Fiona Smyth and her mother Susanna Smyth founded The Harlequin in 1993. The vintage shop, specialising in clothing and accessories, quickly became something of a cult destination for lovers of vintage. It was the perfect time to open. The British high street behemoths were yet to seize control of Dublin’s city streets, and, in the age of Britpop and ‘heroin chic’, celebrities such as Kate Moss, Justine Frischmann, Liam Gallagher and Damon Albarn made dressing in old flares and a vintage Adidas tracksuit top the thing to do. Over the years, The Harlequin became a much-loved feature of the retail…

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