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Wax On, Wax Off
Tuesday, 30 Mar, 2010 – 14:01 | One Comment
Wax On, Wax Off

Pain is beauty. Beauty is pain. Seán McGovern takes a look at the sticky situation of male grooming

Trash Aesthetics
Tuesday, 2 Mar, 2010 – 14:01 | Comments Off
Trash Aesthetics

Being stylish is one of the greatest things you can do all alone that doesn’t make you feel guilty or ashamed, like eating a whole cake by yourself, or wanking. Seán McGovern shows just how much fun you can have on your bed with your clothes on

Ethical Elegance: Fashion with a conscience
Tuesday, 16 Feb, 2010 – 14:01 | Comments Off
Ethical Elegance: Fashion with a conscience

Seán McGovern takes a discerning eye to the myriad of elegant styles out there, and explains how fashion purchases can be made with a clear conscience

Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Sailor
Tuesday, 2 Feb, 2010 – 14:01 | Comments Off
Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Sailor

Your last year in college is not just about those pesky exams. Alan Taylor, a soon-to-be-familiar name, talks to Seán McGovern about fashion design, Alexander McQueen and what’s to come after his graduation

Tongue-in-Chic
Tuesday, 24 Nov, 2009 – 14:01 | Comments Off
Tongue-in-Chic

What’s the point of crappy Christmas jumpers? Seán McGovern doesn’t know

Be Close to Your Shave
Tuesday, 24 Nov, 2009 – 14:01 | Comments Off
Be Close to Your Shave

As Movember comes to a close, many men will find themselves with an option to let it rejoin its old friend or slice it off. Seán McGovern looks at the latter option

otwo Icon: David Norris
Tuesday, 27 Oct, 2009 – 14:01 | Comments Off
otwo Icon: David Norris

Famous for politics, activism, Joycean scholar and wit, Senator David Norris is a national treasure: so where to begin? Seán McGovern does his best to find out

The Beautiful and the Damned
Tuesday, 27 Oct, 2009 – 14:01 | Comments Off
The Beautiful and the Damned

Seán McGovern loves Halloween – and celebrates the obscene with the help of one particular Partie Monster

Everything in its right place
Tuesday, 13 Oct, 2009 – 14:01 | Comments Off
Everything in its right place

Seán McGovern goes looking for some bargains – and actually finds them! – in Dublin’s coolest monthly Flea Market

In his shoes
Tuesday, 29 Sep, 2009 – 14:01 | Comments Off
In his shoes

Can a change really do you good? Seán McGovern gets rid of his form-fitting blazers, reluctantly tugs on tracksuits, and heads out on campus to find out.

TV / Runaway Success
Tuesday, 29 Sep, 2009 – 14:01 | Comments Off
TV / Runaway Success

Seán McGovern catches up with season six of the fashionista’s reality soap opera, Project Runway

Fashion: T-Shirts
Tuesday, 29 Sep, 2009 – 14:01 | One Comment
Fashion: T-Shirts

An often unconscious combination of style and expression, Seán McGovern looks at the style, meaning and importance of the humble t-shirt

T-Shirts: The best of online
Tuesday, 29 Sep, 2009 – 14:00 | Comments Off
T-Shirts: The best of online

Don’t just seek them out in the city – Seán McGovern looks at the best t-shirt deals and designs online

Tongue-in-chic
Tuesday, 29 Sep, 2009 – 14:00 | Comments Off
Tongue-in-chic

Like the Witches in Macbeth – scary if you don’t heed its advice

Film / Julie & Julia
Tuesday, 15 Sep, 2009 – 21:00 | Comments Off
Film / Julie & Julia

From the premise, Julie & Julia sounds like an interesting idea. It’s a film based on the book and blog by Julie Powell and the autobiography My Life in France by Julia Child, the woman …

Fashion / Ret@il Therapy
Tuesday, 15 Sep, 2009 – 21:00 | Comments Off
Fashion / Ret@il Therapy

There’s more out there than just Amazon: Seán McGovern looks at two of the best online outlets available and proves that even online, it’s still good to shop around

Fashion / Anything But Pretty
Tuesday, 15 Sep, 2009 – 21:00 | Comments Off
Fashion / Anything But Pretty

Autumn indicates the return to college, but not only that, the turning of the year’s fashions away from the lightness of Summer and toward the heaviness of Winter. It may sound gloomy but it …

Film / The spy who bored me
Tuesday, 24 Mar, 2009 – 12:00 | Comments Off
Film / The spy who bored me

Despite possessing an impressive cast, spy movie Duplicity fails to set the screen alight, writes Seán McGovern.