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The Early Word


By Jennifer McShane
07th Apr 2016
The Early Word

It’s Thursday, which means you’ve almost survived another week! Start your morning on the right note with three must-read stories on IMAGE.ie. We’re fuming over the ‘pink’ tax, trying to crop our wedding guest lists and are lusting after our favourite fashion buys from the SS16 runways.

HOW TO CROP THAT WEDDING GUEST LIST

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Cutting the guest list can be the trickiest part of wedding planning but here are some simple ways to cut back.

Read how to do this here

PROVING THE ?PINK TAX? IS REAL IN IRELAND

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?Have you heard of the ?pink tax?? It is a reference to the extra charges women are expected to pay when it comes to certain goods and services like personal hygiene products, clothes, and dry cleaning.
Read about (the unfairness of) this here

FOREVER FASHION BUYS FROM THE SS16 COLLECTIONS

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Our Fashion Editor Marie Kelly has?picked four key items from the SS16 collections that will absolutely warrant the extra space in your wardrobe, from the white shirt (humble no longer) and classic wrap-around skirt.

See our forever fashion buys in full here