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Aisling Farinella

‘Native’ and identity in Irish fashion

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Creative Director Aisling Farinella discusses her work through the lens of ‘Native’ identity and what it means to be a champion for Irish fashion

About the speaker

A sought after stylist, creative director and consultant working across fashion and cultural platforms, join us as Aisling Finella shares her story and what this month's theme NATIVE means to her.

With her feet firmly rooted on Irish ground, Aisling has built an international career in fashion while not giving in to the pull of London or further afield.

A real champion of Irish design culture and creative talent, Aisling has directed groundbreaking projects to showcase and support the fashion industry in Ireland and on international platforms.

She is Consulting Fashion Editor at Irish Tatler, a Board Director of the Institute of Designers in Ireland and course lead for the NCAD x Creative Future Academy’s Professional Diploma in Fashion Communication.

To top it all off, Aisling is co-creative director and editor of Thread magazine (2011 - 2018), an annual publication that documents a new era of Irish creative talent and repositioning fashion in Ireland for a new generation.

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