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Kerry fashion designer Don O'Neill working in his studio in New York
Oprah wore my dress to the Oscars to pick up a lifetime award
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  • July 31, 2020, 05:16

Irish fashion designer Don O’Neill started from humble beginnings – not once, but three times in London, Paris and finally New York, where he became t(...)

Kerry fashion designer Don O’Neill working in his studio in New York
‘Mr Lacroix sent me to see an astrologist who said I should move to America. So I did’

Few people come to New York to disappear, not least those in fashion. Whether you’re attending the opening of a Broadway play or standing tall in the (...)

Danielle Romeril: “It was about identity and putting a vision for yourself forward and being lucky enough to have friends who knew a bit more than I did.” Photograph: Johnny McMillan
Fashion forward: Three Irish designers on surviving a tough industry

Don O’Neill recalls his upbringing in Ballyheigue, Co Kerry as nothing short of magical. “The castle behind my house is haunted,” he says. “ We woul(...)