Upcycling, new-to-you clothing and eco-friendly fabrics — sustainability in fashion is the real trend

With sustainability close to all our hearts now, we talk to three Irish women working in the fashion industry and doing their bit for sustainability, one step at a time

Aisling Byrne of Nuw

Her Dutch grandmother’s high heels clacking on the floor of her home in the Netherlands is one of Gayle Poppers’ earliest memories.

“My granny worked as a costume designer and was always glamorous — in an understated way, not in a Marilyn-Monroe-glamour kind of way. She wore very good quality clothing, always had her nails done perfectly, made sure she always wore a scarf,” recalls Poppers, who was raised in Galway during the 1980s.