tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65510430565624207562024-02-08T05:18:00.320+00:00OffShootblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-63529560792030453162011-06-06T22:18:00.009+01:002011-06-06T22:25:55.925+01:00Out Of Date<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJ76b7UGTxboWJTWPe_6GYrkEefjrx3R3j0tKSfqe7B4KOzfTp8duO80jd21Eraolgj_T2KNZ77jbTLBNPo6dAsbwgPUruEpobOoLyN-ysFo8EcSUeNfOFAClWR3MrChn-cRFvAe4Hotf/s1600/jamiepukingrainbows1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJ76b7UGTxboWJTWPe_6GYrkEefjrx3R3j0tKSfqe7B4KOzfTp8duO80jd21Eraolgj_T2KNZ77jbTLBNPo6dAsbwgPUruEpobOoLyN-ysFo8EcSUeNfOFAClWR3MrChn-cRFvAe4Hotf/s400/jamiepukingrainbows1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615220607716866802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQBnhaxqCuTW4K_br88IFngDwG9D5pAKPcyTs3MJybDeFwZGa_xCfWyJ7Zd-PLsiTOM_EXfqMp5s1jqZrZQhuIUhYGBFKPebQu2gmTFMaWBMz-FzgtZKGdyH8L_MCOyZnmKSVxEkXE_ix/s1600/jamiepukingrainbows2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQBnhaxqCuTW4K_br88IFngDwG9D5pAKPcyTs3MJybDeFwZGa_xCfWyJ7Zd-PLsiTOM_EXfqMp5s1jqZrZQhuIUhYGBFKPebQu2gmTFMaWBMz-FzgtZKGdyH8L_MCOyZnmKSVxEkXE_ix/s400/jamiepukingrainbows2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615220081580611970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBb2Guc_ugv91s1hfpPx9jDUEDJnVWR_Avepku-Km2BLz-S4W6M39gwvdc0UGbrGsftVzuD4bfa2-uKLDflREJtp3Z_y9rzB09iS4OHZhIszaX8xzJ3vT96NP-K9xyyr2m9GV5r_N_l0o/s1600/jamiepukingrainbows3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBb2Guc_ugv91s1hfpPx9jDUEDJnVWR_Avepku-Km2BLz-S4W6M39gwvdc0UGbrGsftVzuD4bfa2-uKLDflREJtp3Z_y9rzB09iS4OHZhIszaX8xzJ3vT96NP-K9xyyr2m9GV5r_N_l0o/s400/jamiepukingrainbows3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615220003393877762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmA6qQTH5atIP0-WN5b5-mjqBoFNdrAnK3pFrOXN1VCo7CA22Z2sf9SPUfUnV7lTBUomf1owRCkb6UBLx19aV5dcHlpIhz26tZqrxvq4uBWdVaO-ElKN1_v3wf-Cy-GvaqaBsTH1gbDtwS/s1600/jamiepukingrainbows4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmA6qQTH5atIP0-WN5b5-mjqBoFNdrAnK3pFrOXN1VCo7CA22Z2sf9SPUfUnV7lTBUomf1owRCkb6UBLx19aV5dcHlpIhz26tZqrxvq4uBWdVaO-ElKN1_v3wf-Cy-GvaqaBsTH1gbDtwS/s400/jamiepukingrainbows4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615219930142348050" border="0" /></a><br />I cannot believe I only found this now. I did this for Anna Kealey's<a href="http://pukingrainbows.wordpress.com/"> Puking Rainbows</a> zine two summers ago but never actually saw the finished product. Until today that is. <a href="http://jasaunders.blogspot.com/2010/07/puking-rainbows-fashion-spreads.html">Jamie Saunders</a> blog is exceptional, and not just because of this. Find out a little more about the project <a href="http://jasaunders.blogspot.com/2010/07/puking-rainbows-fashion-spreads.html">here.</a><br /><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-74036624952220258022011-04-26T19:35:00.002+01:002011-04-26T19:37:42.672+01:00I came home to find this in my kitchen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0V2OtRTCTLmO1Z-UJ_VegWStoVxBvhiItsz6jufmTisWXZm2pdlGVrMoRDDn8LW_jQHxqGPXJmONyo0HaGZO5grnPnxijhFUBMcJpg7vS6ZpqCTeOYbZE6ANEs-RO72EM7_aSTst8UecQ/s1600/Radio.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0V2OtRTCTLmO1Z-UJ_VegWStoVxBvhiItsz6jufmTisWXZm2pdlGVrMoRDDn8LW_jQHxqGPXJmONyo0HaGZO5grnPnxijhFUBMcJpg7vS6ZpqCTeOYbZE6ANEs-RO72EM7_aSTst8UecQ/s400/Radio.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599963136596496930" border="0" /></a><br />And I am very happy about it.<br /><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-80068525631891716322011-04-24T14:07:00.001+01:002011-04-24T14:11:36.659+01:00Wish List<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-aAqtHIFm05Dve8aIlOBgHKoAKLlLtq1co0JgXyihTc0mCuiRFtPLW7eqdznyQPm_ooZJAGrgW2vTGkilalLsW3jOmt91rWoNL-WVoPRm337VO_dHAt8zKeU25C2G2AccrtahuWPg2DI/s1600/sewing+machine.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-aAqtHIFm05Dve8aIlOBgHKoAKLlLtq1co0JgXyihTc0mCuiRFtPLW7eqdznyQPm_ooZJAGrgW2vTGkilalLsW3jOmt91rWoNL-WVoPRm337VO_dHAt8zKeU25C2G2AccrtahuWPg2DI/s400/sewing+machine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599136847663827810" border="0" /></a>From <a href="http://www.johnlewis.com/">John Lewis</a>.<br /><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-3003948215162282012011-04-23T19:18:00.010+01:002011-04-24T13:20:19.688+01:00The Reason I Don't Blog About Fashion AnymoreI have discovered homewares.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjEeBjlMZcdbu9Y9fRsQME0R6PTHuaqBUpDnbOetctbulWPQQa-1thWbLD8Fsvq_8axQab01AVv1UbwQf8AB7dgsCFtSXN-T6cO9CFlfZaGMXydumGrO-L2hBNmzAST7xEhuhxnZmCV9g/s1600/phone.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjEeBjlMZcdbu9Y9fRsQME0R6PTHuaqBUpDnbOetctbulWPQQa-1thWbLD8Fsvq_8axQab01AVv1UbwQf8AB7dgsCFtSXN-T6cO9CFlfZaGMXydumGrO-L2hBNmzAST7xEhuhxnZmCV9g/s400/phone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598847749796422306" border="0" /></a>My Wild & Wolf 1970's replica phone from <a href="http://www.johnlewis.com/230645009/Product.aspx?SearchTerm=RecentlyViewedList">John Lewis</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGeeQQI56gGXmVzWVQCGI87oORy8jt8tnu-o3LJowlyW5a-rTxdxctGsAgOlGAgdOdUlaVddKU45l5swfhFS_PC8hmt_qRBRA1ptii54E5rKjRj-lVZ_N5j7UEmTnraRPTUsCODjGAm13/s1600/TeaSet.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGeeQQI56gGXmVzWVQCGI87oORy8jt8tnu-o3LJowlyW5a-rTxdxctGsAgOlGAgdOdUlaVddKU45l5swfhFS_PC8hmt_qRBRA1ptii54E5rKjRj-lVZ_N5j7UEmTnraRPTUsCODjGAm13/s400/TeaSet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598848935928550818" border="0" /></a>One of my two tea sets. I don't use them enough but they look lovely. Bought at <a href="http://www.chatsworthroade5.co.uk/">Chatsworth Road</a> market.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGiYs2fdOTb15WsdalJVS3eZq8M4Q8-2KfyDTYtgH0JF9VStJEkRWim4DzXWo5hScICN8ofFBdmGWlnMVXJWgG9AmKLUHPqynHxXXD5Sr5z_EetT8TMHyKLbWmXC7dwbeBF0FyO1R4kgEQ/s1600/016.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGiYs2fdOTb15WsdalJVS3eZq8M4Q8-2KfyDTYtgH0JF9VStJEkRWim4DzXWo5hScICN8ofFBdmGWlnMVXJWgG9AmKLUHPqynHxXXD5Sr5z_EetT8TMHyKLbWmXC7dwbeBF0FyO1R4kgEQ/s400/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598847195818645330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTTHWEEx8EVgX0h_v9vEfr7V8txhlKDoMoiYc5JYi4O-BiS4haDa6ygnnPlVLRASiPqp5VpVn9S44LVHv_qIaFUB_UfqHU1eFUrlUfwc9ySgQr9kQH2P4RK6f8sEKt2LxoHU0DTgpq0LS/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTTHWEEx8EVgX0h_v9vEfr7V8txhlKDoMoiYc5JYi4O-BiS4haDa6ygnnPlVLRASiPqp5VpVn9S44LVHv_qIaFUB_UfqHU1eFUrlUfwc9ySgQr9kQH2P4RK6f8sEKt2LxoHU0DTgpq0LS/s400/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598846670548519810" border="0" /></a>I am a very enthusiastic <a href="http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/">Ikea</a> customer. I love the home assembly and I love the Swedish meatballs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzztv-Jo619Ue7NbskULCfIwHSOQS_Pyajg1Srs9A48M9wQg8dQRSoOPM0FRUU7K0-cbP-sYeZ-8NlqMelvLqk9PKeHBtq4Egz4iyutWe_4mknqo56_INozuryhEGW37Hb_-U2rYW8lORz/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzztv-Jo619Ue7NbskULCfIwHSOQS_Pyajg1Srs9A48M9wQg8dQRSoOPM0FRUU7K0-cbP-sYeZ-8NlqMelvLqk9PKeHBtq4Egz4iyutWe_4mknqo56_INozuryhEGW37Hb_-U2rYW8lORz/s400/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598846212014199330" border="0" /></a>My old lady arm chair. Neil haggled for that blanket and I hand sewed the little green cushions. I got the fabric at <a href="http://www.ourpatternedhand.co.uk/">Our Patterned Hand</a> on Broadway Market. Gorgeous shop, lovely staff.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguu1BltVOraOHoco4EOWEuqZdtccPZZ9SjOvyiBh0yudtPQlx5CD4cEsrieRJEjtregr7-nS2xOskJHd936_KpkPmcleQAyuWqicW3-wwBJLg2tJQjJ7EyVQDX9jdm7aH8RjKAvWTuRNmZ/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguu1BltVOraOHoco4EOWEuqZdtccPZZ9SjOvyiBh0yudtPQlx5CD4cEsrieRJEjtregr7-nS2xOskJHd936_KpkPmcleQAyuWqicW3-wwBJLg2tJQjJ7EyVQDX9jdm7aH8RjKAvWTuRNmZ/s400/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598846436845267586" border="0" /></a>This is a tea towel that some lovely friends of ours gave us. It was so nice I put it on the wall. From <a href="http://www.thecakecafe.ie/homepage.html">The Cake Cafe</a>.<br /><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-30453095678686058842011-04-19T19:58:00.003+01:002011-04-19T20:07:40.809+01:00Joanne Hynes Online<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQG_hH_f27Thh3sXpztAUG-07F_3zh77ukqkcWSXkPtjFG1a8GGk2HWDc9_mpNUvHFqJKnhHl-6u-T9LMEDRXZh9FWnQsr8vuN3mZljsa7l0OfpR86h6G_eJbguu8F-zXK3vp8DQyOjjy/s1600/joanne-hynes-butterfly-necklace.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQG_hH_f27Thh3sXpztAUG-07F_3zh77ukqkcWSXkPtjFG1a8GGk2HWDc9_mpNUvHFqJKnhHl-6u-T9LMEDRXZh9FWnQsr8vuN3mZljsa7l0OfpR86h6G_eJbguu8F-zXK3vp8DQyOjjy/s400/joanne-hynes-butterfly-necklace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597372880939580098" border="0" /></a><br />Joanne has just released her collection of accessories for Spring Summer 2011 which are also very conveniently available through her online <a href="http://www.joannehynes.com/">store</a>. I am a huge fan of her oversized crystal necklaces of which there are plently to choose from. The one in the picture is my favourite, I love the blue details and at €220 they're reasonably priced too.<br /><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-75257887194380836282011-04-19T19:34:00.005+01:002011-04-19T19:41:26.000+01:00Lovely Lingerie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5iroqfpK8ZmW2j3KHmiI9cKMwnb0RiCxBVZ3TuLOMfhXeb02yqZ_Eb9U3a-u8UHSxOMRvCx0Aa5Q4xFlLwEKTSSh6Gf6IppqRsiMr94c9LNNEy8FqsZRaAntgTckhGva6F7om8JH9fFcc/s1600/etamcbg2.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5iroqfpK8ZmW2j3KHmiI9cKMwnb0RiCxBVZ3TuLOMfhXeb02yqZ_Eb9U3a-u8UHSxOMRvCx0Aa5Q4xFlLwEKTSSh6Gf6IppqRsiMr94c9LNNEy8FqsZRaAntgTckhGva6F7om8JH9fFcc/s400/etamcbg2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597366208783088770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDlMm-pLqmFz762xIcBKioqKrM85yhv-1KU5BRo2zvv4VoQOFMkBHSCLQNES_a3r7R6lBSzfId9R5WhNgxyOjye-ohS3bxZwTNhUqUqO7A4UK99mlCE2ntOdHqLFGRJDTKingRuW23Zy4/s1600/etamcbg.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDlMm-pLqmFz762xIcBKioqKrM85yhv-1KU5BRo2zvv4VoQOFMkBHSCLQNES_a3r7R6lBSzfId9R5WhNgxyOjye-ohS3bxZwTNhUqUqO7A4UK99mlCE2ntOdHqLFGRJDTKingRuW23Zy4/s400/etamcbg.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597365921037358498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJJYCbnXErCeEr2qQ5y9Z8dTuH1s5RV3ET0KJkFkdoISMLE-DiagI9dEiw5zi84rjjAQ2yaGOzq4lbRaW8dLybSzzsdG4lN0pFRbJymadupGmNQ1fKvvRzFtfkEMZm79NHRn5z7-b2Gzs/s1600/etamcbg3.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJJYCbnXErCeEr2qQ5y9Z8dTuH1s5RV3ET0KJkFkdoISMLE-DiagI9dEiw5zi84rjjAQ2yaGOzq4lbRaW8dLybSzzsdG4lN0pFRbJymadupGmNQ1fKvvRzFtfkEMZm79NHRn5z7-b2Gzs/s400/etamcbg3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597366009398545906" border="0" /></a><br />I'm not sure how many of your read <a href="http://www.thecherryblossomgirl.com/">The Cherry Blossom Girl</a> but in case you don't, she is launching a lingerie collection with french label Etam and the pictures are absolutely gorgeous. I'm don't know about in Dublin but in the UK you can buy online from <a href="http://www.etam.co.uk/">etam.co.uk</a> from April 22nd.<br /><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-36524447574756805782011-03-01T21:11:00.008+00:002011-03-01T21:33:14.688+00:00Les GuerriersI had the amazing opportunity of working at the Joanne Hynes/Helen Steele show at London Fashion Week and I wanted to share it with you all here. Joanne, Helen and Annmarie and all great people to work with and congratulations to them all, you did an amazing job! All photographs by Brian O'Sullivan.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-7Jj9OjkmfRj4MAXib709qcNfc904RucNDyN16ZqlSRCNcgL9WZUYuDfMNbpPVfoVsNwwwX19l34x7XiKyY6efRCP7F8rLy2xUXjrRlljVuP0DH8SeiZURY_j1Or-vvNtGmsh9B0A6Iq/s1600/Joanne+Hynes+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-7Jj9OjkmfRj4MAXib709qcNfc904RucNDyN16ZqlSRCNcgL9WZUYuDfMNbpPVfoVsNwwwX19l34x7XiKyY6efRCP7F8rLy2xUXjrRlljVuP0DH8SeiZURY_j1Or-vvNtGmsh9B0A6Iq/s400/Joanne+Hynes+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579227381567792562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqMCDNHCGv33MSwOmPhizGH81hwpRdu119tZLgm5L8JJB1d3kB-ZeHDVEFN7zQyFCuD1T8I1TUryc3ZGiJclNK7J-Oof5mTf5sdNgOb4uPtqHhaPvg7qL3wLWAQhD8zqj4YhV02jeqBNp/s1600/Joanne+Hynes+6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqMCDNHCGv33MSwOmPhizGH81hwpRdu119tZLgm5L8JJB1d3kB-ZeHDVEFN7zQyFCuD1T8I1TUryc3ZGiJclNK7J-Oof5mTf5sdNgOb4uPtqHhaPvg7qL3wLWAQhD8zqj4YhV02jeqBNp/s400/Joanne+Hynes+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579227241113372370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1Q10z2cbOxdqUhHksdpOUqxriYgiJ0bjeiO9qmCbuE8BBkhTMeJfau3YU1G6OHLZi8LUuwEJSWQXQFQtBjKKgkdbmy4ZmEvY4O9FU3Mdsp-sKArJiZN1nZHFe6xg3LX4lSBKMuxFkHgB/s1600/Joanne+Hynes+5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1Q10z2cbOxdqUhHksdpOUqxriYgiJ0bjeiO9qmCbuE8BBkhTMeJfau3YU1G6OHLZi8LUuwEJSWQXQFQtBjKKgkdbmy4ZmEvY4O9FU3Mdsp-sKArJiZN1nZHFe6xg3LX4lSBKMuxFkHgB/s400/Joanne+Hynes+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579227166886160562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykt64W7TMc-HmL-8XlhDfcNQmbwIhYhZ07NLRsu54cGqPVJzfWfkZ_tzqKakhL3QrKK4R8VEuB5Hk8Be-SBtOSYWtlmS-8sygZYtmqTHX_h9Yg07melM40ZFnHxcl8qsOU_k3dHRtCuD0/s1600/Joanne+Hynes+4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykt64W7TMc-HmL-8XlhDfcNQmbwIhYhZ07NLRsu54cGqPVJzfWfkZ_tzqKakhL3QrKK4R8VEuB5Hk8Be-SBtOSYWtlmS-8sygZYtmqTHX_h9Yg07melM40ZFnHxcl8qsOU_k3dHRtCuD0/s400/Joanne+Hynes+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579227083104945874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlNRuH9v5jFbQEUZuVFdxeCXGSrgIrAc_TX62ASckbao7CR3Rnem7f04-uQ4JsKfjyVoULkV0nxHucPg-XDmuSJXsmM8AZ4AMuaxopSJRvSaEv_scuSP_LxPxTf_HCicLeAtClSxITlDz/s1600/Joanny+Hynes+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlNRuH9v5jFbQEUZuVFdxeCXGSrgIrAc_TX62ASckbao7CR3Rnem7f04-uQ4JsKfjyVoULkV0nxHucPg-XDmuSJXsmM8AZ4AMuaxopSJRvSaEv_scuSP_LxPxTf_HCicLeAtClSxITlDz/s400/Joanny+Hynes+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579226993197212322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMX3WNMAB_I6dCRLuagsJtflo8Mw_XYxD0ckkD1sO1ShQZvowLXKgr9wAG39m9OaF9MXvTGWfB0nnVOyPYPI7xgG5PziaVytOtoi8Rd4h07P9lEUTKt-hCUa_IUX3Fm74_nyCguZQjG-hP/s1600/Joanne+Hynes+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMX3WNMAB_I6dCRLuagsJtflo8Mw_XYxD0ckkD1sO1ShQZvowLXKgr9wAG39m9OaF9MXvTGWfB0nnVOyPYPI7xgG5PziaVytOtoi8Rd4h07P9lEUTKt-hCUa_IUX3Fm74_nyCguZQjG-hP/s400/Joanne+Hynes+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579226883391529602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You can see a video of the show on <a href="http://arklesparkle.blogspot.com/2011/02/les-guerriers.html">Arkle Sparkle</a> or Annmarie's blog <a href="http://iblogfashion.blogspot.com/">I Blog Fashion</a>.<br /><br />I also did a piece in The Examiner last Saturday, and although I haven't had a chance to see it yet, hopefully some of you might have enjoyed it. And if you didn't see it either, one tip for A/W 11 Berry is big.<br /><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-69463944200911232992011-01-23T17:40:00.004+00:002011-01-23T18:13:46.303+00:00Not Just Pretty Pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VLmVgFmqDw0RyUEnWq5wARUsfwifzBNL9xzkp6Wb3fBA3_niE7BqH9pA6565Ze0gMfFy5UkD6cOt0a1OsUOqngn47yMwshR4yXj_CgP2H0qE4dWwUTqFeZkpZSICfG7OP0-YkVldSa2U/s1600/DrawingFashion.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VLmVgFmqDw0RyUEnWq5wARUsfwifzBNL9xzkp6Wb3fBA3_niE7BqH9pA6565Ze0gMfFy5UkD6cOt0a1OsUOqngn47yMwshR4yXj_CgP2H0qE4dWwUTqFeZkpZSICfG7OP0-YkVldSa2U/s400/DrawingFashion.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565445590752273874" border="0" /></a><br />LILLIAN! I'm back! As she knows but maybe some of you don't I moved to London in August and have only just got a handle on my free time.<br /><br />During some of this free time recently I went with a friend to the The Design Museum's Drawing Fashion <a href="http://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/2010/2010-drawing-fashion">exhibition </a>which runs until March 6th. It is absolutely gorgeous, although it seems a shame that such beautiful illustrations are no longer used in fashion magazines. I always had a thing for fashion illustration and during a summer course in the <a href="http://www.graftonacademy.com/">Grafton Academy</a> a few years ago I turned my hand to it. Not surprisingly it didn't work out but luckily my sewing skills improved dramatically. It was opened in November by one of my first fashion loves, Colin McDowell whose column for the Sunday Times Style magazine <a href="http://www.colinmcdowell.com/fashionA-F/moments/page1.html">Fashion Moments</a> was what encouraged me to start collecting the magazine all those years ago. McDowell spent ten years as a fashion designer and illustrator himself before becoming a journalist.<br /><br />Perfect for a Friday afternoon, especially if you make it to <a href="http://www.boroughmarket.org.uk/">Borough</a> market for lunch. Nom.<br /><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-3693668846961075252010-10-03T13:14:00.005+01:002010-10-03T13:51:46.739+01:00DollsNow that Catherine has pissed off to London we don't really get to see each other all that often. All attempts at ringing each other have failed miserably and our emails have been pretty lame,and along the lines of 'no news today, just working,<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">uggh</span> I hate Dublin'. Things must change Catherine. I'm <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">proposing</span> that we use this fairly neglected blog as a place to swap our news, yeah?<br /><br /><br /><br />Diversion over, I went for brunch a couple weeks ago with<a href="http://www.male-mode.com/"> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cillian</span></a> (actually he's written about this already and does a much better job than I will). We headed to Dolls on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Emorville</span> road, just off South Circular. '<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hmm</span> Dolls <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">that's</span> a boutique right?', you're not wrong but the newer of the two Dolls boutiques also has a lovely cafe attached. 'South Circular Road <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">that's</span> a bit out of way?', again you're not wrong, but when you're not wrong you're only sometimes right. The location is fairly brilliant, out of the way of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">noisy</span> town, filled with tourists, the residential setting makes the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">busy</span> cafe seem really relaxed. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cillian</span> likened it to Hackney, which is where you live Catherine, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">that's</span> great isn't it?<br /><br /><br /><br />I very stupidly left my camera on in my bag so the battery was dead by the time I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">remembered</span> to take any pictures. You'll have to take my word for it that the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">eggs</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Benedict</span> looked lovely and was delicious.<br /><br /><br /><br />Really oddly, a friend of mine once lived in Dolls. Obviously before it was a boutique, back in the days when it was a ridiculously dodgy student flat with a door that couldn't lock. Sitting in the cafe downstairs was pretty funny, when I remember a drunken night trying to boil water for tea on the hob when the nob fell off and the place filled with gas.<br /><br /><br /><br />This place is first on the list for chats and coffee when you come back for a visit.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523800794439480226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpkVxhZ644r5DhsCV4wL4ZvxDu-AWd-QcZMZkBVzN3i-IJirXraitrnCyQMHrnfra76bwXvjeIR_1HojiUyPNCezkzYc_MlQ7nN2vjaTylOTAcL837ruSVIXFJV1EaTD32CVo5OxoKULa/s400/outside-17-06-2010-23-15-05.jpg" />blogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-44721078959514059772010-07-27T16:16:00.007+01:002010-07-27T16:40:37.590+01:00Think Pink<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D41-Bz1oNcA&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D41-Bz1oNcA&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />I love this clip from Audrey Hepburn's 1957 film Funny Face, it came to mind as I recently received a gift of Clarins Rouge Prodige Miami Pink lipstick. A very Barbi doll colour that I never would have thought to buy for myself but is actually really nice on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qtu8dORNyvB0Yb_GDIpjHPkptvZ0hdg_fPwMMLXg4fxi9_rGqd0J9UBWCJpiOML0ikM4MjmTyPL5-kj4dpn7Iue8rT4oJTOlgnrkcqfCT20tzU_KGJvYxYS78N9ccId1HJypLMvyMxWk/s1600/DSCF0661.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qtu8dORNyvB0Yb_GDIpjHPkptvZ0hdg_fPwMMLXg4fxi9_rGqd0J9UBWCJpiOML0ikM4MjmTyPL5-kj4dpn7Iue8rT4oJTOlgnrkcqfCT20tzU_KGJvYxYS78N9ccId1HJypLMvyMxWk/s400/DSCF0661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498609782646145042" border="0" /></a><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-74171773900025585652010-07-27T16:06:00.002+01:002010-07-27T16:37:25.926+01:00Blog Friendly<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAy55H820nmQTnRRISnbmI7-8A4F2j4VJbdpHJD7hJzJbgoWS2FlaZynAiMMqnHtTUEfmFhpnwdMeST2e6u8lsnBMeDOjjKjXmAXS853nI1j9kHccXWFsJXujOGep6JegfOiitrsp_84BW/s1600/Owlbag.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAy55H820nmQTnRRISnbmI7-8A4F2j4VJbdpHJD7hJzJbgoWS2FlaZynAiMMqnHtTUEfmFhpnwdMeST2e6u8lsnBMeDOjjKjXmAXS853nI1j9kHccXWFsJXujOGep6JegfOiitrsp_84BW/s400/Owlbag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498602581671716946" border="0" /></a><br />Stephen from <a href="http://www.stitchesfabricandsoul.com/search?updated-max=2010-07-12T21%3A25%3A00%2B01%3A00&max-results=10">Stitches/Fabric/and Soul</a> stopped me recently in town for this picture. Really nice guy and nice blog too.<br /><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-52275367244684798882010-07-27T15:37:00.011+01:002010-07-28T20:43:03.891+01:00Irish Examiner Millinery ShootThese are the pictures from the shoot that I recently had the pleasure of assisting Annmarie with.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcbhfaaLHghTEImTmWTAxLuk0GdTAYEqBFTagxku7DQ3vQglpSSWsUuCqOGJNP7wKs6eP185gfiEbe6xaykUj3YUn5Ce3shAwhU5_67k1BrWG6w_nVgoKQx0yMkQ4Lxm8-_74h-hGikwR/s1600/mb+examiner-hats+01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcbhfaaLHghTEImTmWTAxLuk0GdTAYEqBFTagxku7DQ3vQglpSSWsUuCqOGJNP7wKs6eP185gfiEbe6xaykUj3YUn5Ce3shAwhU5_67k1BrWG6w_nVgoKQx0yMkQ4Lxm8-_74h-hGikwR/s400/mb+examiner-hats+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499042664253197698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzjHBt0L1RBNoUhcI2pBQDg0K48jQYlFOGnq2IgirRzme60acdH7VMyLnJgW26tU0c1eTZBi8Hy8sfLfT-9_Ps72ZTtIfdTakoCE-MFVMltW3aTF0eNuT9TA6PdfBWsrD0XHrbVdzzqsr/s1600/mb+examiner-hats+02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzjHBt0L1RBNoUhcI2pBQDg0K48jQYlFOGnq2IgirRzme60acdH7VMyLnJgW26tU0c1eTZBi8Hy8sfLfT-9_Ps72ZTtIfdTakoCE-MFVMltW3aTF0eNuT9TA6PdfBWsrD0XHrbVdzzqsr/s400/mb+examiner-hats+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499043242485412354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZg2cWFcKDEwGO6I762cKcAU_MYl5ByvsnR1keEQ6uBJqqP3361UGD0m5lcPjH-k7gD4mvt5YzPHAMJMoNpg1eNrvGacB_oTMic4ZOT7D3bcCoyN4Cg5rOywkKLIdFHqwf__D5fF_I-wz/s1600/mb+examiner-hats+03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZg2cWFcKDEwGO6I762cKcAU_MYl5ByvsnR1keEQ6uBJqqP3361UGD0m5lcPjH-k7gD4mvt5YzPHAMJMoNpg1eNrvGacB_oTMic4ZOT7D3bcCoyN4Cg5rOywkKLIdFHqwf__D5fF_I-wz/s400/mb+examiner-hats+03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499043655290623474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvHy1TLdOwsaH0aaOAsg6Mzo9g9bUpjN5MY8V8hSyJgOR54j4J8dma7XI44kVIEdOeryamqlu1m9CdY0FxqDGVBptjVNZu4ocKXaZY0W4ID0B0-GVELI7WYUNxtUQGfMqeklNX-fnBuDf/s1600/mb+examiner-hats+04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvHy1TLdOwsaH0aaOAsg6Mzo9g9bUpjN5MY8V8hSyJgOR54j4J8dma7XI44kVIEdOeryamqlu1m9CdY0FxqDGVBptjVNZu4ocKXaZY0W4ID0B0-GVELI7WYUNxtUQGfMqeklNX-fnBuDf/s400/mb+examiner-hats+04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499043946492997346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_GHJwBRm03ki7bzBYW7roK0ATxxlIV1R9YEOq8cN1zDKMWNQRUufEU66CT8bnqZETezGYMhyphenhyphenPuJEZ-jYz52336wxGLcdoMraYubonQ-pvnJofJy9dFjd-ocZnUaMY1T8zMBIQTDg2A2L/s1600/mb+examiner-hats+05.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_GHJwBRm03ki7bzBYW7roK0ATxxlIV1R9YEOq8cN1zDKMWNQRUufEU66CT8bnqZETezGYMhyphenhyphenPuJEZ-jYz52336wxGLcdoMraYubonQ-pvnJofJy9dFjd-ocZnUaMY1T8zMBIQTDg2A2L/s400/mb+examiner-hats+05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499044189108238562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuM-CIT8LMEHHa-XE-lx_fayraBhh3bEWQkm2OOR0PM54oIkuu1mHLgqLOAEpcOl37clRmxFb03SsAcLewtBkHY8-08RKOxfqL0f50euJ93yCMLqRHlyOnAXOznuJ1tluj7DHHhaey7jO/s1600/mb+examiner-hats+06.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuM-CIT8LMEHHa-XE-lx_fayraBhh3bEWQkm2OOR0PM54oIkuu1mHLgqLOAEpcOl37clRmxFb03SsAcLewtBkHY8-08RKOxfqL0f50euJ93yCMLqRHlyOnAXOznuJ1tluj7DHHhaey7jO/s400/mb+examiner-hats+06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499044351881470818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZqSwd50JvIclxKP2Mmv3AifEfPZUe8miDrHlCgBahOCydReJRAgKP4__geIVbBzFqQgdmGty6a-WZtDcWaipW4BQr0DeZGH9DATClXb0-ejjTlOYgI4lFrz4fZ9b13Ex3P6cpU-hti1n/s1600/mb+examiner-hats+07.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZqSwd50JvIclxKP2Mmv3AifEfPZUe8miDrHlCgBahOCydReJRAgKP4__geIVbBzFqQgdmGty6a-WZtDcWaipW4BQr0DeZGH9DATClXb0-ejjTlOYgI4lFrz4fZ9b13Ex3P6cpU-hti1n/s400/mb+examiner-hats+07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499044474314848258" border="0" /></a><br />All jewellery by Boodles, hats by Philip Treacy, Edel Ramburg, Tootsie Royale, Linda McKay, Sarah Mc Gahon and Brett O'Mahony from Covet, lace headpiece from A Rubanesque, shoes by Nini DiVito, Mahnolo Blahnik and Miu Miu, gloves from glovedup.com and Jenny Vander, red silk wrap and black organza bolero both worn as collars by Bonzie Crotty.<br /><br />Styling: <a href="http://iblogfashion.blogspot.com/">Annmarie O'Connor</a><br />Photography: <a href="http://www.barlokphoto.com/MIKI/MIKI_BARLOK.html">Miki Barlok</a><br />Hair: Susan Corcoran @ <a href="http://www.johngeaney.ie/Site/Welcome.html">John Geaney for Hair</a><br />Make-up: <a href="http://www.kateoreillymakeup.com/">Kate O'Reilly</a><br />Location: <a href="http://www.doylecollection.com/locations/dublin_hotels/the_westbury_hotel.aspx">The Westbury Hotel</a><br /><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-606029928678998592010-07-01T15:34:00.005+01:002010-07-01T16:01:32.062+01:00Poster Girl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mQHcTNk_qY2hJ00vQm37ZPjocWQBXctphYeJS-_yJpKjs9ZxSTCm2zXDPsoIZ_YQkKxXIwqbvIrk3ac16XoPdHkACf2TvZu7KJeP91ignCdII2cQtmF4TwMy4yi0VKgVuOW6_HdLBOoo/s1600/bally2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mQHcTNk_qY2hJ00vQm37ZPjocWQBXctphYeJS-_yJpKjs9ZxSTCm2zXDPsoIZ_YQkKxXIwqbvIrk3ac16XoPdHkACf2TvZu7KJeP91ignCdII2cQtmF4TwMy4yi0VKgVuOW6_HdLBOoo/s400/bally2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488953016110006306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBkEZZkt9AqN9BQOwMMKy4ZVPNSkwspsawa2FRe3uYKtw0Z_fm7OSWgFfDNH_Qz8rv7aD_D1-mxNMt2mwcjztRhhF9gIh7M3rOQC9w78TZlwcWDpjZKYKLEfOvrz2CCTsraGigZuNUAR7/s1600/bally2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBkEZZkt9AqN9BQOwMMKy4ZVPNSkwspsawa2FRe3uYKtw0Z_fm7OSWgFfDNH_Qz8rv7aD_D1-mxNMt2mwcjztRhhF9gIh7M3rOQC9w78TZlwcWDpjZKYKLEfOvrz2CCTsraGigZuNUAR7/s400/bally2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488947555995653378" border="0" /></a><br />I'm probably a bit late with this one, but after a trip down to Kildare Village with my mom last week I have fallen in love with the Bernard Villemot prints for Bally. Bernard Villemot did the Bally advertising campaigns back in the 80's, and created 'The Bally Blonde' that you see in the first picture. Now, I might be wrong but as far as I can tell the collection came out this time last year and included a range of bags, shoes and scarves all with 'The Bally Blonde'. It was one of the bowling bags that I spotted in the shop in Kildare Village. The print is so colourful and the patent leather edging makes a nice contrast. It's also, at 50% off, ridiculously good value.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhsmfr2cJkSS-rtdiDC56EOZJsr6eFpd_HZUfDOp5Qx_ysMzMpBmJmwvPC97ijsWDSi5ZGpxfwXOIig3LKnP3COu6dmyY1Vap5lUx9wyBwsxUXLRDW-eq-HIwowuKRZhvhJNy_wl6edMd/s1600/Ballyvillemot.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhsmfr2cJkSS-rtdiDC56EOZJsr6eFpd_HZUfDOp5Qx_ysMzMpBmJmwvPC97ijsWDSi5ZGpxfwXOIig3LKnP3COu6dmyY1Vap5lUx9wyBwsxUXLRDW-eq-HIwowuKRZhvhJNy_wl6edMd/s400/Ballyvillemot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488949908590964242" border="0" /></a><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-65928612912394783962010-07-01T15:00:00.003+01:002010-07-01T15:31:34.096+01:00Addicted To Little Luxuries<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOC8ia8IgeRkYlui7hMNbGuDJolEUh_e0_Pxo0eBoBcdS20-RheMYd4fcjXeM0OkKpDR0EeVjh0L-z0A59oE28Qvle0BFh5zcWzW42D7PfOhj_NsfQcX8VzXSQUpcCVv2Q1bKJlyF6Rua4/s1600/nouvellevague.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOC8ia8IgeRkYlui7hMNbGuDJolEUh_e0_Pxo0eBoBcdS20-RheMYd4fcjXeM0OkKpDR0EeVjh0L-z0A59oE28Qvle0BFh5zcWzW42D7PfOhj_NsfQcX8VzXSQUpcCVv2Q1bKJlyF6Rua4/s400/nouvellevague.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488938248996609746" border="0" /></a>So here we are again, another Chanel nail varnish. This one is part of the summer collection of pop colours which include Riviera, a perfect summer pink, and Mistral, a candyfloss colour with a tiny bit of sparkle. I am new to high fashion beauty products. I only wear make up that you would find in your local supermarket and I still buy my shampoo in the pound shop. However, I have recently fallen victim to an excellent marketing strategy-limited availability. There is something about the exclusivity of these colours that gets me. It's not as if I couldn't get my hands on an identical version in Urban Outfitters or American Apparel (both shops do great selections of coloured varnish), but I don't want the imitation, I want the Chanel. I know this is a very common strategy for most high-end products, one of the building blocks of luxury brands is that they are exclusive, but I can only participate at this level. My dress might be from Penney's, but my nails are always Chanel.<br /><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-90396453885203999722010-06-02T13:15:00.005+01:002010-07-01T16:02:37.843+01:00Things we learnt in Barcelona1. Our first trip to Barcelona was five years ago. Five years ago we loved vintage clothes and so when we happened upon Carrer de la Riera Baixa, it was kinda like we had found heaven. I have no idea how much money I spent on that road during that trip. It was literally vintage shop after vintage shop. Le Swing in particular was incredible. So when we were heading back to Barcelona for Primavera I checked up to make sure our favourite shop was still around. Turned out there were two of them now, oh Lord were we excited. We spent a whole day wandering around looking for the mysterious street (were not very good with maps), that's hours of tired leg syndrome, only to find that what was once a vintage haven has turned into an entire street of tat. There was absolutely no selection process on behalf of the shops and the prices were outrageous. There was only one exception, Motel. A shop not filled with crap and very reasonably priced, the only reason to bother to go back down that street.<br /><br />2. The second thing I learned in Barcelona is something that I've suspected for quite some time. I hate festival fashion. Can we all not remember a time when going to festivals was about going to see bands you like not posing in outfits you spent hours thinking about. It was quite depressing looking about and generally seeing a uniform of bare legs and stripes . It got pretty cold out there, why weren't these girls wearing pants or a jumper? I don't understand at all.<br />I can't claim I've not become more concerned with how I look at a festival in recent years. Back in the days of Witness I spent the weekend without make up and always caked in mud and there was the glorious week long camping trip to Glastonbury without showers (that's more disgusting than anything else and I really wish I could have showered but its a bit difficult when you cant be bothered to queue for hours in the rain to feel clean for about ten minutes).<br /><br /><a href="http://realdublinstreets.blogspot.com/2010/06/prima-posers.html">RealDublinStreets.blogspot.com</a><br />have great pictures of the hipsters of Primavera<br /><br />-Lilblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-59494934958808270612010-05-19T19:54:00.015+01:002010-05-19T20:28:02.798+01:00Style CrushI won't lie to you, it's not just a style crush - I think I am in love with Carey Mulligan.<br /><br />First, she was in Pride and Prejudice, which i love.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTa2JnGrGgeR8fv7o1Nn2mUqOUedibudTWZqJm9q4PMniP-gbW-vIrcKJeHBlU-y643Xe44K49E8DuMILICZ-E5nI3xPyCCAvTPwk5iLyfCCiHD4J5ec0b487mssnwRAt5ZLRBBqAB1b8/s1600/carey3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTa2JnGrGgeR8fv7o1Nn2mUqOUedibudTWZqJm9q4PMniP-gbW-vIrcKJeHBlU-y643Xe44K49E8DuMILICZ-E5nI3xPyCCAvTPwk5iLyfCCiHD4J5ec0b487mssnwRAt5ZLRBBqAB1b8/s400/carey3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473061713974929378" border="0" /></a><br />And then she was in An Education which is not only a great film but also full of wonderful outfits, like this one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tPiUmMCZkcrkUtfZmJMqEgkQf3YezABaptRTXQv7CC2mdcY7WJWwq9q_igSEFX_Qzlwj9dSfAqz64wnnPvLy7GlumS91bbhbJlx07xKm88wAa4q7r1-8Kd-YQ6PM9AThoky0Lx_0kXH9/s1600/carey4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tPiUmMCZkcrkUtfZmJMqEgkQf3YezABaptRTXQv7CC2mdcY7WJWwq9q_igSEFX_Qzlwj9dSfAqz64wnnPvLy7GlumS91bbhbJlx07xKm88wAa4q7r1-8Kd-YQ6PM9AThoky0Lx_0kXH9/s400/carey4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473063139662393810" border="0" /></a><br />Then she continued to turn up to events wearing some fabulous dresses, like this one she wore to the Directors Guild Awards.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIrmK02UM_FNiQL3xwCSHmn3_7moL0HBXkRm-1a4Gx29c6xWL5hyNp0l7klCqzsqaUtdYvlZ3-JzsU6QJdCKZpRjhHEXe2RsfJGc6g4aHEYfqJZ-zbHmsubsbmLus6-IbFGjFGc60Q82o/s1600/carey1a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIrmK02UM_FNiQL3xwCSHmn3_7moL0HBXkRm-1a4Gx29c6xWL5hyNp0l7klCqzsqaUtdYvlZ3-JzsU6QJdCKZpRjhHEXe2RsfJGc6g4aHEYfqJZ-zbHmsubsbmLus6-IbFGjFGc60Q82o/s400/carey1a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473064933463424450" border="0" /></a><br />And this one to the Oscars. The embellishments are little knives and scissors.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhIGePQhh9cGLFcR6e7NUXknRoLjkXcwEUMrEGqFG2e2qa04GTN5A5dEzzqoG4lnj4qxYzcq8eLiQN3z34xTvWKED7UpxJ8CPB878bhIObJWK90DGnCI99txatdfiSCSKk2p7zjV5jmzS/s1600/carey6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhIGePQhh9cGLFcR6e7NUXknRoLjkXcwEUMrEGqFG2e2qa04GTN5A5dEzzqoG4lnj4qxYzcq8eLiQN3z34xTvWKED7UpxJ8CPB878bhIObJWK90DGnCI99txatdfiSCSKk2p7zjV5jmzS/s400/carey6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473060930052407266" border="0" /></a><br />And this one to the BAFTAS.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLFpep9mmeiTqblXK-UjsOf4WEagJ4GZPDGDk2uHccrk8m_mXru462Kn_o-r3iVSRgR0DBgbBhyphenhyphenpJpdNSxUzPhxNeqLQ9uSdYW_y8d3GSK-n2yL7WWYJTyDv-LUW_yeUVXzWwbQ3EvVw_/s1600/carey8bafta.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLFpep9mmeiTqblXK-UjsOf4WEagJ4GZPDGDk2uHccrk8m_mXru462Kn_o-r3iVSRgR0DBgbBhyphenhyphenpJpdNSxUzPhxNeqLQ9uSdYW_y8d3GSK-n2yL7WWYJTyDv-LUW_yeUVXzWwbQ3EvVw_/s400/carey8bafta.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473060796848174274" border="0" /></a><br />Then she did leather for the Independent Spirit Awards.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBxfP_h2yQR4vreVwZQ9ljDv-lVlP4M0GU6I6U3jQUHR8kXRGjyDD6lzMum9k3_zdsANb6TCCeOqP9358gPia9S_U-LYbsrAQ4nIc2ej7wl7Js1N2paW1Cq_P3eHsPUwf0S1MX2p1C3Od/s1600/carey7.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBxfP_h2yQR4vreVwZQ9ljDv-lVlP4M0GU6I6U3jQUHR8kXRGjyDD6lzMum9k3_zdsANb6TCCeOqP9358gPia9S_U-LYbsrAQ4nIc2ej7wl7Js1N2paW1Cq_P3eHsPUwf0S1MX2p1C3Od/s400/carey7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473060718727846370" border="0" /></a><br />Then she did this shoot for Wonderland magazine. Which is AMAZING.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyRbbVqQ9NK8rXNDBTcCfyfGFI8AgzcGi6t9gvpLYrhbBBMgL0YdXjw9eFXlAUlIOCweLyNleL9bHWc7YYMpU_nwsmDvZ-ALll9b5NjWUQ0soBDYMg0kjI4IfON8MSajgxL9poEeAl7Oc/s1600/Carey2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyRbbVqQ9NK8rXNDBTcCfyfGFI8AgzcGi6t9gvpLYrhbBBMgL0YdXjw9eFXlAUlIOCweLyNleL9bHWc7YYMpU_nwsmDvZ-ALll9b5NjWUQ0soBDYMg0kjI4IfON8MSajgxL9poEeAl7Oc/s400/Carey2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473064312901072354" border="0" /></a><br />And now i want to look just like her.<br /><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-27286350100053785682010-05-03T22:32:00.004+01:002010-05-03T22:42:26.029+01:00Fashion CelebritiesCan't believe I never mentioned that Lillian and I went along to the Face Hunter book signing in <a href="http://www.nobleandbeggarmanbooks.com/store/">Noble & Beggarman</a> on South William Street and totally met <span style="font-weight: bold;">THE</span> Alan Taylor who signed my book - AMAZING. Yvan was pretty nice too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60Rwiz2X4c6F0qxzXZ22RbTwLdSVIIQiSyiV-xJTn9alb_oHxd3s4E63cYPjspCyQFH9HnqUpOtxAHctZbMIOgTjOyAfgC0IIp2V9UyJlSc-4N_k-dMtjmyTVXfTqnmvDSvuzo9Z3HnIE/s1600/Taylor1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60Rwiz2X4c6F0qxzXZ22RbTwLdSVIIQiSyiV-xJTn9alb_oHxd3s4E63cYPjspCyQFH9HnqUpOtxAHctZbMIOgTjOyAfgC0IIp2V9UyJlSc-4N_k-dMtjmyTVXfTqnmvDSvuzo9Z3HnIE/s400/Taylor1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467161069924451714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82T4p9TjrjaIaCLAtLTG1CUJihdFvxP8mvr2UtzC5BciOtNlbCEvPLJ0V_2XCM4kq7-L0OYU9bWI2J55mTB1y3KaTHWUrnVXK-0gYF1mW-npaFJRH7-1IlZ2PdBnst__DQLf2YoQd7nzZ/s1600/facehunter+book+cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82T4p9TjrjaIaCLAtLTG1CUJihdFvxP8mvr2UtzC5BciOtNlbCEvPLJ0V_2XCM4kq7-L0OYU9bWI2J55mTB1y3KaTHWUrnVXK-0gYF1mW-npaFJRH7-1IlZ2PdBnst__DQLf2YoQd7nzZ/s400/facehunter+book+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467161705599755666" border="0" /></a><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-56679458861949021542010-05-03T22:22:00.001+01:002010-05-03T22:23:59.433+01:00FAVOURITE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2GlYDu1SlTBXfKyOoJz5HN73V56B_TpZYFakvwl7fuV7ILtPv14GxgdE54CnSabVbMnG8Pb63O-yiE5s5n1UBEsT32ELad-WhXphn2zOWIgXdhcjZRG4SWt82Lpsw4JKo7bgM8iDMPpZ/s1600/chanelpaperbag.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2GlYDu1SlTBXfKyOoJz5HN73V56B_TpZYFakvwl7fuV7ILtPv14GxgdE54CnSabVbMnG8Pb63O-yiE5s5n1UBEsT32ELad-WhXphn2zOWIgXdhcjZRG4SWt82Lpsw4JKo7bgM8iDMPpZ/s400/chanelpaperbag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467157299656867810" border="0" /></a><br />I want to meet this guy. He must have a great sense of humour. Photo from <a href="http://jakandjil.com/blog/">Jak & Jil.<br /></a><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-16750138530687406562010-04-22T13:10:00.004+01:002010-04-22T13:25:22.856+01:00Paris, je t'aime<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkU8UOj0mtlCnWs6YcbF-4k10i0roeDpG0EMvZTXHPW_vjUfzUqNGPM3dvf66egjT-HHqO2LpfJruRTbbII07BDyh0pcWn-eC0vpoqL0obHNAIpBLNz0ixLk-cBo6x6O2LBBO_l002J_F/s1600/HPIM4760.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkU8UOj0mtlCnWs6YcbF-4k10i0roeDpG0EMvZTXHPW_vjUfzUqNGPM3dvf66egjT-HHqO2LpfJruRTbbII07BDyh0pcWn-eC0vpoqL0obHNAIpBLNz0ixLk-cBo6x6O2LBBO_l002J_F/s400/HPIM4760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462936383195070994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Our lovely room</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-eDiBgIuI9rGXyl00jaBjrBwgX5y2GRyNZwEpu49jcxY7y4jnu__vYBIb5y9f9oEZuSCqXlPssmf90sp-zYa8FFbu3d7SejfjbUNDVJ6inB2wn5_jMlwCgkLsGMfQinJ89vxTojE8GoJ/s1600/hotelarvor1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-eDiBgIuI9rGXyl00jaBjrBwgX5y2GRyNZwEpu49jcxY7y4jnu__vYBIb5y9f9oEZuSCqXlPssmf90sp-zYa8FFbu3d7SejfjbUNDVJ6inB2wn5_jMlwCgkLsGMfQinJ89vxTojE8GoJ/s400/hotelarvor1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462935214817624210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">The breakfast room</span><br /></div><br />I meant to post about the hotel I stayed in when I was in Paris back in February but of course it slipped my mind. Better late than never I suppose. <a href="http://www.arvor-hotel-paris.com/en/chambre.html">Hotel Arvor</a> is the first hotel i've stayed in in Paris because generally when I visit I stay with friends but I cannot recommend this place highly enough. It is not only very good value but it's in a great location and is also wonderfully stylish. Breakfast is not included and is pricey enough at €11 but considering we only paid €400 for four nights it certainly wouldn't break the bank. It's properly cool too, We Have Band were being interviewed in the lobby when we arrived and Marina of Marina and the Diamonds was checking in as we were leaving.<br /><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-58273497146018886912010-04-22T12:48:00.002+01:002010-04-22T13:05:28.075+01:00Catherine Recommends<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mvFW8nvcov_Esr1zyTpSUZPoJWOMa0NMi27miZ1lzen-RBg1Mp9hVQ2204suMF0PbbEJBm1D1I_nPSzbhu6-3RfdLz-bhMoCOqqUKjUk9aXch7-gCDrtNyVb2LmRjAUah0Tzo85jcbX-/s1600/blog+364.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mvFW8nvcov_Esr1zyTpSUZPoJWOMa0NMi27miZ1lzen-RBg1Mp9hVQ2204suMF0PbbEJBm1D1I_nPSzbhu6-3RfdLz-bhMoCOqqUKjUk9aXch7-gCDrtNyVb2LmRjAUah0Tzo85jcbX-/s400/blog+364.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462931345107937826" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ziaga</span> Natural Skincare Range. A colleague of mine gave me a gift of a selection of Polish beauty products for Christmas. Now, I was never too bothered about what kind of shower gel or moisturiser I used until I started using this stuff. It's incredible and it smells amazing. I have the shower gel, body balm and hand cream from the cocoa butter range and you can get it from all good chemists and it's usually between €3 and €5.<br /><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-66562837873939129552010-04-22T12:37:00.003+01:002010-04-22T12:45:06.844+01:00We Have Friends In Design<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBtBg7y3Qq6ZqoHMH5ymWPIjrsNJa4dbbJrawj4gp-__s5FmME1L1-5qjosrUyCdCDhOKBg10HC-b3PM-RWXfntim5bVBVf3xh1nD7QfViiv0DfPz0IBfuqX_igeDyfu2YTLHrL9sSHab/s1600/annak1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBtBg7y3Qq6ZqoHMH5ymWPIjrsNJa4dbbJrawj4gp-__s5FmME1L1-5qjosrUyCdCDhOKBg10HC-b3PM-RWXfntim5bVBVf3xh1nD7QfViiv0DfPz0IBfuqX_igeDyfu2YTLHrL9sSHab/s400/annak1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462925839255581042" border="0" /></a><br />Our friend Anna (I am all about plugging friends projects this week) is a graphic design graduate and has a blog called <a href="http://pukingrainbows.wordpress.com/">Puking Rainbows</a> where she does some very amusing design criticism that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">i'm</span> sure you'll all love.<br /><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-50561474949114055022010-04-20T15:44:00.004+01:002010-04-21T16:01:00.305+01:00We Have Friends In Fashion<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7GAYIERbyBULdBvXQiF3ZHPRTQ9DIQ-242OY4mg8oHvk1M3P-8KWdryfryqruhyENkUfy5tdPvbZPffioNVedTaV7_i9FjQMgpHRm1XaQv_pIuukOO7usEAFhXXmInt4K-zgSc6MAmaX/s1600/avedon1.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462605652556802578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7GAYIERbyBULdBvXQiF3ZHPRTQ9DIQ-242OY4mg8oHvk1M3P-8KWdryfryqruhyENkUfy5tdPvbZPffioNVedTaV7_i9FjQMgpHRm1XaQv_pIuukOO7usEAFhXXmInt4K-zgSc6MAmaX/s400/avedon1.png" /></a> <em>Picture from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Avedon</span> Fashion</em> </div><br /><br />Some of our friends have decided to start a little fashion blog over <a href="http://raindropsonkittens.wordpress.com/">here</a>. I know they're our friends but we really like it and think you will too.<br /><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-17715654255588840232010-04-07T22:36:00.002+01:002010-04-07T22:38:55.421+01:00Shameless Self PromotionMyself and Neil have entered the Ultimate Job in Ireland competition and we'd be really happy if you could vote for us. Here's the <a href="http://www.runawaybrideandgroom.com/ultimatejob/user/profile/748">link.</a> Thanks in advance.<br /><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-24436132134130885262010-03-25T13:13:00.004+00:002010-03-25T13:20:01.221+00:00Things to be excited about this week:<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1) </span>Two days off from work - IN A ROW<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2) </span>Face Hunter book signing tonight in Noble and Beggarman books on South William Street from 6-8pm<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3) </span>Nokia Young Fashion Designer exhibition in the Powerscourt Centre until the 28th<br /><br />-Catherine<br /></span>blogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551043056562420756.post-79078299351250864942010-03-18T12:44:00.002+00:002010-03-18T13:03:57.031+00:00This week, can't stop thinking about...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3dXB-aCMzCjWvBqG1re7Bn3Ps22khrpw3PbGUjFMwq4Ntj9KQUdD_3Lx1AfzpbzfGq9rFMPh8u3d2DqoXkIPxhPgAL2GzftkvXSKv4EWPnWJhb1fhNFqhp4wbPzTUUglB-v0xLIB9Wh2/s1600-h/rado+true.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3dXB-aCMzCjWvBqG1re7Bn3Ps22khrpw3PbGUjFMwq4Ntj9KQUdD_3Lx1AfzpbzfGq9rFMPh8u3d2DqoXkIPxhPgAL2GzftkvXSKv4EWPnWJhb1fhNFqhp4wbPzTUUglB-v0xLIB9Wh2/s400/rado+true.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449958748934287538" border="0" /></a><br />Rado True. Yes please.<br /><br />-Catherineblogeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295224051764523826noreply@blogger.com0