Porto, Portugal’s so-called second city, should rank first on your list when it comes to fashion, says Chadner Navarro.

From Northern Irish fashion designer J.W. Anderson making serious waves with his gender-bending designs as creative director for the luxury Spanish fashion label Loewe to 22-year-old Carlow actress Saoirse Ronan making the coveted cover of Time magazine, there’s no denying that the year just gone was another incredibly triumphant one for Ireland’s next generation of game-changers.

London Fashion Week is over and those in the know are already discussing Spring/Summer 2015’s trends. Drop these designer phrases into conversation to sound like a front row regular.

Get knotted with this season's stylish and oh-so-versatile scarves.