Irish designer's white garments represent oppression of women

Róisín Pierce made her Paris Fashion Week debut at the American Church yesterday morning. Pictures: KCD

Irish designer Róisín Pierce made her Paris Fashion Week debut at the American Church on Tuesday morning with a collection that spanned ethereal, handsmocked and crocheted dresses atop undulating layers of airy organza.

Inspired by censorship and the oppression of women, with an eye on the Government and the Catholic Church, Pierce’s three-dimensional forms, like full-body shrouds, flowing capes, and cowl-neck dresses, were rendered in all white with painstaking craftsmanship.