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Strike a pose once more in 2012

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Strike a pose Dublin! For four fashion-tastic days, the city was a catwalk to the fierce and fashionable strutting between the shows and events of the second annual Festival of Fashion. 

It’s not all “darling! kisses!” either – there is something for everyone. Fashionistas can eye the fresh Autumn Winter collections, bargain-hunters can revel in special offers, beauty buffs can line up at the make-up counter, and people-watchers can witness the pose-striking! It's all happening at Fashion HQ: the old Waterstones building on Dawson Street, and it's all free.

Fashion - free - fabulous...dahling!

Highlights from 2011

The Barnardos Vintage StoreGood cause + vintage goodies = charity chic. Find it at HQ

Catwalk ShowsFestival HQ will host the main catwalk shows, from designer to high street

After-Hours EventsStores will host exclusive evenings with discounts, shows and bubbly. We like.


Striking a pose for Dublin Festival of Fashion

'Strike a pose, there's nothing to it!'

Perfect the smokey eye at the festival

Get your face in style at the HQ beauty bar with the army of make-up artists and nail technicians waiting to work their magic. Squeeze in a styling workshop and catwalk show, before nipping to the fabulous Pichet for lunch. Special after-hours events will happen across the city on Thursday evening with on-street and in store events. Go forth in style before a toast to a fabulous festival day with a cocktail at Harry’s On the Green.

Full details of festival events
The Lost Fashion History of South William Street

We can't have you all dressed up and nowhere to go! Festival Season has thoughtfully overlapped other festivities with your fashion frolicks. Get your makeover at Fashion HQ and join the other works of art at Dublin Contemporary. Come evening, ABSOLUT Fringe is the place to flutter your new fake eyelashes. The perfect Fringe fashion experience is the The Lost Fashion History of South William Street on Saturday 25. See you there ma chère!

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