Shops are offering a bridal boutique experience to kids choosing outfits for the big day - complete with photo-friendly podiums. But is it all just innocent fun? Get the look: Kym Smyth, sales ...

First Communions becoming more elaborate Gown makers prepare for proms%2C weddings to follow Shopping trips bring together generations of women When the little angel is grinning from ear to ear, ...

When Charlotte’s Kids first opened in 1980, Communion dress-buying season was chaotic. Families would come in last-minute to shop for the big occasion and have to wait for a dressing room or someone ...

When it comes to Holy Communion in Ireland, commerce and the church go hand in hand, the secular meeting the sacred in one of the most celebrated annual rituals in the country. Many complain about the ...

The first thing that Arnotts childrenswear buyer Jenny Erwin does when selecting Holy Communion dresses is to pump them up and down to see how the skirts spread. “Those details matter, particularly ...

Vivienne Wood, who runs the Quirky Corner charity shop in Londonderry, says she was blown away by the response from families The manager of a charity shop has said she has been overwhelmed by the ...

IF one of the excesses of the Celtic Tiger was the the transformation of First Holy Communion into a bling fest of Kardashian proportions, subtlety has crept back in the past five years. Everyone ...

These days, parents are cutting out extravagant spending and keeping the First Holy Communion a simple affair, writes Arlene Harris Ann Moran with her daughter Ciara at Petit Communion-wear shop. PIC: ...

The dresses will be sold in the retailer's 45 Irish stores Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We have more newsletters An Irish retailer has launched ...