Miss Daisy Blue rocks vintage at the English Market

Miss Daisy Blue is and exciting new vintage store located on Market Parade adjacent to the historical English Market in Cork City. The two level shop specializes in carefully selected and lovingly restored reasonably priced vintage clothing and accessories, costume jewelry, and purses. With an emphasis on quality as well as style the stock cover many decades through to the early eighties.
 
Miss Daisy Blue is the perfect place for any fashionista with a sophisticated approach to vintage fashion and style.

Huge thanks to Breda & her friendly staff for a fantastic customer evening there last week with great music, food, yummy cupcakes from Peacock & Ruby and more importantly – amazing vintage styles. Best of luck in your gorgeous store, Love from all the Lockdowners xoxoxo

Ruta’s progressing to new heights in Fashion

When Ruta Jonauskaite approached the Lockdown team two years ago at only 18 years of age, we saw an ambitious spark in her that we knew would made her a valuable, hardworking Lockdown future team member.

One of Rutas designs in Cork Fashion Week 2010. Pic Ivan Begala

In the two years since we met Ruta, she has gone from dedicated schoolgirl to fashion student, fashion designer, beauty pageant finalist and now – a stunning model.

Etaoin Ni hAilpin wearing showcasing one of Ruta's designs at CFW 2010. Pic Ivan Begala

Ruta with model mentor and fellow fashion designer Kellie Forde

Rutas determination, drive and understanding of professionalism behind the scenes of the Irish fashion industry have earned her a well deserved place on the Lockdown books along side other like models, such as 20 year old fashion design student and top model Kellie Forde.  Not interested in being seen out and about like other peers, both girls have spent their time availing of the fashion experience from an unusually young age through the agency by working backstage at shows, helping at launches and events, studying Fashion Design and ultimately working at Cork Fashion Week as well as participating and making the finals of Miss Cork the past two years.

It is with open arms and huge pride that we welcome Ruta in her next step on the fashion ladder as model at the Agency. Ruta is a great role model for younger girls coming up the ranks, proving that hard work really does pay off and we are delighted to have Ruta on board at Lockdown! xoxo

Images below of Ruta’s first shoot with up-and-coming fashion photographer Ivan Begala who also shot Ruta’s runway collection for Cork Fashion Week 2010:

Lockdown Model: Ruta Jonauskaite

House of Design at Opera Lane, Sat 19th of June next

Cathy Jackson at the House of Design as part of CFW 2010

Lockdown have joined forces with Cork’s newest, hippest shopping district, Opera Lane to bring you another design feast. The House of Design will open its doors bi-monthly with the first design boutique happening next Saturday, June 19th. 

The concept, which first ran as part of CFW 2010, is the brainchild of Lockdown’s directors Emer O’Sullivan & Vivienne Kelly, with the goal of providing a place for local fashion designers, dressmakers, graduates and students, to showcase their current collections. After travelling to many vintage markets from Camden to Barcelona to New York, Emer & Vivienne felt that shoppers in Cork needed a place to come to buy specially made garments and meet the designers behind the creations.

Fashion designers will be on hand on the day to meet the public and answer any fashion related queries they may have. Orders may be placed for special occasions (weddings, confirmations, functions etc) and there will be full collections of garments and accessories on display.

Top Cork designer Cathy Jackson (pictured above) is very excited about exhibiting at House of Design ‘’I exhibited at Opera Lane as part of Cork Fashion Week 2010 and was hugely encouraged by the knowledge and interest about fashion of the women of Cork who came to shop there. I have been run off my feet designing since and cannot wait to be part of House of Design on June 19^th again. It is a huge honour to be involved in something this fashion forward in our city, all of us designers participating are very excited about it’’, remarked Cathy.

A design boutique ran at Opera Lane as part of Cork Fashion Week last April and proved to be an astounding success.  Shoppers bagged huge bargains with many handmade garments sold for as little as €25. For this reason, the positive feedback and demand has really proved the need for a designers boutique in our fashion-forward city.

So, ladies, its time to get your shopping on!: Visit House of Design from 9am – 6pm, Saturday June 19^th next at Opera Lane (entrance directly across from Topshop).

 

Miss Cork Maedhbh Kelly joins sports stars to appeal for help in recruiting 500 new child sponsors to help save lives in Swaziland

Miss Cork 2010 Maedhbh Kelly joins the World Vision Cork appeal

Miss Cork 2010 Maedhbh Kelly joined GAA legends Jimmy Barry Murphy and Graham Canty, who lined out with former Irish rugby International Michael Bradley today to launch the World Vision ‘Cork 500’, an urgent charity appeal to recruit 500 new child sponsors for an African community in serious need.

The Cork 500 appeal for World Vision (Ireland) is a targeted campaign that hopes to recruit 500 new child sponsors for a long term area development programme in Shiselweni in Swaziland, a community that has been ravaged by drought and the spread of HIV/Aids.

GAA All-Star Jimmy Barry Murphy, pleaded with his fellow Cork people to help World Vision reach its target of 500 child sponsors, “For just 83c a day, you can sponsor a child in Swaziland and make an extraordinary difference to their lives. If Cork hits the target of 500 sponsors, the project in Swaziland will be funded and ultimately lives will be saved – that’s down to us, the people of Cork, to get on board and make that difference.”

It costs €25 a month to sponsor a child, that’s just 83c a day.

To become a sponsor go to worldvision.ie/cork or text SPONSOR to 51500

 

About World Vision (Ireland)

Established in Ireland for over 27 years, World Vision is a registered Child Sponsorship charity dedicated to working with children, families and their communities in six African nations to empower them to reach their full potential by addressing the root causes of poverty. Through their child sponsorship programme, a special emphasis is put on ensuring the needs and rights of children are met, because they are often the hardest hit by conflict, disaster and chronic poverty.

Kinsale Comes Together to Host Unique Wedding Showcase – Sunday 13th June

 

Kinsale, County Cork, will host an exclusive 1-stop Wedding Showcase on Sunday June 13.

Couples planning their nuptials can visit every type of wedding supplier in & around the picturesque town of Kinsale – from florists, cake makers, limousines and bus transfers to photographers, milliners, Bridal Shop… plus any style of musician you could imagine! And of course a wide selection of reception venues will open their doors, with each offering superb prizes totaling in excess of €10,000 in value!  So to plan your perfect wedding day visit Kinsale on Sunday 13th June between 2pm and 6pm. 

Register on the Kinsale Land Train situated on the Pier Road to collect your information bag and map.

Lockdown looks forward to Rinka

Lockdown’s Vivienne & Former Miss Cork Sarah O’Connell launch RINKA

Lockdown lovelies Vivienne Kelly & Sarah O’Connell celebrated the launch of a new club night in Cork  which is officially launching Sunday the 6th June and thereafter every Saturday night in the Boardwalk Bar, Lapps Quay.

Playing on the night will be the irrepressible DJ Joey Kelly, with special guest Saxophonist Daska joining him for some live jamming.  Colm Kenefick will guest DJ the following week.

Although Cork has both a varied and vibrant night life, RINKA will add something fresh to to it, a new venue and music that doesn’t lean too much on any single genre and talented DJ’s each night.  RINKA, which is the Irish word for dancing – promises exactly what it says – dancing! The music policy is extremely broad-ranging. If you can dance to it – it will be played.

RINKA officially launches June Bank Holiday Sunday, and every Saturday night thereafter in the Boardwalk Bar. Entrance on the night is only €10 and the doors open at 11:30.

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