On the rails (and tables and shelves) at No 6 Castle Market, Dublin 2
Carrying a camera and announcing that I’m a blogger lets me indulge wonderfully in one of my great enjoyments, having a nosey around beautiful shops. Castle Market in Dublin (a stones throw from my Showrooms and Grafton Street) is home to No 6. This beautiful store houses both the Foxford Home Collection and Helen Mc Alinden’s beautiful range of women’s clothing. Warm pure wool Foxford rugs (from that wonderful Irish heritage woolen mills) and throws jostle for space with lavish Christmas decorations and sumptuous scented candles. Upstairs houses the bed linen and bathroom range of beautifully co-ordinated sheets and quilts. Long dressing gowns hang on a rail and a beautifully dressed bed looks altogether too comfortable.
Helen McAlinden is a multi focused designer who launched her own label in 2001. Helen collaborates with Foxford designing the full Home Collection, hence there are fabulous black and white hounds tooth throws alongside all the colours of the season. Alongside the home wear is a quieter space which houses Helen McALinden’s clothing range. Beautifully cut dresses, skirts, jackets, blouses jeans and coats. Great weekend classics and special occasion wear with accessories to compliment the clothes all combine make up a unique Irish collection. I personally love the wrap cardigan which comes in several colours and can be worn many different ways, the red dress and the great short tweed jacket with a removable faux fur collar.
Table laden with Christmas goodies
Throws, Foxford
Beautiful blankets and rugs from Foxford @ No 6
Purple Wrap cardi 99 euro (comes in black and grey)
Mink jacket and skirt with Black Bag from Anna Faye
Tweed Jacket with removable collar
The LRD (little red dress)
All clothes from Helen Mc ALinden @ No 6 Castle Market Dublin 2. Homewear from the Foxford Collection at No 6. helenmcalinden@dawsonridge.ie t- 00353 1 670 8846
