Colm Dillane: From guest designer at Louis Vuitton to the pub in Rathdowney

Paul McLauchlan meets Colm Dillane, the most down-to-earth name in fashion, for a pint and a chat

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The week after Colm Dillane presented his menswear collection as guest designer for Louis Vuitton at Paris Fashion Week to a thousand guests, with a performance by Rosalía, he could be found in the local pub in Rathdowney.

Less caviar and champagne, more crisps and craic, the Irish-American was visiting his extended family in Laois, a place where he has spent summer holidays for most of his life.