Dotty about Dunnes…. July 24, 2010

I am a major fan of Dunnes-I think they are as cheap as Penny’s but find the clothes are much better quality. I also love that they do other lines, such as Savida and Gallery that are slightly more expensive that their main line but the clothes are stylish and really great quality. Their Savida line is a particular favourite of mine.

I have noticed that Dorothy Perkins and Dunnes sometimes stock the exact same items-I was in Dorothy Perkins recently and saw a really cute sundress with butterflies on it, for around the 60 euro mark .That was a little too much for me to pay, at the time but I thought to myself that I would wait till it came down in their sale. A week later, I saw the exact same dress for 35 euro in Dunnes! This isn’t the first time that I’ve see the exact same items in both stores, with Dunnes always being much cheaper than Dorothy Perkins. So if you like shopping in Dorothy Perkins, have a look in Dunnes Stores to see if they have an item you like for a cheaper price before buying .

Anyway……I was out shopping early this morning and nabbed myself this lovely cropped cardi in Dunnes Stores.  I had just nipped in looking for one specific item (which I didn’t end up getting as they didn’t have it), and was on my way out the door when this cardigan caught me eye on the Savida sale rale. I went over for a look, and found that it was only left in one size (mine ) and was reduced from 25 euro to 5 euro.  

It is a lovely knitted cream cropped cardigan with cute navy polka dots all over. It has elbow length sleeves with ruching on them also. It is great quality, and would look fantastic with a dark pair of jeans, and a plain navy or white tee underneath. It was such a bargain-especially as I know I am going to wear it loads.

Sun, Sun, Sun, Here We Come…. July 19, 2010

The Bootleg Beatles

Hey everyone-I hope that ye all had a nice weekend.

I had a lovely weekend-I headed off to the Bootleg Beatles down in Kinsale, for the Kinsale Arts festival on Friday night. I am a big Beatles fan, so I was really excited to see them. The band were amazing!!!! If I closed my eyes, I really couldn’t tell the difference between the tribute band and the real thing. The concert was really good-made even better by its stunning backdrop (The concert was held in Charles Fort in Kinsale). All, in all, it was a great night and though I had my umbrella at the ready, it stayed dry and sun even made an appearance

The stunning Charles Fort-Location for the Bootle Beatles Concert

I have been really good shopping wise (apart from splurging on shoes in the Warehouse and Dorothy Perkins online sales). However, I was passing a Next shop yesterday, and decided to go for a browse as their ‘better than half price’ sale had started on Saturday.