Eithne Farry
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Eithne Farry is British book reviewer and the former literary editor of ELLE
, she is the author of "Yeah, I Made it Myself" subtitled "DIY fashion for the not very domestic goddess". She has had a career which has taken in everything from being a backing singer with indie band Talulah Gosh
to being a freelance reviewer, writer, literary editor and radio personality.
Eithne Farry has had a patchwork-quilt career. A former backing-singer (and tambourinist
) with indie band Talulah Gosh
, she is now a freelance reviewer, writer, literary editor and radio personality, who makes most of her own clothes (or at the very least, customises those she buys ready-made in shops).
She is a literary critic for Daily Mail
and Marie Claire
.
Elle
Elle may refer to:*Elle, Central African Republic*Elle , a fashion publication*Ellé, a river in France*Elle , a female given name*Elle , a Sri Lankan game similar to baseball*Ælle of Sussex, a Saxon king...
, she is the author of "Yeah, I Made it Myself" subtitled "DIY fashion for the not very domestic goddess". She has had a career which has taken in everything from being a backing singer with indie band Talulah Gosh
Talulah Gosh
Talulah Gosh were a guitar-pop group from Oxford, England and one of the leading bands of the twee pop movement, taking their name from the headline of an NME interview with Clare Grogan. They supposedly formed when Amelia Fletcher and Elizabeth Price, both wearing Pastels badges, met at a club in...
to being a freelance reviewer, writer, literary editor and radio personality.
Eithne Farry has had a patchwork-quilt career. A former backing-singer (and tambourinist
Tambourine
The tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all....
) with indie band Talulah Gosh
Talulah Gosh
Talulah Gosh were a guitar-pop group from Oxford, England and one of the leading bands of the twee pop movement, taking their name from the headline of an NME interview with Clare Grogan. They supposedly formed when Amelia Fletcher and Elizabeth Price, both wearing Pastels badges, met at a club in...
, she is now a freelance reviewer, writer, literary editor and radio personality, who makes most of her own clothes (or at the very least, customises those she buys ready-made in shops).
She is a literary critic for Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
and Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
.
Works
- Yeah, I Made it Myself: DIY Fashion for the Not Very Domestic Goddess. (2006), W&N. ISBN 0297851179.
- Lovely Things to Make for Girls of Slender Means. (2010), W&N. ISBN 0297859544.
External links
- ¡Viva las craftivistas! at The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, 29 May 2006 - The Late Show, BBC Radio London