Clodagh Cronin on 25 years of Samui: 'It was a gamble, but I felt I needed to be different'

As Samui hits 25 years in business, Clodagh Cronin chats to Vickie Maye about building the boutique that put Cork on the fashion map

Clodagh Cronin from Samui, Pictures: Miki Barlok

Clodagh Cronin has literally stepped off a flight from Paris when we talk. She’s just wrapped six days, and 22 back to back appointments, with some of the world’s most prestigious fashion houses, curating her autumn/winter collection for Samui.

A decade ago, I shadowed Cronin on one of these buying trips, and observed her assemble her edit at the illustrious Dries Van Noten.