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A STYLISH SOJOURN Ruth Ni Loinsigh, founder of Dr
ury Street idyll Om Diva, has cemented her status as Fashion Fairy Godmother a thousand times over — so her most recent venture surely makes a thousand and one. The boutique inaugurates a series of summer residencies this month, wherein a rotating cast of talented craftspeople will exhibit their wares over a two-week spell. Sustainable designers such as Aisling Duffy and The Costume Room are joined by jewellers, woodworkers and printmakers: monitor Om Diva’s Instagram for further announcements. The Little Wooden Peg by Ruth Anna Coss runs until Tuesday 11, while 2 Bears Home will showcase from Wednesday 19 until Tuesday July 2; @omdivaboutique Refresh your Rigout... by snapping up one of Rory Hutton’s Ashurbanipal scarves, spun from Italian silk and enriched by Assyrian motifs the ideal accessory for historians-turnedcolour-fanatics. €97.99; roryhutton.co.uk HEMLINES words Amelia O’Mahony-Brady A CURTAIN CALL FOR CLASS OF 2019 JEWELS THAT SING NCAD’s newest graduates from Jewellery & Objects have whipped up some phenomenal work, melding playful colour palettes with thought-provoking concepts (and superbly-sculpted forms to boot). Unsurprisingly, my attention was seized by a trio of fellow texture fiends, whose collections croon with tactility: Caoimhe O’Toole’s When I Grow Up (channeling childhood memories and mementoes through acrylic/wool creations), Ali Moya’s No-nee-nee (celebrating botanical splendour and wildflower games of summers past) and Ellen McQuiale’s What Is Left Behind? (which sees thin sterling silver warped by the weight of emotions tied to loss). Catch their incredible works at the college’s Graduate Exhibition, running Friday 7 until Sunday 16. NCAD Design Building, Thomas Street; @caoimheot.design / @madebyalimoya / @ellenmcquaile. jewellery As each graduate season demonstrates, LSAD’s cohort of creative talents are fully on par with their European counterparts. The college garners coverage from Vogue Italia at each end-of-year showcase, whilst comfortably retaining the title of sole Irish participant in Graduate Fashion Week. Such accolades more than suffice in making Dublin’s institutions sit up a little straighter – LSAD Fashion’s “40% technical, 60% design” ratio, affirmed by department head Anne Melinn, has produced an assemblage of standout graduates this season. Their final-collection materials stretch from traceable-fabric shopping treks abroad to local partnerships with Limerick weavers. Chloe Joyce’s A Pack of Mutts, heavily inspired by Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs, pairs minimal-waste production with part-natural, part-synthetic textiles, fashioning a “funky streetwear collection for women” whilst also tackling heavier topics (canine mistreatment and the consequences of pollution). Holly Rose Twomey drew influence from her film-making father to create Le Voyage Dans La Lune, a deeply-celestial ode to the eponymous 1902 film and its French maker, George Melies, which led her to win Student Designer of the Year at the Irish Fashion Innovation Awards. Orla Kelleher’s Surrealist fantasies come to life in Wacky Tacky Party, where “outrageously fun and kitsch” garments appear good enough to eat, yet somehow maintain a strong sense of wearability. Irrespective of where these design innovators end up – be they future trend-forecasters or independent makers – there’s no doubt their first impressions have packed a serious punch. Graduate Fashion Week takes place in London’s Old Truman Brewery, from Sunday 2 to Friday 7; @chloejoycedesign / @hollyrosefashiondesign / @orla_k_______ Save the Date… Sunday 30th, when the sorely-missed Dublin Flea – a Liberties’ treasure trove of ‘20s jewels and 40s ‘frocks – stages its second comeback market behind Container Coffee. 11am-5pm, The Digital Hub: dublinflea.ie CLICK IT OUT… We know it and so should you food, fashion, photography, film, books, magazines, music, design, drink and a curated section of events for you to consider www.totallydublin.ie