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Your summer wardrobe should embrace the lighter side of fashion

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Your summer wardrobe should embrace the lighter side of fashion

There are times in an Irish summer when flowing, lacy or embroidered white dresses or even statements in silver echo our need to make the most of those fleeting days when lighter attire finally get its moment in the sun.

Weddings, garden parties, festivals, days at the beach or fun soirées at home flush out the linens, the cottons and the silks, and particularly this summer when whites – which spend most of the year in Irish wardrobes – are such a strong fashion trend. Except for the year-round staple white T-shirts (Massimo Dutti makes some of the best), it’s the time when black opaques, cosy woollens and quilted jackets that keep us armoured during long winter months can be ditched for a while.

That was the thinking behind this shoot from a young Irish creative team headed by ecommerce stylist Eoin Gavin, who started his career three years ago training with Aisling Farinella and Zeda the Architect before setting up on his own. “We wanted to create a sense of fun and serenity with a mix of patterns, monochromatics and metallics,” he says. Most of the clothes are from Irish boutiques and were chosen to suit various sizes, so they are comfortable rather than fitted.

White dress, Ulla Johnson at Havana €1,000; raffia sandals, €36.99, H&M; green crystal necklace, Jenny Vander Vintage, €425

White pearl and tulle T-shirt, Simone Rocha at Havana, €162.50

Metallic silver trench, MM6 Maison Margiela, €1,550 at Costume

Metallic blouse, €450, and skirt, €350, Dawei Studios from Beautiful South boutique, Rathmines; metallic bag, €20, Primark

Geometric maxi dress by Odile Jacobs at Havana, €550; straw hat with roses, Aoife Kirwan, €600, at Marion Cuddy

Blue gingham dress, €125; white sheer blouse, €109, both Bow & Pearl

Sage printed dress, Saloni at Costume, €672; white cardigan, €108, Bow & Pearl; black beaded earrings and necklace set, Jenny Vander Vintage, €350.
Aqua floral dress, Saloni, €574, at Costume; clip-on floral earrings, Jenny Vander Vintage, €40.

Sheer blazer and pants, €440 and €304, both Beautiful South; beaded bag, €10, Primark; gold earrings and necklace, €18 and €26, both Betty & Biddy.
Pink tulle coat, Simone Rocha, €1,035; pink bow dress, Cecile Bahnsen at Havana, €495; gold necklance and bracelet, €120 and €110, at Beautiful South; pink sunglasses, €5, Primark.

Multicoloured kaftan and peach kaftan dresses, both by Joanna Kielucka at Marion Cuddy

Red and white stripe jacket, €105, Bow & Pearl; one-shoulder top, Costume, €224; green striped trousers, Stella Forest at Costume, €140; jewellery, Jenny Vander

The looks, according to Gavin, can be recreated without being the exact pieces or designers, “but still with some edge”.

James Joyce’s early poem Song captures the mood.

My love is in a light attire

Among the apple trees

Where the gay winds do most desire

To run in companies.

There, where the gay winds stay to woo

The young leaves as they pass

My love goes slowly, bending to

Her shadow on the grass.

And where the sky’s a pale blue cup

Over the laughing land

My love goes lightly, holding up

Her dress with dainty hand.

(From Dana, 1904)

Photography Palina Yoong (@polinazavr). Styling Eoin Gavin (@eoin.gavin). Hair Joanne Ó Neill (@joanneoneill.hair). Make-up Cliona Campbell (@cliona.makeup). Models Nadia at NotAnother, @nadiazalecka, @notanother.intl; Natalia at Ros Models @nataly.tlr, @rosmodelmanagement

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