Paul Galvin playing a fashion Blinder

Paul Galvin’s collection for Dunnes is inspired by ‘Peaky Blinders’ and carries with it a real sense of authenticity, like the man himself, writes Carolyn Moore.

There really is nothing worse than going into an interview feeling underprepared, but when I sit down in Dunnes Stores HQ to chat to footballer-turned-fashion designer Paul Galvin, I’m forced to admit that my knowledge of him begins and ends with his eponymous line for Dunnes.

Not that that’s a problem, but in speaking to any creative person, it’s helpful if you can avoid viewing their work in a vacuum, and Galvin in particular — having grown up “in the middle of the bog”, embedded in the culture of the GAA — presents a fascinating case study when it comes to identifying the influences that have shaped his distinctively modern but traditionally rooted point of view.