My Soul Style

Recorded live at the Sustainable Living Stage at Bord Bia Bloom 2026, in association with DCCI (Design & Craft Council of Ireland) this special panel discussion explores the future of Irish wool through the lenses of farming, fashion, manufacturing, sustainability and textile innovation. Despite Ireland’s rich wool heritage, much of our wool remains an underutilised resource. So how can design...

One of the questions I get asked the most is where can I shop for sustainable clothes?! With this in mind this week I talk to Gráinne Wynne owner of Beautiful South, a boutique in Rathmines, Dublin Ireland which stocks ethically sourced fashion from European & indigenous Irish brands. Gráinne set up her boutique in 2018 after rearing her family & deciding to go back to work. With a backgro...

In this episode of My Soul Style I talk to Siadbh Duffy, founder of SIADBH, a range of ethically sourced crystal jewellery amulets. In this episode we discuss some of the murky unethical  practices of the crystal industry and how Siadbh has navigated this world to work with small ethically run mines and a family that are fairly paid to cut and polish the stones in her range. We cover what are ghos...

This week is an extra special episode where I talk to my lovely mother, Marjorie Parker! My mum has been a huge influence in my life when it comes to my relationship with, style, fashion & clothes. She is and always has been an incredibly stylish lady with her own unique take on style. I definitely learnt how to embody my own soul style through watching how my mum interpreted and put clothes t...

In this solo episode I address some of the many questions listeners have sent to me recently on how & where to get affordable sustainable fashion. After a quick catch up on exciting sustainable projects that I have been working on since the inception of My Soul Style, I run through the pros & cons of charity shop thrifting & my top tips for charity shopping. Next I run through the pros...

This week on My Soul Style I talk with Suzy Monaghan, of Monaghan Cashmere, a store that specialises in ethically sourced Cashmere on South Anne Street in Dublin, Ireland. Monaghan Cashmere is a family run business which was established over 60 years ago by Suzie’s father, Tom Monaghan with his wife Therese. Tom who is 96 years of age is still active in the business! Suzie is married and has two c...

This week I speak to Pat Kane a sustainability strategist, speaker, writer, mother of two boys & founder of Reuzi, a one-stop- sustainability shop & educational hub. Pat also Co-hosts The Devil wears organic cotton, a podcast exploring businesses taking their first steps into sustainability. Pat’s company Reuzi sells products on-line & through pop up stores. Her products offer easy zer...

“This week on My Soul Style I chat to Aoife Rooney, Founder & designer of Aoife Lifestyle Bags; a range of sustainable, circular, gender-neutral bags that are both functional & luxurious. Aoife is breaking paradigms around what luxury bags can be, by designing collections made from recycled nylon made from reclaimed ghost fishing nets dumped at sea & carpets rescued from landfill. This...

This week I chat to Sharon Farren head designer & co-founder of Kokoro Zen wear an eco-friendly, sustainable, gender neutral  lifestyle clothing brand ethically made in Ireland from organic bamboo & GOT certified organic cotton. In this episode Sharon shares her soul style journey as a boutique owner & designer starting out in Dublin before moving to Brussels & Cannes in the South...

With over twenty years experience as a fashion stylist  My Soul Style podcast host introduces herself and her journey to becoming a sustainable stylist. From working as a fashion editor for a luxury magazine to the front row at London fashion week to becoming disillusioned with the ugly side of fashion and the exploitation of garment workers & the environment, in this debut episode Roxanne cha...