Zara Joins Retailers Announcing Permanent Closure of Some Stores
Last week, fashion giant Zara announced that they will be shutting 1,200 of their stores across the globe due to loss of profits during the pandemic. Inditex, the Spanish parent company of Zara, Bershka and Pull & Bear, said it…
Spring & Summer Trends for 2018
I don’t know about you, but even the words spring and summer evoke happiness within me. Particularly at this current moment in time as we push past our cold, bitter memories of Storm Emma. Oh, also Storm Emma, volume 2….
The Life of Virgil Abloh
The recent announcement of Virgil Abloh joining Louis Vuitton as Men’s Artistic Director broke the internet for many reasons. One of those being that Abloh is the first ever African-American to be the head of design at a house owned…
Fashion Trends for Autumn/Winter 2018
As we’re all anxiously awaiting the approach of the summer months, planning holidays and festival outfits, the fashion industry, however, is all set for next autumn and winter. The thought of another winter at this moment in time is, quite…
Beauty Trends for Autumn/Winter 2018
Gender equality and female empowerment were the topics in the limelight over the past year and it’s no wonder that the hairstyles and beauty looks on the runways for autumn/winter are statements in their own right. Punk Eyed The punk…
Christopher Bailey’s Final Farewell
When ‘Burberry’ comes to mind, we tend to think of its classic check pattern in traditional, neutral hues. However for Christopher Bailey’s final show, he transformed the Burberry catwalk into a multicoloured rainbow in celebration of the LGBTQ community. The…
Beauty & Fashion Resolutions for 2018
Be trend-savvy n this day and age, bloggers and vloggers are constantly appearing on our social media streams. It seems that every day they have a new eyeshadow palette or a new style of high heel to show their followers….
X Games Norway 2018
Exams finished a little earlier this year? Catch Olympic medallists and snowboarding stars Mark McMorris, Jamie Anderson and Max Parrot in Oslo this May, as Norway plays host to the X Games, a three-day event which celebrates the best of…
Thrifty Travelling: Study Break Snow!
Feeling inspired after all the Winter Olympics action in Pyeongchang? Think you have what it takes to be the next Mikaela Shiffrin? A number of tour operators are offering last minute ski deals during study week that may just take…
Going Up/Going Down
GOING UP Lidl’s Vegan range The German budget supermarket is leading the way in providing affordable, vegan-friendly alternatives. Eatyard Re-opening Bernard Shaw’s popular Eatyard market will be re-opening March 2nd. Upcoming events at Eatyard include a Cheese and Wine Festival…
LifeStyle Events
From the 8th-10th of March the Convention Centre will host the ‘Alltech Craft Brews and Food Fair’, an event that prides itself on being the largest celebration of craft beers, ciders and spirits in Ireland. There will be live music,…
The History of Haute Couture
As students, designer fashion looks from the runways are (for the majority of us) WAY out of our budget. Yet when the fashion shows come around we usually find some way to steal the hot trends by finding similar items…