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Grafton Street has all the international womens clothing chains that youd expect, plus a couple of Irish ones, such as A Wear and OConnors. Temple Bar offers outdoor gear, vintage clothing and wackier street fashions, while Henry Street has another rash of chain stores. Among the department stores, Brown Thomas has upmarket designer concessions, while Debenhams has a good choice of labels at respectable prices. Lovers of recycled fashions should head for the string of charity shops along South Great Georges, Aungier and Wexford Streets. A Wear, 26 Grafton St, T 01671 7200. Mon-Wed, Fri, Sat 0900-1800, Thu 0900-2030, Sun 1200-1800. Clothes for young Dubliners, including lots of Irish designs. BT2, 28-9 Grafton St, T 01 605 6707. Mon-Wed 1000-1830, Thu 1000-2000, Fri and Sat 1000-1900, Sun 1200-1800. Young and trendy offshoot of Brown Thomas, with designer labels. Costume, 10-11 Castle Market, T 01 679 5200. Mon-Wed, Fri and Sat 1000-1800, Thu 1000-1900. Elegant designs by local and European names. Cuba, 13 Trinity St, T 01 672 7489. Mon-Wed, Fri and Sat 0930-1800, Thu 0930-2000, Sun 1200-1800. Designer gear for the young and streetwise. Louise Kennedy, 56 South Merrion Sq, T 01 662 0056. Mon-Fri 0900-1800, Sat 0930-1800.9 Designs by the big name in Irish fashion, plus glassware, leather things and wooden furniture by David Linley. OConnors, ILAC Centre, T 01 872 9902. Mon-Wed, Fri, Sat 0930-1800, Thu 0930-2100. Plenty of fashionable denim. Theres another branch in Grafton Street. Smock, East Essex St, T 01 613 9000. Mon-Wed, Fri and Sat 1030-1800, Thu 1030-1900. Tiny boutique with lots of Irish-designed material at reasonable prices. Urban Outfitters, Cecilia House, Temple Bar, T 01 670 6202. Mon-Wed and Sat 1000-1900, Thu and Fri 1000-2000, Sun 1200-1800. Ultra-cool clothing and accessories, plus nifty homewares and dance music.
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