PAUL COSTELLOE AUTUMN/WINTER 2024

Paul Costelloe opens the 40 Year celebration of London Fashion Week Friday16th February 2024 Paul Costelloe Autumn/Winter 2024 “Once upon a Time“ - Where Limerick meets Downtown New York. We open the door on the Lower East Side and take in the bustling streets of the city of lights; buzzing, eccentric, intricate and exciting. Winter whites, charcoal greys and rich tweeds with leather trimmings are presented in bold tailoring. Leather jodhpurs worn with tweed statement plaids, voluminous shapes in traditional wool knitwear and coats to shelter under as the wind blows across the city from east to west or in Thomand Park. This collection expresses my view that classic design still has its place in high fashion. I have added a personal moment of nostalgia by adding a print based on the street where I once lived. It was a glorious moment to dream and live. It is still a privilege to be part of London Fashion Week, and to express myself through material and form with my