Solidarity through sewing: craftspeople turn their hands to masks and scrubsExperienced sewers and craftspeople nationwide are putting their considerable skills to work producing much-needed cloth masks and scrubs for those on the frontline, while also improving the lives of people living in direct provision, write Ruth O’Connor and Elaine Prendeville
'Luxury is more about values than about product‘Fashion designer Roland Mouret tells Ruth O‘Connor about the meaning of modern luxury, his long-term relationship with clothes and why he no longer cares what Anna Wintour thinks
A question of taste Ruth O’Connor meets Ganni creative director Ditte Reffstrup and founder Nicolaj Reffstrup and asks them about their approach to style
Innovator Liz Bacelar on the intersection of fashion and technologyLiz Bacelar, inventor of the phrase ‘fashion tech’, is redefining and exploring the many ways fashion and technology can integrate, from the space-age to the intimate – and what that will mean for the sector in 20 years
A close-knit companyTwo childhood friends set up cult knitwear brand Electronic Sheep 21 years ago. As they hit this milestone, there is plenty to celebrate
Peak practice: Freya Oatway's millinery missionWith headwear having a moment, milliner Freya Oatway is determined to capitalise on the trend, writes Ruth O’Connor
Beauty and the banal: The Dundalk designer breaking the rulesAndrew Bell uses the latest technology to produce brilliantly engineered designs which simultaneously try to move away from the destructive nature of our disposable culture
The future of fashionHow will the fashion industry survive what many are calling its ‘year of reckoning’? Ruth O’Connor investigates
Who lives in a house like this?Top architect Colm Doyle's Camden Street pad is a feast for the senses, combining cool charm with an enviable eye for detail, writes Ruth O'Connor
Only connectColin Harris’s exquisite furniture pieces, which draw inspiration from influences as disparate as Eileen Gray and Egon Schiele, are designed to bring ‘a feeling of joy and connection’ to those who use them, writes Ruth O’Connor
The fashion designer and the FuryFashion critic Alexander Fury is championing emerging Irish designer Stacey Wall and her textile-heavy garments inspired by social photography, writes Ruth O’Connor
21st-century AranWhat do fashion insiders want to wear now? The humble Aran sweater, which this year has taken on a whole new cachet. Ruth O’Connor explains why your gifting wish list ought to start with A
A question Of TasteAlan Aboud has been a creative director for nearly 30 years, cultivating an aesthetic sensibility like few others. Here, he tells Ruth O’Connor about the objects, places and touchstones that move him
Lustre for lifePearls are back in fashion, and Irish design house Inner Island brings a new aesthetic to this timeless gem
Irish fashion's fab 15It’s been a significant year for the Irish in fashion, with breakout names making international waves as the local design scene produces daring new players. Ruth O’Connor dusts down her little black book to share the 15 names to know in the business of Irish fashion
Appearances unpluggedKatherine Ormerod is the author of a new book, Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life. She tells Ruth O’Connor how over-reliance on Facebook and Instagram can dangerously undermine our happiness
Handbags at the readyAn institution of Dublin’s 1990s and 2000s club scene, Strictly Handbag was the brainchild of one of the city’s most precocious promoters. With a one-off revival happening at the end of this month, Ruth O’Connor looks back on the heady days of the club and pays tribute to its founder Martin Thomas
