Bow and Pearl

Lovely little boutique in Ranelagh Village. The clothes and accessories are beautiful and the atmosphere is really relaxed… perfect for a weekend browse! Worth a visit if you are looking for something a bit different and there is something to suit most price ranges. Only criticism is that sometimes the size selection is not great.

Beautiful little boutique in Ranelagh. Gorgeous Jewelry, clothing, and other accessories. A great place to go if you are looking for an outfit for a special occasion, a gift, or something different. If I had a bit more money, I’d buy everything in the shop!

This place was a god-​send when I was in the midst of a very serious first-​world problem; finding a dress for a wedding I was due to attend two days later.
It was a real life case of Operation Transformation –while I went in to Bow&Pearl feeling stressed and negative, I honestly came out feeling rather wonderful!
This was primarily due to the lovely sales woman who helped me through the repeated process of trying on dresses, and intricately examining how they looked in the mirror, from various angles.
All I can say is the woman seemed to have the patience of a Tibetan monk, showering me with compliments each time I peeked out of the dressing room (and not in the pushy-​sales-​woman way either, more like a caring mother who just wants you to feel good and look good).
Long story short, I came out with a gorgeous dress, and the following day my sister did too after hearing me raving about the place all afternoon.
They have heaps of gorgeous dresses in a not-​too-​shabby price range, so its definitely worth a try if you find yourself in a similarly serious situation.

This is a great little ladies boutique. They have a lovely range of clothes with tops starting at about € 35ish, dresses € 60 and up.
I love the way the shop is laid out as it’s not too packed and there’s plenty of room to manoevure around other customers.
The girls working here are just lovely, super helpful but not intrusive in the slightest and don’t put on any pressure to buy, unlike some other boutiques I’ve been in nearby. Anytime I have been in here the girls will take clothes off you to put in the changing room so that you have both hands free to continue browsing. There doesn’t seem to be a limit on the number of items you can bring to the changing room which is great if you are unsure of your size.
I had a shopping success here today and am delighted with my new troosers! Will be back again before Christmas in the hopes of finding somthing else special :-)

Near the Triangle in Ranelagh, in the midst of a load of other shops and restaurants, this is the kind of place you stumble across one day, and then keep coming back to. The selection of clothes and accessories is relatively small, but choice. It’s not cheap — dresses appear to start around the € 75 mark, if not on sale — but anything I have bought from here has worn, and washed, well. Their website is very good and kept up-​to-​date but I highly recommend a visit to the actual shop; even it is beautifully done up.

Seriously, this place has me broke. Such amazing stock and it appears to be getting better. They now have online store too. Best clothes shop in Ranelagh. Perfect for gifts too.

I’m not quite sure how long this little gem has been open, because I haven’t been in Ranelagh for some time, but it is adorable! It is only a tiny wee shop, so when you walk in you’re not overwhelmed with racks of clothes and accessories. Instead you get a few well-​chosen items nicely arranged around the room. The staff are really nice and leave you alone so you can have a look around. The brands on offer– when I was there– included American Vintage and People Tree but apparently these vary depending on the clothes they get in. Sadly, most of it is out of my price range (being a student and all) but I’ll still have a look in here from time to time.