Street Trend: Daniela Cardillo

Age: 25

From: Kilkenny

What are you wearing? I’m wearing a Topshop dress (€48), Zara shoes (€60), Shutterbug belt (€15), vintage Yves Saint Laurent bag (gift) and a necklace (€225) and earrings (€180) from my own collection at www.danielacardillo.com

Describe your style in three words? Plain, black, accessorised.

How long does it take you to get dressed in the morning? 45 minutes-ish.

Fashion or function — which word best describes your attitude to clothes and why? Fashion as it is all about fun and individuality — a form of self-expression.

What’s your biggest source of style inspiration? Fashion magazines and online fashion and design blogs often create a wonderful theatrical version of fashion. I find this sense of fashion story-telling inspiring and often twist and alter things to suit my own personal style and mood.

What do you think of Irish street style? There is a lot of inspiration and very stylish people on the streets of Ireland. I feel in general we do take pride in how we look. We are a creative nation and this is often clear to see in how people express themselves through their personal style.

Where do you like to shop? Urban Outfitters, Zara, Topshop, ASOS are generally my high street go to stores. However, I do love rummaging around vintage shops and markets while travelling and love finding something individual to add to an outfit.

Who or what is Ireland’s greatest undiscovered gem? Muireann Walshe, Aisling Duffy and Blaithin Ennis are prime examples of the calibre of supreme work being accomplished by Irish designers today.