Paul Costelloe may not approve of all the changes to his home city – such as Grafton’s pedestrian crossing and “chaotic” traffic outside Trinity College – but that doesn’t stop it. prevent him from paying his sincere homage to Dublin in his upcoming fashion collection.
The veteran designer is invited to open the London Fashion Week AW23 season next week. It was an opportunity he took with both hands.
Inspired by James Joyce’s UlyssesCostelloe and his family took the idea of a day in Dublin and developed a custom linen fabric with local motifs.
Costelloe, who left the Irish capital more than 50 years ago to study fashion in Paris, said: “This is a celebration of Dublin, what Dublin is, and the city I love so much.
I love flying over Dublin and looking down at those two ugly towers, but I think they should definitely keep them
“It’s like a reinterpretation of the céad mile fáilte. It is to celebrate the past but invigorate the future.”
Costelloe and his wife, Anne, live in London. They have seven children.
“Anne loves history, she has so many ideas on key themes and our son William, an artist, has created a narrative print embellished with iconic scenes from Ulysses,” he explained.
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Designer Paul Costelloe has been invited to open the AW23 season of London Fashion Week next week. Photo: Luke Walker/Getty Images
Designer Paul Costelloe has been invited to open the AW23 season of London Fashion Week next week. Photo: Luke Walker/Getty Images
Returning to Dublin at least once a month to work on a fashion and homeware collection for Dunnes Stores provided the inspiration for Costelloe to sketch her hometown.
He made one of 7 Eccles Street – home of Ulysses main character Leopold Bloom. The invitation for his February 17 performance featured a painting of the South Wall in Ringsend with an ESB Poolbeg chimney.
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Costelloe, who grew up in Bootstown and trained at Blackrock College, said: “I love flying over Dublin and looking down at those two ugly towers, but I think they should definitely keep them going.
I think Dublin is magical but we should take care of what remains of Dublin’s history
“They are a landmark so don’t carry stupid luggage. They’ve eliminated enough already.
Reflecting on how Dublin has changed over the years, he said: “The fact that Grafton Street is pedestrianized is a tragedy. I think it’s too narrow a path to do that and it kills its charm.
“Outside Trinity is complete chaos. We have trams, bicycles, people fall off their bikes and then you turn onto Dame Street – it’s just a joke.
“I believe in cycling – I cycle in London all the time – but it needs careful planning and it is being built to be cyclists against.
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Mulligan’s pub in Poolbeg Street, Dublin, where Paul Costelloe threw his bachelor party 40 years ago
Mulligan’s pub in Poolbeg Street, Dublin, where Paul Costelloe threw his bachelor party 40 years ago
“I am a guest to a certain extent but in a way, I criticize everything for that.
“I think Dublin is magical but we should take care of what remains of Dublin’s history. We mustn’t knock it down and say goodbye.”
The new linen includes motifs from the Martello Tower and Mulligan’s pub in Poolbeg Street, where James Joyce was a client. The public house is mentioned in Joyce’s 1914 collection of short stories, Dubliners.
Costelloe added: “I threw a bachelorette party at Mulligan’s before getting married 40 years ago.
“We could go anywhere in the world but we were celebrating locally and that was great.”
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