Each week, Dancing with the Stars brings a dash of glitz, glam, and glitter to our weekend - and there is no one better to bring that bit of sparkle to our lives than stylist to the stars, Clémentine MacNeice.
Having worked on previous years of the show, the Armagh native has been away from the disco ball dancefloor for the past three years, and says her return has been "weird but good", insisting that the show is "really good to work on".
Working once again with Jennifer Zamparelli, the Dublin-based stylist says the co-host is a dream to work with.
"Jen is so open to new things and tries everything, and she's a fun one to style," she smiles. "I think she's had a bit of a style evolution over the past three years. I think the two girls together makes it really good."
Although she has styled Zamparelli's co-host, Doireann Garrihy for separate events, this is the first time dressing the presenter for the star-studded dance competition, and Clémentine says she loves her "quirky and cool style".
"I've styled Doireann a few times; she's quite quirky and cool, but she does the very girly look too, and she can do a suit or a pretty dress, she can do everything - which I like."
"It's totally different to anything I've styled her for before", she says, noting that she loves the "glitz and the glamour" of the weekly show.
Starting pre-production in November, Clémentine explains that she worked hard to get a mix of designer and high street labels on the hosts across the 11 weeks.
"I want to do a lot of rentals as well," she adds. "I think rentals got so big in Ireland and Dublin. I want to show that you don't always have to buy something new if you have an occasion or an event. That's a big one for me.
"I think we have a real range," she surmises. "We haven't got our whole 11 weeks, but we're nearly there and we've got a mix of everything which is really good."
Speaking on this week's show, Clémentine gave us a run down of tonight's looks:
"Jen's dress tonight is by Ilta, a UK designer that do really beautiful eveningwear pieces, really cool. I've had my eye on their stuff for a while, so when I got back to the show, I was like, right, I want one of those - that was a big one for me."
Doireann's beautiful and "well-tailored" suit was snagged in Mango.
"I think Mango have got a lot better recently," she insists. "They have a capsule collection too, which have more dear pieces which are beautiful, but, yeah, I think it was €120 for the jacket and the trousers. We lined the trousers, they were kind of sheer, but I think she can pull off a suit really well."
Doireann's sparkling look was finished off with a pair of black strappy heels from River Island and statement silver and crystal flower-shaped earrings by Crystals & Co.
Having had her first child, a baby boy called Marceau, back in April, Clementine insisted that she would only come back to work early "for a show like this" and that it is "really good to be back".
Speaking to RTE Lifestyle, Irene O'Brien broke down what the ever-stylish judges wore for the first episode of the season.
Loraine Barry took to the dancefloor in a shimmering one-shoulder black gown accented with sequins, designed by her go-to collaborator Francesca Lazzari.
"Loraine and Francesca are both dancers and were dancers for years and years and knew each other through dancing", O'Brien said, adding that Lazzari brings "that real appreciation for not just Loraine's style but for the fact that they're on the dancefloor there as well".
Arthur Gourounlian wore a made-to-measure brown velvet suit with black satin trim by Louis Copeland, paired with shoes by Schuh. "Everyone's going to look amazing in a made-to-measure suit", she added, "but it is Arthur so let's look at it" and see what they could add to make it more him.
O'Brien paired it with a retro-inspired turtleneck and a selection of Newbridge Silverware pieces. Tying the outfit together was the penny loafers, which were specially updated to work with Arthur's look.
"Our amazing style assistant Louise took the gold off another pair of shoes, put the gold on these shoes", she said. "It's about having vision there and kind of playing around with stuff."
As for Brian Redmond, he wore head-to-toe Dorian Black, looking elegant in a wine tuxedo with an oversized bow. "The thing about Brian is, he has this role where he's sharp, he's to the point, but he loves style and he is stylish.
"There's so much going on there and there's ways to express their personality and I think over the weeks you're going to see more and more and more of their amazing personalities expressed."
Stay tuned to RTE.ie/Lifestyle each week to get the low down on Jen and Doireann's glittery looks.
