Blackrock in County Dublin is a mecca for beautiful boutiques and before I head to London for Jaeger Press day tomorrow (I’m on the dreaded red eye in the morning) I dropped by to deliver some Yummie Tummies to Deryn Mackey in the gorgeous Khan Boutique which by the way has some seriously fabulous clothing. On the way I called into Jane of ‘Fran and Jane’ fame and because I had my camera with me and just had to take snap of a fabulous coat that I spotted. It’s shown here in red but comes in Winter White, Charcoal, Black, Purple and Navy (something for everyone!) and is priced at 299 euro.
Ilona in Coat by Fran and Jane
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My pick from Khan comes from the beautiful Nanette Lepore Collection
Sue modelling Chocolate Dress Nanette LePore @ Khan, Blackrock
I took the morning off to pay a visit to the National rehabilitation Hospital in Dunlaoire Co Dublin. A large ugly building where all brain injured children from around Ireland go for intensive rehabilitation following brain injury, stroke and serious brain illness. I know this hospital really well since it’s where my daughter spent eight months following a serious car accident in which my mother was killed. I am now involved in the funding of a Music Therapy service which is up and running but which is not funded by the hospital and depends on the generosity of the wider community to keep it going. The team of professionals are nothing short of wonderful and it does my soul good to help them in any way I can. Last year I trekked through Brazil and raised a significant sum of money. Since I’m a five star hotel sort of woman that was certainly a challenge! Following my meeting I headed back to the world of Fashion and got stuck right back into work. Taking orders, sorting problems, making appointments for the forthcoming season.
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It’s been a really busy day in the showroom. Ript Fusion arrived in, the samples look great. Ript is the latest shapewear for men in the form of a cool T-shirt which comes in black and white and is offered in round and V neck. It follows the Yummie Tummie shapewear tops for women which are currently selling like hot cakes around the world. It will be interesting to see if Irish men love their love handles or not??? Read more
