Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Dec 1, 2009, 4:53 am
It's not often you get to meet those who truly forward the march of fashion. Responsible for designing each and every one of Burberry's numerous lines, Christopher Bailey is one such figure, a...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Nov 30, 2009, 3:02 am
Is it just me or has "vintage" become one of those fashion-related terms that inevitably induces a brief cringe? I mean, it's without doubt a good thing that we're all embracing the old as wel...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Nov 28, 2009, 11:29 am
From Dame Viv's punk-infused garb to the many sartorial artisans of Savile Row, from invariably on-trend high-street retailer Topman to classic brogue purveyors Church's, the Britons have alwa...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Nov 26, 2009, 2:00 pm
Back at that time I imbibed several flutes of champers while talking all things Dublin with The Sartorialist, I was asked by a certain lady at the event why I wasn't wearing a bow-tie since she th...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Nov 23, 2009, 11:22 am
When I'm not reading (read: trying to somehow comprehend the academic parlance of) André Bazin and Laura Mulvey, watching countless films, or engaging in alcohol-fuelled antics (the only remedy f...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Nov 22, 2009, 12:42 pm
My body deceives me, it seems. The moment I reckon I've overcome yet another major buzz-killing head-cold, I feel an uncontrollable urge to catch-up on all the boozing/dancing/necessary-evil-acade...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Nov 19, 2009, 4:53 pm
Frantically researching specifics in advance of an oral presentation is an onerous task. But, when the topic at hand is the city of Berlin, the big ask seems somewhat mitigated. Since I'm more tha...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Nov 16, 2009, 3:42 pm
I know it may seem like this blog is re-defining itself as an online haven for fetishwear what with all the mentions and desiring of leather but it's actually just the way the wardrobe's gone ...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Nov 14, 2009, 1:32 pm
You'd think that having a housemate who effuses spiels in Dutch every few seconds (we're talking ingredient-list-reading, back-of-book-blurb-reading, South-African-national-anthem-singing here...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Nov 13, 2009, 4:24 pm
As a film student you're not really supposed to enjoy all manners of films as much as acutely observe and critique them. Lars von Trier's Europa may be a film which focuses on the question of ...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Nov 11, 2009, 6:08 am
When plaid first invaded I didn't think it'd manage to remain on every second male's back for so long and thus, lose much of its appeal. Now, though, I find I'm engaging in a little hy...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Nov 10, 2009, 6:30 am
I'm going to keep apologies and excuses brief and just mention that a week of mild sickness and Uni presentations (who knew the Theatre of Cruelty would take so much bloody reading?) as well as a ...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Nov 2, 2009, 2:10 pm
Of the nigh on ten shows I attended at last season's LFW menswear day, Satyenkumar proved itself the most enjoyable. Granted its success was in part due to my being placed in a row where I actuall...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Nov 1, 2009, 8:41 am
As fabrics go, suede has always appeared staid and too-traditional for my taste. It reminded me of native-American/Indian costumes and trawls through vintage and thrift shops that sold tat and smelt o...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Oct 29, 2009, 3:38 am
Cardigans (well, those of the bulkier variety) really aren't all that practical. I contemplated using my BT2 gift voucher on that Junk de Luxe number but, in all likelihood, it wouldn't get wo...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Oct 26, 2009, 10:48 am
Spending more time studying the notion of the 'abject' and its application to the Horror genre of film, than researching possible Halloween outfits is no fun at all. Well, not exactly, we do g...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Oct 24, 2009, 9:18 am
Alleviating alcohol- and partying-induced aches is no mean task. However, I find the process of recovery is expedited somewhat when footwear- fetishizing is involved. After countless hours of traipsin...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Oct 21, 2009, 11:15 am
So thoughts on the exploitation of ethnicity and the excess of Carmen Miranda's cornucopia hats have all been spewed (see previous post if this entirely unintelligible...) and I've snatched a ...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Oct 19, 2009, 4:01 am
Due to my more than short attention span, I tend to alter my focus from certain brands to others each season, which means few ever seem worthy of investing in each time 'round. Junk de Luxe is the...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Oct 14, 2009, 11:11 am
This blog wasn't ever intended as a platform to fuse fashion and film but what with so much of what would have previously been blogging time now given over to film and its accompanying theories, e...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Oct 11, 2009, 1:00 pm
Call me superficial but the majority of the appeal of studying film derives from watching those with luscious mise-en-scene, not those that play with narrative convention or employ Brechtian technique...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Oct 10, 2009, 7:55 am
Inarguably, Dublin is not on a par with style-centres like Milan, NY, London or Paris but that's not to say Irish style is nothing of interest. For such a small nation, we've always punched ab...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Oct 6, 2009, 1:12 pm
Just to warn you, the following post could degenerate into gibberish of an all-new incomprehensible level given that I fainted (flu-induced) thrice yesterday morning. I may still be discovering bruise...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Oct 3, 2009, 6:05 am
You might imagine an undergrad in Film Studies merely comprises a few leisurely screenings per week and then some piss-easy tutorials in which one, in a highly pretentious manner, voices an opinion on...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Oct 1, 2009, 4:22 am
While show-attending is a more than enjoyable experience for a blogger whose primary objective is just to view some clothes and have a good time, it can become akin to the more nightmarish reality liv...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 29, 2009, 8:02 am
Accessories are deceptive. At first glance, they don't seem entirely necessary but then when you're pondering your proposed wear for the day it can often lack a certain something . Today, I cr...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 28, 2009, 5:38 am
So. All I'm saying is old Edwardian-esque houses may be swell to look at but living in them sans internet connection is most definitely not. Eircom has guaranteed a technician's on the way (th...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 23, 2009, 12:07 pm
Thankfully I can declare that the relentless show-hopping, lengthy queues, constant state of dehydration, hunger and being called the incorrect name by PRs (it's Cillian, not Caroline, ladies...) ...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 21, 2009, 7:14 am
It's been well documented - both on this blog and elsewhere (read: my relentless "Neeeeed these boots...", "Omg boots 09. WANT!" tweets) - that I'm in search of a good pair of boots for the ha...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 19, 2009, 12:06 pm
What with the abundance of online fashion magazines (Fashion156, Mykro Mag, WWIT etc.) publishing content just as good, if not better, than what's to be found in the pages of the "established" pri...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 18, 2009, 7:02 am
... another week!) to bag this minimalist and versatile staple courtesy of Orient Watch. NOTE: Those who've entered already, it would help majorly if you' ... kind enough to follow the newly...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 18, 2009, 3:42 am
I know I should really be packing for the haul back to the capital for Uni, and for LFW (still haven't decided on what's to be packed, partially due to the fact that the now-residing-in-London...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 17, 2009, 2:55 am
So, while a few blogger verdicts on NYFW have deemed this season's collections more lacklustre than leading-edge, I myself was pleasantly surprised by an overall shift in the production of purely ...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 16, 2009, 3:28 am
It must be said, I'm a total fashion week newb. The main attraction (LFW's Menswear Day) doesn't kick off for another week and yet I find I'm already predicting which shirts will creas...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 15, 2009, 8:00 am
...because this season's NYFW proffered too much talent to be encapsulated by just one. If Spurr aimed for Bowie and fell slightly short of the mark, then Phillip Lim cited beatniks when Bowie se...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 14, 2009, 5:35 am
Being frank, I don't reckon anyone expects to see anything ostensibly unconventional in the runway looks of NYC's menswear-makers. The ostentatious is usually best left to London, and the more...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 13, 2009, 7:48 am
Is there another retail group that possesses the limitless savvy of Arcadia? Probably not. With the Topman/Topshop American invasion successfully instigated, the latest Kate Moss for Topshop range unv...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 13, 2009, 3:02 am
I remember distinctly the first pair of somewhat outré shoes I purchased in a decidedly un-outré, slightly conservative high-street-chain store - River Island. I still wear them today, baby-bl...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 11, 2009, 1:18 am
Years back, I bought a Japanese watch on eBay. It was a horrid Casio orange, tomato red and metal monstrosity that set me back around €15 and kept my time for about a year until I realised how shock...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 10, 2009, 5:40 am
... . With live footage on demand (via their website) throughout LFW, the democratisation of catwalk fashion, and the deconstruction of the industry's elitist policy regarding the showcasing of ...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 9, 2009, 5:37 am
Here's one that slipped right under the radar (or rather, just mine...): Jsen Wintle, he of the couture-like, pristine and painstakingly-crafted tailoring, has collaborated with British retail ins...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 7, 2009, 6:12 am
Not having a great deal of money at any one time (or ever, really...), I've never given much thought to the receptacle that holds the little funds I do possess. The wallet I've had for much of...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 5, 2009, 9:31 am
Having just purchased denim shininess (waxed jeans from Zara...bargain, by the by...only €35) I'm in the mood for all things squint-making. Appropriate, then, that the latest installment from Dr...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 5, 2009, 6:03 am
I remember the moment my sister informed me that designers didn't only craft clothing that I'd only be able to afford provided I secured myself a sugar-daddy, she told me they catered to the m...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 3, 2009, 9:12 am
Kanye's rapid insertion of himself into the fashion industry may not have been that surprising (music and fashion always have been bedmates) but when New York Rangers player Sean Avery (a sportsma...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Sep 1, 2009, 8:21 am
Too often it transpires that after an arduously long trek around the city in search of just one item I return to the flat empty-handed. After a rather rude awakening brought on by a harsh, unerring lo...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Aug 30, 2009, 4:41 am
In the days of yore (the formative stages of my fashion/style obsession), I remember trawling through countless threads on The Fashion Spot (as any wannabe fashion-aficionado does), the vast majority ...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Aug 28, 2009, 9:41 am
... (Zara, Office, Topman...) just aren't proffering the goods (well, they are, but all attempts have seemingly yielded naff results). So ... already tended to half the workload - below, the un...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Aug 26, 2009, 4:15 pm
There is an evident dearth of DIY projects on this blog. This is chiefly due to; a) my not possessing any noteworthy creative inclination/propensity to alter and/or embellish garments, and b) my being...
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Cillian O' Connor posted an article on Male-Mode - Aug 26, 2009, 3:45 pm
For those of you that don't yet know, the full schedule for London Fashion Week's Menswear Day (September 23rd) is now online and can be found here. Carolyn Massey - MAN Men's fashion-fo...
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