Inside Style – by Annmarie O’Connor – featured in The Dubliner – Feb 3  Cream is the new camel. This is the mind-blowing fashion edict which has trickled down from the international catwalks. The Pantone Colour Report also touts tobacco, rust, beeswax and honeysuckle as hot hues. Mix them all together and you’ve got yourself a caramel macchiato (without the calories). Although I can appreciate such poetic nuances (I’m a closet Keats fan); my inner New Yorker yearns for some straight-talking. The moveable feast of fashion can be challenging enough without adding [...]

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Prepare for some major news folks. I Blog Fashion is STYLING the Joanne Hynes catwalk show at London Fashion Week this season!  The presentation entitled ‘Guerriers’ /‘Warriors’ is inspired by the West of Ireland (Joanne’s home turf), our own warrior queen Grainne Ni Mhuiel and features a unique capsule collaboration with artist Helen Steele.  This cannot-be-missed runway reveal will take place at 11.45am at the Freemason’s Hall, Covent Garden on Sunday, February 22nd.  Tickets can be requested in Ireland from SRMPR (sonia (at) srmpr (dot) ie) or UK and internationally [...]

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As featured in The Dubliner magazine – January 27th After a season of snow, the sniffles and incessant talk about national solvency, the spring / summer collections are bid to return! Yes, I knew you’d be excited; even if there’s no chance of wearing anything that isn’t thermal/waterproof/doesn’t convert into a tent for at least another three months. That being said, if and when, the sun decides to grant us with its presence, there’s a big chance we’ll all be stepping back in time. It appears the seventies are making a comeback and with it the promise of high-waisted bell bottom [...]

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January 29, 2011 The Art of the Steal (2010) ***1/2Directed by Don Argott My tweet: The Art of the Steal (2010)- Engrossing activist conspiracy doc. Storytelling is better than one sided argument presented. ***1/2 out of 5 Other thoughts: There is almost nothing wrong with the film making in this fascinating documentary unpacking the fight between the city of Philadelphia and a group of zealots who believe that the Barnes Collection of art deserves to remain in the Barnes School in a small suburb right outside Philadelphia. The problem lies in the fact that the argument is not as cut and dry as [...]

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January 28, 2011 The favorite to win Best Picture, The Social Network, only received the third most nominations of any film, behind True Grit’s 10 nominations and The King’s Speech’s 12 nominations. Some have predicted that The Social Network is no longer a sure fire bet to take the top prize, and while that might be true, I still think it is the odds on favorite so far. The most egregious Oscar snub, in my opinion, is Christopher Nolan’s lack of a directing nomination for Inception. Many thought he was snubbed a few years ago as well when his name wasn’t called among [...]

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January 26, 2011 The big story the day after the Globes centered around host Ricky Gervais’ mean-spirited, lazy hosting gig. Most people I follow on Twitter have Gervais’ back, but I was quite disappointed with him. Though I do think he was a bit of a bully, that’s not where my real criticism lies simply because most celebrities should be able to take whatever is dished out against them. I was most disappointed by the fact that his jokes were completely expected and not at all clever. It’s like Sacha Baron Cohen’s film Bruno. Some might praise Cohen’s audacity [...]

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January 24, 2011 The Oscar nominations will be announced early tomorrow morning. I predict The Social Network and The King’s Speech will be the two top films in terms of number of nominations. For the third year, I am going to predict what films will receive nominations in the major categories, and once again, for the third year, I am going to prove how bad I am at this. Best Supporting Actor:Christian Bale- The FighterAndrew Garfield- The Social NetworkJohn Hawkes- Winter’s BoneMark Ruffalo- The Kids Are All RightGeoffrey Rush- The King’s Speech (Outside chance- Jeremy Renner- [...]

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I popped into Oxfam Vintage the other day on George’s Street for a bit of a goo. Low and behold, I found this gorgeous floral number with pussy bow detail – quite the box ticker, eh? I’m not really a pink kinda gal but the knife pleats create a more structured look and there are lovely cameo hues of dove grey and fuchsia that make it less girlie girlie. It has to be said, this iPhone pic doesn’t do it quite the justice it deserves, especially since I snagged it for a whopping €10. Bargain! Nice one…

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O.K. Picture this. It’s Saturday afternoon. I’m finishing a deadling, drinking coffee and basically chilling in my comfies at my laptop. I realise if I don’t head up to the corner shop to get some provisions, I’ll feel to lazy to move and just order Chinese. Bundled up, I truck on down to the KCR where I grab some provisions and the February issue of IMAGE magazine. Low and behold, my name appears in a feature entitled: Ireland’s 100 Most Inspiring Women. How amazing is that? I love it when you have no idea of something and you see it and think ‘Wow!’ So, [...]

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January 21, 2011 Temple Grandin (2010) ****1/2Directed by Mick Jackson My tweet: Temple Grandin (2010)- Danes is spectacular in an earnest yet inspirational look at autism & accomplishment. Compelling watch. ****1/2 of 5 Other thoughts: Temple Grandin is a wonderful movie. It’s better than I ever could have imagined a made for cable biopic about an autistic woman who invented a humane way to slaughter cows might be. There are so many tricky aspects to a movie about this subject matter. First of all, how do you go about playing an autistic woman, especially considering that the film [...]

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