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Tom Joule began selling clothes at his Dad’s stand at horse and country fairs around England. One day he decided to break from the then norm of browns and greens and sell pink wellingtons…. that day the wellies flew off the shelf.

Read about the LA jewellery designer who is dressing Amal Clooney and who was in Dublin this week for breakfast.

I am embarrassed to say that I cannot sew and have been known to still bring small items to my Mum to mend. For other pieces like shortening black tie dresses or altering clothes significantly, I often go to a seamstress but having recently discovered The Zip Yard, it will be forever more my one-stop-shop for alterations (sorry Mum).

Hats are an easy trend to transition into autumn fashion and goodness knows we are going to need them once the temperature drops. Here are my top hats to keep you warm, hats for special occasions and hats to make a statement picks for the season ahead.

Newly opened boutiques at Kildare Village include Armani, Belstaff and Aquascutum, accessory brands Folli Follie, Fossil, Watch Station and Falke, not to mention Ireland’s first standalone Napapirji store for ski enthusiasts.