fashion

Earth to Zoolander! Earth to Zoolander!

The lesson, I think, for those seeking to satirise that which is already beyond satire… Why bother?

JE VOUS PRESENTE… LE CHRISTMAS JUMPER

Fashion, for most Irish men, is a song we heard once, whose tune we half-remember and whose words we never knew… Read the rest of this article here.

Published: Irish Times, September 19 2009

“Fashion, for most Irish men, is a song we heard once, whose tune we half-remember and whose words we never knew…”

We Irish men are renowned for our sartorial nous and exquisite appreciation of couture. When we’re not pouring over style bibles, we’re scouring clothes shops and boutiques for bargains, mixing and matching styles, and talking, always talking, about the latest designs and trends. Fashion is like a drug to us. One we cannot get enough of.

Well, okay . . . not all of the above is strictly true. In fact, if any of it applies to you, you’re one of a prominent, but demographically paltry, minority. Read the rest of this article here.

Published: Irish Times, September 19 2009

JE VOUS PRESENTE… LE CHRISTMAS JUMPER

We Irish men are renowned for our sartorial nous and exquisite appreciation of couture. When we’re not pouring over style bibles, we’re scouring clothes shops and boutiques for bargains, mixing and matching styles, and talking, always talking, about the latest designs and trends. Fashion for us is a drug. A drug to which we’re utterly addicted.

Well, okay . . . not all of the above is strictly true. In fact, if any of it applies to you, you’re one of a prominent, but demographically paltry, minority of swanky Irish men. Read the rest of this entry »