A style post – hot pink colour block

June 20, 2011, 1:00 am

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Hey All, I couldn’t think what to call this style post. I was always going with something involving the term ‘colour-blocking’ but just because the maxi dress is a solid block of hot pink… does that actually amount to colour blocking; or is it just a pink dress? Anyway, it’s more about the déjà vu [...]

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Penney’s / Primark Aumtum Collection 2011 – Rails & Details

June 28, 2011, 1:12 am

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Hey all, Last week I had a look at the latest mid-season offerings from Penney’s / Primark*. Most of the high street stores do two main drops; Spring / Summer and Autumn / Winter, with maybe a high summer drop of bikinis and that kind of thing. Scrabble Cushions But with such a vast range [...]

Manley A/W2011 – Designer Q&A with Emma Manley

July 1, 2011, 6:27 am

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Hey All, I’m really buzzed, and honoured to be posting this. It’s the new Autumn/Winter 2o11 look book from Irish fashion house, Manley. Of the designs, Manley says; ‘Feminine frivolity and urban street-wear, juxtapose to make garments both hard and soft, powerful and preciously delicate at once’. The latest Manley collection has continued to incorporate [...]

One-stop Festival Inspiration Post

July 6, 2011, 7:25 am

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Hey All, So it’s finally Oxegen time again. Ireland’s biggest mudbath festival has a rather large pop line-up this year, with Beyonce, Coldplay, Foo Fighters and The Black Eyed Peas in the line up. Not my bag naturally, but more on that later, fashion comes first. I’m posting a little festival ‘street’ style round-up, looking [...]

It’s Lacroix for Desigual – Sweetie

July 7, 2011, 5:57 am

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Hey All, Here’s a first look at the latest ‘high street’ X designer collaboration. Over the last year, on line retailer Desigual has been working with Monsieur Lacroix. (Since becoming bankrupt in 2009 Lacroix is no longer allowed to design under his full name, and so Christian Lacroix is now, Monsieur Lacroix). The A/W11 collection, [...]

A Style Post – Purple Oriental Floral Prints

July 8, 2011, 7:03 am

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Hey All, I was at the Oasis A/W11 preview yesterday in Dublin. Oasis have joined the majority of the High Street in creating a hugely vintage-inspired collection for this Autumn / Winter. Think 70′s sheer and metallic fabrics, midi-length dresses and knee-high boots, all in ox-blood, cerulean and mustard shades. Think 60′s textures and prints; [...]

The face of Kurt Geiger A/W11 and the face of your new A/W boots

July 12, 2011, 2:19 pm

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Hey All, Shoes for thought? You may have seen the images of Anja Rubik fronting the A/W11 campaign for Kurt Geiger. Fabulous, but just as fabulous are the animal-print boots she’s wearing. This style of flat, ankle boot is turning up in a lot of the A/W11 collections. The Kurt Geiger ones look like Dalmatian [...]

Brown Thomas A/W11 Designer collections

July 14, 2011, 11:10 am

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Hey All, Pretty much the most stylish and important event on the Irish fashion calendar is the Brown Thomas new-season preview. It’s the closest thing to a full-on, (established) designer fashion show in Dublin, and is met with genuine excitement and anticipation. The A/W ’11 preview was held yesterday on Grafton Street with a ‘Return [...]

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Sinead Doyle A/W ’11

July 21, 2011, 5:33 am

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Hey All, I just got sent the images from the new A/W ’11 collection from Irish designer Sinéad Doyle. The collection is called ‘Amalgamate‘ and combines ‘tailoring and corsetry with luxury silks and wools’. This use of luxury-fabric-on-luxury-fabric has created a tactile, wearable collection. Going through the look-book images, what really stood out most from [...]

A Style Post: Striped Down

July 25, 2011, 10:13 am

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Hey All, Last summer I was always in shorts; this year I’ve gone with the exact opposite. I’m living in my maxi-dresses at the moment. I love the femininity, and how easy they are to wear. They’re casual, laid back and if styled with flats, they’re kind of cool too. Dress, Penney’s / Primark Saddle [...]

Irish Magazine Stellar’s Special Irish Issue

July 29, 2011, 12:39 am

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Hey All, If you haven’t read it yet, Stellar have gone to town with their ‘Special Irish Issue’. It’s the kind of thing that makes me proud to be a part (albeit the smallest) of the fashion industry in Ireland. The features range from ‘Sexy has no size’ (where 6 Irish women ‘bare all’ and [...]

A Style Post – of sorts

August 16, 2011, 12:50 am

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OR: I’m a blogger and I gots to get paid. Hey All, How the dickens are you? It’s been a while, but I have returned from an impromptu sabbatical that involved a little vintage expedition. he role of ‘blogger’ is very often used with a slash. As in, she’s a DJ / actress / blogger. [...]

New Shoes : McQueen Slipper Pumps

August 19, 2011, 7:05 am

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Hey All, I got new A/W ’11 shoes. I wanted plain black courts with no platforms, and I found these… Allow me to indulge. Alexander McQueen, calf skin, slipper pumps / court shoes from Brown Thomas. I’m wearing them ALL weekend. Yours, Whisty Xx Tagged: Alexander McQueen, AW11 Trends, Black Shoes, Brown Thomas, Court Shoes, [...]

Go on Punk, Make my Monday

August 22, 2011, 5:21 am

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Hey All, It’s Monday morning and as I sit here at my laptop, wondering where the weekend went, I thought I’d share this. It certainly cheered up my morning. Ashish long sleeve Skeleton top with sequins, £440 Ashish launched on ASOS last week… I think this top is just too good not to mention. Yours, [...]

A style consultation with Brendan Courtney

August 25, 2011, 12:47 am

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Hey All, Last Saturday I went to a jeans fitting session in the Jervis Shopping Centre, Dublin. I’ve never been to style consultant, I’m pretty confident that I know what does and doesn’t suit me, purely through trial and error. Still, there is always a small notion that you could be missing something fabulous that [...]

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A|wear A/W’11 preview

September 1, 2011, 4:24 pm

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Hey All, A nice change to write about a preview relevant to the season for once. I went along to the A|wear Autumn / Winter 2011 preview today. A mix of textured 60′s & 70′s pieces in autumnal and jewel tones, means that A|wear is in-tune with the rest of the high street; (its lower [...]

River Island Christmas Showcase

September 4, 2011, 5:02 am

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Hi, So I have one thing to say when it comes to the pieces that River Island have in store for us this Christmas season, it’s so 90′s Dahling. Think Ab Fab and you have it. All bright Versace-inspired prints, black velvet Lycra and body suits with sheer panels. I was also given the chance [...]

The Invasion of Whisty… North London

September 5, 2011, 12:45 am

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Hello, ‘Wish you were here’, Postcards from London… The City of London, from Highgate Bridge, London N6 – The invasion began, my mates room, trashed as soon as my bag landed. So out we go and straight into town First stop was, lunch at Sketch with Sophie from ASOS… Mine was the black bread Croque [...]

Dublin Fashion Festival 2011 Preview

September 7, 2011, 7:42 am

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Hey All, As you’ve probably heard, the 2011 Dublin Fashion Festival kicks of in a matter of hours…  I’ve picked a short-list of must-see events over the 4-day festival (Sept 8th – 11th) on RTÉ’s TwoTube / RedRadar… What Whisty Wants you to Witness at DFF 2011 Warning!! Dublin is being taken over! An absolutely [...]

Dublin’s – Fashion’s Night Out 2011

September 9, 2011, 1:12 pm

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Hello, Armed with nothing but a camera and a slight concern that I hadn’t RSVP’d to the right people, I hit Dublin for Vogue Fashion’s Night Out. First stop was Grafton Street for a few style post snaps. Breaking in my new Warehouse leather / studs cuff Next, it was to the HQ of Dublin’s [...]