月別アーカイブ: 2016年7月

The Fashion Director with Brown Thomas lists the day her daughter was born and several amazing people amongst the loves of her life.

The person

I am lucky that I have so many amazing people I love in my life!

The memory

The day my daughter was born

The moment of the day

When I wake up – the excitement of not knowing what opportunities and discoveries the day can bring. I travel for six months of every year, visiting some of the world’s most incredible cities from New York to Milan, and I love the diversity and energy that brings

The song

I am a big Adele fan. My all-time favourite song is Set Fire to the Rain

The movie

My favourite classic has to be It’s a Wonderful Life – I never get tired of watching it. More recently, I loved The Age of Adaline with Blake Lively; and Room was just an incredible movie

The hero

My hero of the moment has to be Alessandro Michele. What he has done at Gucci is inspiring – transforming a more classical, feminine brand into something much more retro and directional, while keeping it very modern, grabbing the fashion world’s focus. Miuccia Prada and Phoebe Philo are my all-time favourite designers, and every season they produce extraordinary collections which really capture the movement of fashion

The book

I never have the time to read books! I do love to study online fashion resources, such as The Business of Fashion (businessoffashion.com) and Women’s Wear Daily (wwd.com) every day to keep up-to-date on any industry changes. I also look forward to all the monthly glossy magazines, both Irish and international

The outfit

I adore Gucci. My horse-bit loafers are one of my current wardrobe favourites, and I am also awaiting the new Vetements denims, which I am very excited about

The accessory

My new Gucci Marmont bag. I adore it! It’s the must-have bag of the season, and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it

The gadget

My iPhone is like an extension of me. I use it for everything – to keep in touch with family and friends when I am travelling, work, and, of course, social media. I love Instagram and watching how street-style influences the fashion industry today – and my new addiction is Snapchat

The pet hate

Bad manners – I think it makes such a difference to be kind and graceful. A hand-written thank-you card is such a simple gesture, but is a lovely thing to receive, especially as everything is now email or text

The friend

I can’t name just one. I have a wonderful group of friends from all parts of my life that I love

The beauty product

La Prairie Cellular Radiance Perfecting Fluide Pure Gold – this launched exclusively in Brown Thomas Dublin earlier this year, and is a miracle product. It really hydrates skin after a long day and gives you that elusive eight-hour-sleep look. I also love anything by Tom Ford

The holiday

I have great memories of holidays in Portugal and Italy. We go away every year to a relatively undiscovered island that allows us to switch off and relax, but I just can’t reveal where, as then the secret will be out

The piece of advice

Keep it simple, don’t overcomplicate things and always take a bird’s eye view on everything

The drink

The delicious Tintoretto, which is served at the new bar in The Restaurant by Johnnie Cook in Brown Thomas. It’s a delicious blend of the finest Champagne and a splash of fresh pomegranate juice – very refreshing

The hotel

I adore the Four Seasons at Christmas time in NYC; and also the Mandarin Oriental in Paris. In Dublin, The Merrion hotel

The bar

The bar at Hotel Costes in Paris is always fun during Fashion Week. It’s a fantastic place to people-watch and soak up the atmosphere

The hobby

Keeping up-to-date on the incredibly fast-moving fashion industry. I love discovering new trends, designers and brands, and bringing something fresh and new to the Brown Thomas customer. I also have a keen interest in photography

The part of my body

My smile. I love to laugh and enjoy life, and try to smile as much as I can

The celebrity

I am really into cool street-style icons rather than typical Hollywood celebrities. I admire Charlotte Casiraghi for her personal style, and was blown away by the recent wedding of Vogue Japan fashion editor Giovanna Battaglia, who wore four beautiful custom-made wedding cheap prom dresses: Alaia, Alexander McQueen, Giambattista Valli and Prada

The virtue

Positivity! I always look at things with an optimistic view and try and find the best in every situation, no matter how challenging

The vice

Unfortunately . . . chocolate!

The smell

My signature scent is Hermes Jardin Sur Le Nil, which I have been wearing for many years. I also love Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady, which is launching in The Marvel Room in October

The taste

I love fish, so I always have the delicious tuna Nicoise salad served in The Restaurant by Johnnie Cooke – it is made from the freshest tuna, and is the perfect option for lunch

Brown Thomas welcomes the return of Create, a celebration of the very best in new Irish design, which has just launched in Brown Thomas Dublin. Now in its sixth year, the installation celebrates the extraordinary work of 19 talented designers across ready-to-wear, accessories, millinery and jewellery, for six weeks, cementing Brown Thomas as the first to discover newness and develop designers at retail level by showcasing and mentoring these bright new things. Create runs until August 14.

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Joe Ledley WILL go ahead with his wedding after Wales’ Euro 2016 exit – and chartered his own flight from France to make it happen.

It had looked at one stage that cult hero Ledley – whose dancing celebrations captivated teammates and fans alike – would have to postpone his wedding plans because of Wales’ incredible run to the semi-finals.

The wedding to Cardiff-born fiancee Ruby-May had been planned for this weekend, which earned him playful stick from teammate Gareth Bale because it could have clashed with a potential dream appearance for Wales in the final of Euro 2016.

But Ledley will now fly to Ibiza for the ceremony on a private plane after pulling out all the stops to make the big day happen in front of close friends and family and sacrificing being part of today’s team homecoming.

Still, that doesn’t mean that the Crystal Palace ace wasn’t feeling the hurt of coming so close to a scarcely believable place in the final.

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“The boys are going back to Wales now to see the fans but I’ve got a wedding to attend,” said the 29-year-old. “I don’t feel like I need to see go back and see what we’ve achieved means to the supporters.

“I think I know deep down how much their support from back home meant to me. It just wasn’t meant to be in the end. I’ve got a wedding to think about. It’s Ibiza for me now.

“It will be a great day but right now I just feel devastated. I’ve been in situations like this before and it does hurt. It will for a few days but that’s life. You just need to get on with it with the help of strong people behind you and we know we’ve done the nation proud and we’ve done ourselves proud.”

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Ledley will find very few to disagree with him on that, or his acknowledgement that this side deserve their place in history having eclipsed the achievement of the boys of 1958 by not only qualifying for a tournament, but reaching the last four.

“We deserved to be where we got to, we deserved to be in the semi-final,” he said. “We battered Belgium who are second in the rankings, playing them off the park.

“Portugal just wasn’t our day but we should go down in history for what we’ve done, without a shadow of a doubt. I mean, we have created history. No other Welsh team has gone further than what we’ve done. We got to the semi-final of the European Championships so it’s going to be a good few years before another team beats that. Hopefully they do but what we’ve achieve is history making. We’ll go down as legends, hopefully.”

And Ledley says the squad are still intent on making more history with several stars eyeing up the World Cup qualifying campaign that kicks off in September against Moldova in Cardiff.

He claimed: “We’re looking at this as a stepping stone to Russia. The feeling is that this is the start of something rather than the end. I feel I’m getting a bit old, the World Cup will probably be one of the last competitions I’ll play for and it’ll be the same for some of the other players too, so we need to build on this and work as hard as we can going into the nest qualifiers.

“But we have a taste of this and we now want to keep going. We’re a hungry bunch of players and we prove that week-in, week-out. We want more of this. We want to achieve better things than this and hopefully we can do that with the World Cup. That’s the aim.

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After selling their resort wear on Net-a-Porter for an entire decade, it’s safe to say that Zimmermann, an Australian swimwear label, knows what women want to wear to the beach. That is, beyond just the basic bikini.

Net-a-Porter buyer, Maria Williams, has some intel on why women gravitate towards this label. “Zimmermann has a signature that is graceful, feminine, floral and romantic. I think that coincides with what [we] are seeing in fashion. Women wanting to be women again, playing up their femininity,” the senior buyer explained to Observer.

The epitome of vacation wear (Photo: Courtesy Net-a-Porter).Over the past 10 years, shoppers on the site have gravitated towards the brand’s mismatched bikinis in a swirl of girly prints, their durable one-piece swimsuits (that often double as bodysuits for a night on the town) and “pretty much any white silk long prom dresses or broderie anglaise style with gorgeous laddering and details.” Williams pointed out that the versatility of the brand, which runs the gamut from skimpy bikinis to frilly evening dresses, is what drew customers in–and kept them interested for 10 years.

That’s why Net-a-Porter has rolled out a collection that celebrates the last 10 years of collaborating with Zimmermann, which was founded by sister duo Nicky and Simone Zimmermann in 1991. Aptly titled, Ten Years of Good Times, the range is dotted with airy chiffon dresses, intricately detailed bikinis and a white lace romper that sweetly ties at the waist.

Nicky Zimmermann’s favorite dress in the range(Photo: Courtesy Net-A-Porter).If you’re having a hard time choosing just one piece from the range, the brand’s creative director Nicky Zimmermann can help you out. “The dress is our staple,” she confirmed. “Whether it’s detailed and for an occasion or that more easy, flowing silhouette. One that we have reinterpreted for the Net-a-Porter capsule was an embroidered bell dress in white that we did a couple of years ago for a Resort season. We have taken that silhouette and created a new burgundy embroidery and I think it’s really great.”

Simone Zimmermann, Nicky’s sister and the brand’s COO, also imparted some shopping advice upon Observer. “One of the great things that we found with Net-a-Porter was that the bestselling styles are always those that have a strong voice, and have something really new about them. Price is irrelevant – it’s about those pieces that have created the strongest emotional reaction.”

So there you have it; buy something that evokes an emotional response, hopefully something that feels close to true love.

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While some brides like to leave their wedding photos solely in the hands of the photographer, others like to shake it up and try something a little different.

Hayley Jackman and her now husband Scott, 32, from Sydney, decided they would snap a selfie on their big day, shortly after they were pronounced husband and wife.

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‘We had spoken about the idea before the wedding, it was Scott’s idea originally, and we had never heard of anyone doing it before,’ Ms Jackman told Daily Mail Australia.

‘We had actually completely forgotten about it when we were up there but Scott’s brother handed him the phone just after we kissed and we took the picture really spontaneously.’

Ms Jackman said the candid, playful snap ended up being their favourite from the day.

‘We took two options and they were both really good – you can see all the guests in the background and everyone was laughing so it was great,’ Ms Jackman, an events planner, said.

‘Because of my profession people expected us to do something a little different or unexpected so it was fun to change it up a bit… the priest thought it was great too.’

Ms Jackman said the best part of the selfie was that she had forgotten it was happening, so it was truly an ‘in the moment’ snap.

‘It’s so much better when it’s not posed and you’re not nervous – there was no pressure and it was genuinely just a really fun, awesome moment,’ she said.

The pair’s photographer, Sarah, from Mint Photography, also captured the moment the couple took their selfie.

When it came to the reception, Ms Jackman wanted to keep the guests entertained and enjoy some quirky activities.

‘It’s really important to keep guests engaged throughout the day – there is nothing worse than spending the evening at a cookie cutter event where it blends into all of the other weddings you’ve ever been to,’ Ms Jackman said.

‘You need to set yourself apart as it’s the little personalised touches that people remember, so we made sure that there was always something interesting happening.’

The pair organised for speeches to be staggered throughout the night, live piano activities and games.

‘As our parents and the bridal party were introduced at the reception we had our MC tell everyone a quirky piece of trivia about each person as if they were on a game show,’ she said.

‘I also organised a little questionnaire which was placed on each table setting with a pencil for them to complete throughout the evening with questions like “When do you think Hayley and Scott will have kids?” and “How many kids do you predict they’ll have?”.’

‘Everyone then popped their cards into a piñata which we’ll crack open on our one year anniversary… which is actually next week!’

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