Wrapped Up With A Bow!

In time for Christmas, Northern Ireland fashion designer and winner of the BBC NI’s ‘A Stitch Through Time, Thomas Irwin’s recently launched collection of luxury bow tie sets are now available to buy online. Crawford and Irwin offer a divine collection of handmade contemporary bow ties. Individually sourced and handpicked fabrics including Irish linen, Scottish, English and Irish wool and rich English velvet sourced from one of the only velvet producers remaining in the UK create this contemporary and sustainable unisex collection. Each bow tie is a limited edition and comes with matching pocket square and cuff links in a stylish presentation gift box. Custom bow ties including memory sets to remember loved ones are also available to buy online. The perfect gift for the dapper dresser! Browse the collection and shop before the Christmas rush. Head over to www.crawfordandirwin.com

Trail Blazer!

If you aren’t aware by now that the fashion set have decreed that THE ULTIMATE trans-seasonal piece to have in your wardrobe this season is the blazer, where have you been hiding! Fashion editors, celebrities and influencers across the globe have been spotted wearing blazers, but not just any blazer, the key piece this season is the oversized blazer! Fashion bible Vogue advises the only way to style your blazer is boy-meets-girl and layer over short skirts or sexy dresses. There’s a general yearning for clothes to feel completely relaxed and there’s no doubt baggy is in. So keep your blazer large and oversized. You’ll be bang on trend and keep cosy this autumn in checks, wool and double breasted. Dress up, dress down, wear over the shoulders or fully on. It’s the easiest piece to add to your wardrobe. Head to your local charity and start shopping. Try for a pair of higher-waisted baggy jeans and a bigger blazer – just make sure you get the proportions right, with heels or flats.

EDITED BY NUALA MEENEHAN

Fancy Gowns Go Casual

There were beautiful gowns galore at last month’s glittering Ulster Tatler Awards! Good news for gorgeous gown lovers. There’s no need to leave them in your wardrobe until the next red-carpet event. The fashion forward are dressing down and wearing silk gowns and sequin dresses with this seasons other big trends, the bomber jacket, chunky knits or a slim-fit roll-neck. Team with biker boots or high tops. It’s a great way of making fancy gowns and dresses work harder this party season.