Bling

Homegrown talent Deborah Veale is synomonous with elegant fluid lines and fitted tailor pieces that transpire to form the basis of every working womans professional wardrobes. Backed with the marketing directive of her husband and with a penchant for detail Veales classic take on professional wear transpired to the creation of DV Professional . A woman of resourses Veales evening wear capitalises on serious bling to take the modern woman into the night in chic pieces. Thats not where Veales talent ends expanding her empire Veale recently launched a jewellery line that cites art deco influences and the patina of sleek handwriting to create wearable and feminine contemporary jewellery. Making an appearance at Irish Tatlers Ultimate Girls Day Out Veales creation start at €59 for a fan and yellow pearl earring and end at €255 for a two fandrop grey pearl necklet.

The shift towards eco awareness has long been the accepted alternate in cars and domestic products but does eco fashion really have a place in this forum. If like me your perception of eco fashion conjures images of bamboo shoots and clumps of grass sewn to recycled fabrics then perhaps its about time you cast a look at design pioneer Nadia Allens recent collections. Just a year out of Parsons Allen executed her eco brainchild to form Design Futurist in 2005 and was soon afterwards recognised by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader. Conceptualising itself on sustainability, fashion and technology Nadia has to provide a greener enhanced solution executing an alternate directive to non petroleum based products. With a menswear collection in the process and several contracts to her name with Donna Karan to name but a few perhaps its about time we reevaluated our stance on environment driven fashion.