Street trend: Ella de Guzman

Ella wears what she wants, when she wants and believes you can never be overdressed.

Name: Ella de Guzman

Age: 36

Occupation: Owner of Siopaella (www.siopaella.com)

From: Vancouver, BC, Canada

What are you wearing? COS top, Helmut Lang trousers, vintage Chanel 2.55 bag, gold vintage horse belt (worn as a necklace), and Chanel earrings from Siopaella; a YSL ‘Arty’ ring from Net-a-Porter,

Jeffrey Campbell boots, from Buffalo, and a Hermes scarf I bought in Vancouver

Describe your style in three words? Eclectic, crazy and label-junkie

How long does it take you to get dressed in the morning? Five minutes

Fashion or function — which word best describes your attitude to clothes and why? Both, which is why I wear UGG boots, but will have a pair of Jeffrey Campbell heels with me in case the need arises

What’s your biggest source of style inspiration? Dublin street style

What do you think of Irish street style? I love it. It’s so inspiring to see how we are all so different

Where do you like to shop? Siopaella, of course, or Brown Thomas

Who or what is Ireland’s greatest undiscovered gem? The basement archives and store rooms in Siopaella

Why does your style/outfit work? I wear what I want, when I want. I believe you can never be overdressed and, yes, I’ve gone to Tesco wearing an evening gown!

THE CLOTHES

Top — peach-coloured COS top (Siopaella purchase)

Trousers — black Helmut Lang (Siopaella purchase)

Bag — black vintage Chanel 2.55 (Siopaella purchase)

Necklace — my gold, vintage horse, one that’s actually a belt, but I wear it as a necklace (Siopaella purchase)

Hermes scarf (Vancouver purchase)

Chanel earrings (Siopaella purchase)

Ysl arty ring (net-a-porter purchase) black Aldo chain-mail ankle boots (Aldo shoes purchase)

Louis is wearing a Barbour coat purchased from the Brown Thomas marvel room, and a black-studded collar bought from Vancouver