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Fashion: Castanea’s casual chic by way of the Himalayas

The luxury Irish brand Castanea is offering a bijoux range of cashmere sweaters and loungewear items designed by owner Paula Marron and handknit in Nepal

The Taste Maker: design consultant Siobhan Lam – ‘Everyone feels like a phoney at some point. Just know that you are good enough and get to work’

The owner of Rathmines homewares outlet April & the Bear on imposter syndrome, her dream dinner guests and the greatest meal she ever had

Taste Maker: Helen Cody – ‘My earliest ambition? To be a fashion designer at the age of six’

The fashion designer on her dad’s homemade marmalade, her twin dogs and shoe umbrellas

Taste Makers: Artists Jill Deering and Gill Henderson: ‘We feel extremely blessed that people out there in the world love what Jill & Gill have created’

The co-founders of Jill & Gill on unappealing habits, sugar sandwiches and playing the Gemini card

Taste maker: Fiona Heaney, designer: ‘My motto? Do it once, and do it to the best of your ability’

The creative director of Fee G on buying quality over quantity, American pancakes and a house in the sand dunes

Creative inspiration: The Paris exhibitions celebrating YSL’s stylish symbiosis of fashion and art

A new series of exhibitions running in Paris until May 15 pays tribute to the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, who used art as a wellspring of creative inspiration throughout his lengthy career

Fashion: Summer skies, holidays and glamorous nights out are all reflected in the styles and colours of Louise Kennedy’s Spring/Summer ‘22 collection

Hue-wise, this is a collection that will make you long for the blue waters of the Caribbean

The thoughtful shopper: Sustainable activewear, last forever raincoats, and a diffuser that thinks it’s a speaker

Your guide to men’s fashion and lifestyle items that encourage a thoughtful approach to consumption

Dazzling decor ideas for 2022

Every year, particular textures and tones capture the imagination. 2022’s dominant mood is a celebratory one with colour and sparkle, and a renewed focus on the quality of materials

Fashion: A Nineties revival powered by excitement and fun

Micro-minis as worn by 1990s stars like Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears are among the key looks for the season ahead

Name that gift

Looking for something unique for a loved one this year? These gift ideas with an individual touch may be just the ticket

Interview: Shelly Corkery, fashion buying director for Brown Thomas

The Last Word with Paul Costelloe

The famed fashion designer on his most glamorous client ever, the best present he ever received, and his idea of the perfect Sunday

Zeitgeist: How a family of fashion royalty tore itself apart

The stunning story of the Gucci empire’s downfall is laid bare in a new film starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver

Anna Daly interview: ‘I always think nothing stays the same in the fast lane, and it shouldn't’

Once a familiar fixture on our early-morning TV screens, Anna Daly used the pandemic to re-evaluate her career choices. Her latest venture, an ethical clothing company, captures the zeitgeist of the ever-growing environmentally-conscious era

Coats to celebrate who we are

In her beautiful contemporary tailoring for women, Landskein designer Anna Guerin combines Irish heritage fabrics with a modern aesthetic

Miss Dior: Hidden history of a fashion icon’s war heroine sibling

Unlike her immeasurably more famous brother Christian, French resistance fighter Catherine Dior is an elusive and enigmatic figure. A new biography aims to shine a light on her life

My objects of desire: Aoibheann McNamara

The proprietor of Galway’s Ard Bia restaurant and co-founder of The Tweed Project talks favourite finds, lockdown lessons and unusual souvenirs

Aftermath: how the fashion industry has changed forever

After a volatile time in the luxury fashion industry, the dust is slowly beginning to settle. But of the recent pivots, what was temporary, and what will remain? Dee Bowman, marketing and luxury brand consultant, picks out the lasting shifts

Model agency hopes to put Ireland forward for fashion campaigns

The founders of Not Another Agency have launched an international arm to offer scouting, logistics and budgeting assistance, as well as creative personnel to attract designers to shoot campaigns in Irish destinations