It feels too early to slip into hibernation mode: there are plenty of happenings to keep you entertained, engaged, out of your comfort zone, even …
Slip out to the cinema (trench, smokey eye and red lip essential) for Claude Chabrol’s classic, The Unfaithful Wife, on November 22 at the Irish Film Institute in Temple Bar Dublin, part of the French Film Festival. Book a late lunch somewhere suitably gallic like La Maison or Forêt, then swing by the Sézane pop-up at Brown Thomas – we can’t get enough of Morgane Sézalory’s French girl cool essentials, great shoes and little accessories.
From pleasure to business: on November 25, the “Women Take Centre Stage” workshop at the Abbey Theatre promises to help you find a fuller, freer version of your personal, authentic voice – useful in meetings, pitches, boardrooms, and conferences. Led by acting and voice coaches, it’s intent on banishing “self-limiting beliefs”. The Commercial Lives of Irish Women, 1850–1922 by Antonia Hart examines how women inherited, bought, or started businesses in the 19th and early 20th centuries – an intriguing account of Irish female entrepreneurship.
Need a nature cure coupled with a gentle retail experience? At Mount Usher in Ashford, Co Wicklow, you’ll find Joeanna Caffrey’s new flower shop, just opened at Avoca. It’s stunning. Look out for THE GLOSS X The Shopkeepers Best Shops 2025 list to be announced here soon …
THIS MONTH WE’RE …
MAPPING: Our route for Dublin Gallery Weekend with exhibitions and special talks around the city.
SEE MORE: Artistic License – Stephen Lawlor
BOOKING: Tickets for Irish Chamber Orchestra, performing Three Worlds, in Dublin, Limerick and Cork from November 13-15.
PICKING UP: Affordable art (including prints by Andy Warhol and Tracey Emin) at Art Source. At the RDS Dublin on November 14-16.
SPENDING: A night at West End show, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.
LOVING: XL Bow ties. At Dior SS26, Jonathan Anderson knotted shirt collars into XL bow-ties. Tie Avoca‘s neat kerchiefs the same way. Image; @dior
WILD FOR: Animal prints, whether leopard, zebra or dotty dalmation. See Totême, By Malene Birger and Turkish label Zeynep Arçay for a grown-up take on the trend. Image; @zeyneparcay
CAPE CRAZY: It’s all about capes now. Wear over blazers, evening dresses or knitwear, and pin with a brooch. Image; @bymalenebirger
DISCOVERING: French menswear label Octobre Éditions collection in Magee Irish tweed.
READING: All The Cool Girls Get Fired (Ebury Edge, €18.79) by Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill reframes the narrative around losing your job, and starting again.
INSPIRED BY: How to Live an Artful Life (Hutchinson Heinemann, €18.99) by Katy Hessel …
… and Breadwinners (Canongate, €27.55) by Melissa Hogenboom.
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