Setting the trend: A day in the life of fashion buyer Clodagh Shorten

Vickie Maye joins Clodagh Shorten of Samui during Paris Fashion Week to experience a whirlwind 24 hours in the life of a fashion buyer.

Setting the trend: A day in the life of fashion buyer Clodagh Shorten

It’s the tail end of fashion week in Paris, the busiest week of the year for fashion buyers.

When I meet Clodagh Shorten, owner of Samui, the game-changing boutique that put Cork on the fashion map, she’s already been here four days and is on her tenth buying appointment — there’ll be at least another five before she leaves in a couple of days time.

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