynous look has

always been so attractive to
me, even when I was a kid.
I was never a girly girl, I
lived in jeans and was quite
a tomboy.

I still tend to be casual in

my style, mixing masculine
tailoring and boyish cuts
with skinny jeans and
juxtaposing that with heels,
the chunkier and higher the
better. Anything overtly
pretty or feminine is a
definite turn off for me.
© Lili Forberg

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 ANNMARIE O’CONNOR,
Stylist and journalist

I once interviewed
Manolo Blahnik wearing
shoes from Penney’s.
And he liked them!

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JAYNE WILDE, Model

My cousins live in
Father Ted’s house,
which is not on
Craggy Island, it’s in
Killnaboy, Co Clare.

Alice in Wonderland
was my favourite
movie as a child.
It was taped from the
TV and I watched it
every day.

I love Cabbage!

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 KEN BOYLAN, Make-up artist

I have a new addition to my family.

He is white, fluffy with black

eyes, floppy white ears and
whenever you spell the word “walk”,
he tilts his head comically from
side to side. You may have guessed
© Sarah Doyle

by now that our new addition is a

dog. He’s a Bichon Frise and his
name is Charlie.

He sometimes comes with me when I am

working and inevitably the stylist
or the photographer asks for
Charlie to be in one of the pictures
because, if I may say so myself, he
is a supermodel amongst dogs.

However, at home he is just cute

little Charlie who has an obsession
with my socks.

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that so many
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and be creati

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far ewell
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good-by e

“I don’t celebrate the past.

I like the present and tomorrow.”
Karl Lagerfeld

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