Full coverage: Fashion

Kerry-born designer Don O’Neill may have enjoyed the “Meghan effect” but it wasn’t enough to save his job in light of Covid-19. From his brownstone in New York, he talks about burn out, the vagaries of fashion and why he won't start from scratch again.

Luxury leather accessories brand My Name is Ted was founded in 2017. However, its biggest growth came during the pandemic, when sales increased by 400%. Co-founder Kasia Gaborec-McEvoy talks about pivoting online, attracting well-heeled clients and why the company is now looking to raise funds.

The Irish jewellery group Anthony Nicholas, owner of the Fields chain, paid off its senior debt after selling four UK stores. With Covid impacting its business heavily, it has adjusted its facilities.

The Isle of Man-based company behind the Dublin retail complex is suing two more store occupants, New Look and Schuh, whose revenues have been hit by Covid-19 restrictions. The cases add to the long list of rent disputes in the retail sector.

Aviva Life and Pensions has initiated High Court proceedings in Dublin against retailer Reiss and its founder David Reiss. The group operates from a flagship store on St Stephen’s Green.

Six months on from a previous interview, Anne Harris returns to Brown Thomas to meet the store’s fashion director in a different world. Between a crash course in digital marketing and cancelled catwalk shows, Shelly Corkery remains resolutely optimistic for her industry.

Going into 2020, The Currency spoke with some of the newest fashion designers to come out of Ireland about their plans for the start of the new decade.

In a retail world turned upside down by the digital revolution, the leadership style of Brown Thomas’s fashion director includes a measure of “listen and wait” and careful attention to young people.

She was part of the famous Primark Gang of Four who helped turn Penneys into a global phenomenon. She talks to Alison Cowzer about ethics, education, fast fashion and how Arthur Ryan once stole her shoes.

Primark is a division of Associated British Foods, a company that makes sugar, animal feed and other food products. This marriage makes no sense for Primark or for shareholders.