AFP – The fashion show kicked off with a nod to the Swinging Sixties by Irish designer and LFW veteran Paul Costelloe.
1960s-style Mod dresses and workwear in pastel linens, floral silk jacquards and understated tweeds abounded in Costelloe’s collection, ‘Le ciel est bleu’.
The once-private stylist for Princess Diana presented his “ode to Paris” – 40 years after showing at the first ever LFW in 1984 – in a call back to his fashion beginnings working as a design assistant in the French capital.
In a modern twist to the outfits with his debut hosier line, Costelloe paired trending long striped socks with stilettos.
Speaking to the Irish Independent newspaper ahead of the show, Costelloe said the hybrid look was “akin to Emily in Paris”, the hit Netflix series starring Lily Collins, whose character Emily Cooper’s experimental fashion choices have split opinions among viewers.
