Roisin Haines

Jacket: Vintage shop in Limerick

Skirt: Online at ETSY

Shoes: Mercury rose retro grade

Necklace: Antique shop

Abby Comyn

Mallow

Jacket: Gerard Parel

Jeans: Paul & Joe

Boots: Tatoosh

Bags: Manje & Longchamp

Jewellery: Boodles

Send a stylish Christmas message...

Brown Thomas has worked closely with its top designer brands to produce a range of world exclusive designer Christmas cards featuring drawings from Victoria Beckham, Roberto Cavalli, Manolo Blahnik and Lulu Guinness, alongside images from Lanvin and Tiffany & Co. Purchase a set of three cards for €10 and all proceeds will go to the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC).

Marie Clair

Jacket: Coast

T-Shirt: Topshop

Scarf: From my Nana

Jeans: Topshop

Shoes: Schuh

Bag: TK Maxx

Michael Gurhy

St. Lukes

Jacket, Shirt, Tie, Jumper & Gloves: Topman

Pants: Topshop

Boots: Henry Holland

Gemma Donohoe

Whites Cross

Jacket: H&M

Scarf: Penneys

Shirt: Penneys

Shorts: Miss Selfridges

Tights: M&S

Boots: River Island

Bag: Found in the attic

Earrings: Topshop

Zara online

Cork shoppers can now order from the Zara website (Zara.com) and collect their purchases at the Mahon Point outlet - woot! Behold our first order...

Buck skin clutch, €99.95, Zara

Trumpet Flare Trousers, €69.95, Zara

Feather necklace, €39.95, Zara

Doreen O'Mahony

Douglas

Scarf: H&M

Jacket: Zara

Dress: Zara

Pearl Necklace: A|Wear

Shirt: Quin & Donnelly

Tights: M&S

Shoes: Penneys

A low blow

Leopard Print Kitten Heels, €33, Next

Are we the only ones having trouble warming to the kitten heel? Take this leopard print pair, we've got slippers higher than these... 

October stats - big ups to the Canadian 14!

Ireland  2,230

United States  353

United Kingdom  144

Germany  64

France  31

Australia  26

Russia  21

Brazil  20

Poland  19

Canada  14

Coat of charms...

This cosy jacket, finished in luxe faux fur, will make a clever addition to your workwear wardrobe. Keep the belt tight to nip in your waist and finish the look with a prim Victorian white shirt. Jacket: €350, Style for Life, Grafton Mall, off Oliver Plunkett St. Cork. Call 021 4279289 for more information.

Here are three ways to wear it...

Ray O'Neill

Blackrock

Jacket: H&M

T-Shirt: H&M

Jeans: Urban Outfitters

Shoes: Vintage shop in Germany

Hazel Buckley

Douglas

Jacket: Amity

Top: Amity

Scarf: H&M

Earings: Amity

Jeans: Vero Moda

Boots: River Island

Lwona Deazek

Cork

Jacket: Oasis

Scarf: Zara

Bag: River Island

Skirt: H&M

Shoes: Penneys

Coat tales

A single-breasted tweed coat pulls together a work look like nobody's business. This tweed version hits Penneys at the beginning of November -  a snip at €60.

Case in point

Boys, unless you're an intern or you work at a leisure centre, there's no excuse for carrying a rucksack to the office. Join the grown-ups by stowing your stuff in this sharp leather briefcase (€101, Next), which will look even better with age.

Amy Hartnett

Scarf: Italy

Vest: Vero Moda

Top: Penneys

Cardigan: Penneys

Leggings: A|Wear

Boots: H&M

Bag: Penneys

Accessories: H&M

Glasses: A|Wear

Bernadette Cosgrave

Farranree

Jumpsuit: Awear 

Belt: Awear

Bag: The Bag Shop, Patrick’s St.

Shoes: Penneys

Shirt du jour

Wondering what to wear right now? Well wonder no more - this Soft Blouse, (€38 from Next) should be your first autumn purchase. Team with skinny jeans and nude heels or tuck inside a tapered trouser for laid-back glamour.

Rory Mullen 

West Cork

Jacket: Retro grade

Shirt: Gift from Uncle George

Jeans: Penneys (Ladies section)

Shoes: Dublin Flea Market

                                                           

Fiona Weir

From Scotland, living in Cork

Jacket: Topshop
Dress: Mango
Cardigan: Topshop
Bag: Zara
Shoes: Topshop
Ring: Miss Selfridge

Aoife Maher

Cork

Necklace: Positively Vintage

Scarf: London

Cardigan, top, jeans & boots: All Saints (Brown Thomas)

Catherine Murphy

Bishopstown

Top: It’s my friend’s!

Leggings: River Island

Shoes: Penney's

Clutch bag: Penney's

Don't forget...

Warehouse on Patrick St. reopens today, 4pm - see you there!

The Cork News has teamed up with Warehouse to offer three lucky readers the chance to win a €100 voucher to spend in the slick new Patrick St. store - don't miss today's Cork News Style pages to find out how to enter!

Louise Hall

Monkstown

Jacket: Penneys

Dress: Penneys

Boots: New Look

Cardigan: Topshop

Pop-up culture

The Louise Kennedy pop up boutique opens in Brown Thomas Cork next Wednesday, October 6th until the following Wednesday, October 13th. At €695, the 'Penny' dress in black jersey (with black velvet bow!) ain't cheap, but a clever fashionista will happily endure many a Friday night in front of the Late Late Show in return for a little piece of sartorial heaven. As for the 'Clara' in forest green lace... we can but dream.

'Penny' dress in black jersey with black velvet bow detail, €695, Louise Kennedy

'Clara' green lace gown with green beadwork €4,500, Louise Kennedy

Keelin Deenihan

Glasses: Christian Dior (Australia)

Scarf: Malene Birger (Effigy-Tralee)

Jeans: Dr. Denim (Brown Thomas)

Top: Gallarda Gallante (Tokyo)

Sandals: French Connection

Bag: Mulberry (Brown Thomas)

Warehouse returns!

Coat €130, Cardigan, €52, Trousers €65, Warehouse

Woot - Warehouse on Patrick Street opens its doors once again this Friday, October 1st with a sleek new fit-out and some of the brand's most fashion forward lines for AW10.
Expect to see fringing, feathers and faux fur adorning luxurious eveningwear; Mad Men-inspired fitted dresses, A-line skirts and princess coats for daytime as well as key pieces in this season’s hottest colour; camel.
City Style readers are invited to help Warehouse celebrate the reopening on Friday evening from 4pm. Mr. |an Galvin and three finalists from the hit TV3 show Style Wars will be making an appearance too. Pop by after work and be among the first to check out the new store and enjoy a drink while a DJ plays some chilled-out tunes, and as if that doesn't start your weekend the right way, Warehouse are offering guests a 20% discount and a Warehouse gift with every purchase over €50.
The Cork News has teamed up with Warehouse to offer three lucky readers the chance to win a €100 voucher to spend in the slick new Patrick St. store - don't miss Friday's Cork News Style pages to find out how to enter!

Paula Leniewska

The Lough, Cork

Boots: Vintage

Dress: Primetime

Scarf: Penneys

Cardigan: Primetime

Rene Vie

Slovakia

Hat: Primetime 

Jacket: French Connection 

Jumper: Hand Knitted 

Scarf: Andina 

Jeans: Diesel (Brown Thomas)

Shoes: TK Maxx

Enchanted forest...

The gals at Amity on French Church St., Cork headed into the great outdoors for a shoot with Ivan Begala earlier this week. If only this dotty dress (€58) and these wooden heels (€68) were as practical for a stroll in the forest as they look...

Chloe Dempsey

Mallow

Shirt: Positively Vintage

T-Shirt: Topshop

Jeans: Penneys

Bag: H&M

Boots: New Look

Jewellery: H&M, New Look and Accessorize

Ladies first...

Jennifer Marshall

Cork City

Bag: Bershka (Mahon Point)

Cardigan: Topshop

Dress: Miss Selfridges (Debenhams)

Boots: Penneys

Culinary couture: Cork

Our friends at H&A Marketing just sent us the biggest box of (custom-made Cork News!) cupcakes we've ever seen, hand delivered by the truly fabulous Trish from A Touch of Magic. Trish knew she was in the right career when she started to receive post addressed to 'The Cake Lady, Carrigaline'- you've never tasted anything like her light-as-a-feather, pastel frosted miniature works of art.

Grainne Sheedy

Cork

Hat: Debenhams

Scarf: Topshop

T-Shirt: Topshop

Jacket: DC (Primetime)

Belt: Primetime

Jeans: All Saints (Brown Thomas)

Boots: Docs (Korkys)

Morag McKenzie

Cork

Top: Topshop

Jeans: Topshop

Bracelet : Penneys

Bag: Monsoon

Earrings: H&M

Glasses: H&M

Shoes: Ebay

First look at A|wear's shoe line!

A|wear launches its first shoe collection on October 4th and after a sneak preview this week, we can confirm that it ticks all the trend boxes for AW10! Check out this Friday's Cork News Style pages for details... in the meantime, say hello to our feathered friends!

Catriona Urban

Cork

Dress: Penneys

Belt: Topshop

Bag: Penneys

Shoes: Spain

Necklace & Earrings: New Look

Sandra Solovjova

From Latvia living in Cork

Dress: Penneys

Shoes & Bag: H&M

Get crafty...

Hat: Karen Flannery Art
Model: Máire O'Sullivan
Photographer: Evin O'Keeffe

 

 

 

 

 

 

This October, Cork will play host to the first ever Pink Auction in aid of Action Breast Cancer. Crafters are participating by making and donating items to be auctioned off. The event will take place at The Imperial Hotel, Cork on Sunday, October 10th, 2010. For further deets, visit Pinkcork.blogspot.com or email PinkCork@gmail.com.

It's a tie

We love these lace-up platforms, €60 from Next, Opera Lane and Mahon Point - pair with thick socks to the calf or knee in a neutral colour (we've been stocking up at TK Maxx).