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The best travel hacks according to an elite event and party planner

Maestro of events planning David Landgraf has clocked up an impressive travel tally with his events business Make It Happen Management – here, he shares his top travel tips

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Advice: I have three children; is it fair to ask my job for more flexibility?

This week, Leisha McGrath advises a reader who feels guilty about asking her work for special allowances to help allay her summer overwhelm

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Want to achieve that perfect summer glow? Follow this simple 6-step skincare routine for an instant glow-up

Irish Tatler consulted the skincare team at Meaghers Pharmacy to get an expert’s guide to glowy (and protected) summer skin

Denim days: your guide to shopping summer’s favourite white denim trend

Shop the Irish Tatler edit of this season’s hero trend

Sensational summer picks to enjoy this barbecue season

Barbecue season is well and truly upon us, and ALDI is here to make sure your seasonal feasts are pitch perfect. Brought to you in partnership with ALDI.

Pocket watch: 11 ways to nail summer’s essential detail

The joy of the current crop of chic utilitarian looks is not just their elevated luxury but their pragmatic detailing too

10 ways to wear summer brights

Not just the preserve of formal occasions or parties, vibrant colours should be a staple for everyday wear too – and the hotter the shade, the better

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Fashion journalist Sarah Macken on subverting get-dressed expectations and the colours that bring her joy this summer

Macken’s days are spent covering the freshest fashion trends and attending the latest launches. She lives by the sea in Monkstown County Dublin with her husband and Ragdoll cat, Bert. Her style has a laid-back yet polished Gallic feel: “It’s all about that zing of something unexpected.”

7 playsuits that work in the office

It’s already looking like the hottest June on record, with daily temperatures putting many of us into new territory when it comes to dressing for the office. Enter the playsuit, whose sophisticated reinvention has given it a new workwear-appropriate spin.

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‘Use colour in your wardrobe as you would in your home.’ Interiors influencer Joanne Mooney on the art of adding colour to your closet

Mooney is an interior design influencer and an advocate for DIY crafting. She lives in Swords, County Dublin with her husband, two daughters, and her Shih Tzu, Rocky. Her shopping style is “impulsive”, she says. “I’m very confident in my style, and I know what I like.”

7 essential scents for the summer

From complex and mysterious to timeless elegance, this is the olfactory playlist to accompany every leading role you’ll play this summer

On the waterfront: 11 hero pieces to pack for the beach

Dust off the deck chair and parasol: here are the must-pack items for your next beach trip

This 13th-century French château in the Cognac countryside could be Europe’s best off-the-beaten-track destination

Guests can pick vegetables for their dinner from the working farm at the château, bike through the countryside, row boats on the property’s ponds and get treatments at what used to be the working mill

Pool-side prepared: first look at Mr Porter’s summer edit of considered menswear essentials

Mr Porter’s ‘Summer Stories’ edit aims to equip you head to toe with the warm weather wardrobe you didn’t know you needed

The holiday edit: the essential items in Irish Tatler’s carry-on

Looking for a steer on the easy separates to pack, the beauty must-haves, and the essential beachwear items? Here’s Irish Tatler’s must-pack guide

What to wear to work: 9 summer trousers to keep you cool in the office

Whether its long, wide, cargo or cropped – the summer trouser has had its own renaissance and can deliver you from desk to dinner without missing a beat

8 workwear-approved summer dresses

Comfortable for the commute, light and airy for the often-humid office, and balancing the chic to professional scales, the perfect summer workwear dress has to tick multiple boxes

7 of the best (and biggest) beach bags for summer

Cover-ups and espadrilles may be essential summer kit, but your real best beach friend is a sturdy, stylish and magically expanding basket bag. But you don’t just have to take our word for it, oversized hold-alls were a hot topic on the catwalk for spring-summer ‘23, with everyone from Chanel to Jil Sander to Loewe with their own take on this key extra. Here are seven woven wonders to choose from.

9 sandals to cool down your workday

While rules for workwear have been mercifully relaxed, with more of us back in the office than ever, it’s less Havaianas, and instead more heels. But while we want to be chic, we still want to be comfortable and sandals are the piece to get us there. From wedges and flats to block heels and platforms, here are nine styles that will lift your workwear summer game, whatever the temperature.

Spot prizes: 12 ways to wear polka dots this summer

Designers like Proenza Schouler, Libertine, Sergio Hudson, and Batsheva went full polka for the spring-summer season, with Chanel doubling down on the trend with a total dotted line-out. And while spots may not be everyone, there is a brilliant mix of subtle and loud options that are both joyous and easy to wear.