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Bag from ASOS.com
November 7, 2010
VOL 27 NO 45
The Fix - This Week's Greatest Hits
Louis Vuitton CityGuides
Amelie dress from Louise Kennedy
Hot water bottle from Topshop
Armani's Luminous Silk Foundation
The Balthazar Cookbook
Winter break - Pre-detox
Lots of people are on the November wagon in anticipation of festive excesses, and a weekend course in Delphi Mountain Resort from 19-20 November promises to help you get your house in order. Nutritional therapist Sinead Bradbury will be giving dietary advice, and there'll also be meditation sessions, fun exercises and a fashion consultation. Also included are two nights' B&B with dinner each evening and one lunch, in very scenic surroundings, for €299 per person sharing. See www.delphimountainresort.com.
Fashion - The 'not' bag
The tyranny of the 'It' bag is over. Sure, we'd like an Alexa from Mulberry, but now there's no shame, even in the most fashiony of circles, if your handbag hasn't had a waiting list, and no fear that your fake Chloe purchased in Istanbul isn't going to pass muster. Time to have fun with this retro satchel from Asos.com, €43.54.
Fashion - A different class
Louise Kennedy's autumn/winter collection is a thing of refinement, elegance and beauty. Overt sexiness and edginess is not Kennedy's thing. What she does create are the kind of clothes that give you the confidence that you are stylishly and appropriately dressed, whatever the occasion. Amelie dress, €750; Louise Kennedy, 56 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Tel: 01 6620056.
Travel guides - Before you book...
The new collection of Louis Vuitton City Guides has landed and they’re as practical as they are chic. True, they’re not going to tell you how to survive in Paris on €5 a day, but they’re exhaustively researched guides to the best local bistros or the finest antique stores. Some cities, like Berlin and New York, can be bought individually for €25, but if you want to get an impressive-looking present for someone, pick up the boxset of 30 European cities, with over 7,000 addresses in it. It’s €100. Check out www.louisvuitton.com.
Home comfort - Comfy, deer?
Stag's heads – not actual ones, mind – have been a popular motif in chichi homes for a while. This season, stags are rearing their heads on tees and knitwear but if you can't face a novelty jumper, get this hot water bottle from TopShop; €18.
Beauty - Ace of base
As an antidote to the sparkly palettes around at this time of year, we're going back to basics with one of our favourite make-up staples, Armani's Luminous Silk Foundation. Gives great coverage and hides a multitude; €42 from Brown Thomas.
Cookbook - Take home the menu
If you're dithering between picking up the latest Nigella, Jamie or Nigel, why not take a punt on the lesser-known Keith McNally. McNally is the man behind the Balthazar restaurant in New York, which opened in 1997 and counts Bono, Salman Rushdie and Nigella herself among its fans. The Balthazar Cookbook is a collection of classic French bistro dishes like turbot with morels and onion soup, ideal for warming winter suppers. Absolute Press, €33.
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