fashion

It’s not always easy to be a woman. Millions of my sisters in the US marched in January after the inauguration of President Donald Trump for that reason, as well as to remind the leadership that, yeah, it’s tough, but we’re up for the…

Each fortnight, HeadStuff brings an unadulterated critique of the global art scene. Click here for more.  The Italian luxury fashion house of Prada has a new ‘must-have’ item on sale: for $185 at Barney’s New York you can get your hands on…

Each fortnight, HeadStuff brings an unadulterated critique of the global art scene. Jeff Koons is famous for turning kitsch ephemera like balloon dogs and imagery from drinks adverts into art. His retrospective at Paris’s Pompidou Centre…

Irish artist Marie Varley searches the country for the very best in Irish design to bring to you here on HeadStuff. This week she spoke with Kathryn Davey. Kathryn Davey is a self-taught designer and natural dyer living in Dublin. She…

It was October 1953 on a flight bound for Texas from New York. Carmel Snow, then the editor of Harpers Bazaar was sitting with her cousin, Veronica Freeman. Next to them was a nervous young woman in her early thirties named Sybil Connolly.…

It was put to me that Game of Thrones only works as a work of dramatic television because of the clothes and accessories the characters wear. Swords, cloaks and animal hides are powerful tools that transform even the lamest appearances into…

Man, don’t you just hate hipsters? I mean there they are, with their stupid fancy moustaches and silly fixed gear bicycles and weird beer and dodgy clothes and dreadful music and soy milk lattes. And the fads! Don’t get me started on the…

This weeks featured artist is David Murray, an Irish designer and illustrator currently living in London. I asked him about his illustrations that combine high fashion with hip hop and fantasy. How did you come to make these unique fashion…

Let me guess, you’ve got nothing to wear, you’ve absolutely no money and you want a new outfit? A HAH I’m always right the odd time. Use what you already have for the fun of it and let’s face it - you’ve no other choice. Why not try 5…

We love Instagram! Why? Because it gives you access to tonnes of visual art at your finger tips! Follow @thisheadstuff to stay up to date with our finds on our favourite app! Every week HeadStuff’s Visual Arts Editor will feature posts…