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Aoife McBride didn’t lick her fashion and drapery skills off the stones. Her mother, Mary, opened her MacBees boutique in Killarney, Co Kerry, in 1984, but before that, Mary’s parents had been running Crowley’s drapers in Killorglin since 1907.
That’s 114 years of a fashion baton being passed on from mother to daughter and on again. As the third generation coming through the business, Aoife acknowledges her mother’s influence.
“Mum is always impeccably turned out and I love the idea that you get dressed up because you love clothes, no matter what day it is or who you’re going to meet. I remember her coming to pick us up at school. She had her Louise Kennedy power suits in the 80s and beautiful pieces from John Rocha in the 90s and they were always worn with heels even her wellies had heels!”
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“We don’t have an online retail colossus like Asos, but what we do have is a number of smaller retailers who have balanced a bricks-and-mortar shop with a successful e-commerce platform,” she adds.
“When searching for clothes online, your page searches may be higher to find what you need.”
That being said, there is a wealth of stylish boutiques around the country selling covetable European and American brands.
IndigoandCloth.com has the best range of contemporary menswear brands, while women are spoilt for choice: Lorna names Seagreen.ie as the top pick for high-end women’s fashion, thanks to its user-friendly site, and she also likes SuszaBoutique.com in Fermoy or NylesandRafe.com in Dunboyne for their regularly updated collections and speedy delivery times.