Operation Transformation: it's showtime for Ireland's retailers

Arnotts has gone all out, writes Elaine Prendeville

Navy and yellow embroidered dress, Three Floor, €320. Shoes by Carvela
From left, Fuchsia silk dress, Niamh O’Neill, €495. Shoes by Nine West, centre, Navy floral dress, Goat, €825. Shoes by Paul Green and right Sorbet yellow long dress, Suncoo, €165. Shoes by Nine West

Twice a year, breakfast-time becomes considerably more glamorous. This occurs in the weeks when Irish fashion’s major retailers reveal their new season wares. Press, now including relentlessly snapping social influencers, gather from 8am, sharpening pencils while snarfing protein balls. Sixty or ...