WITH the luck of the Irish vehemently on her side, Robyn Lynch celebrated her first stand-alone collection for LFWM in the British Fashion Council Show Space on Saturday, going from strength to strength at the turning of each new season.
Renowned for her Irish patriotism repertoire, her designs explore the connections between clothing and community. Much of her inspiration derived from the Irish island of Inis Oirr, home to a minuscule population of just 260.
“It’s what I love about clothes, how they can tell stories about the way we live,” explains Lynch.
Cut, contrast and silhouette all combine to define the narrative of Lynch’s collection, based on pieces infused with both practicality and pleasure. Three modes of men’s dressing are prominent components of the AW20 Collection – tailoring, functionality, and leisure.
Much of the clothing is adorned with Lynch’s unique print creation, inspired by the Irish Teletext channel Aertel, to evidence just how quickly our way of sharing stories has changed and evolved.
Woven in Donegal, Irish grey linen is cut into tailored jackets, while trousers are spliced with grey nylon panels. Another main feature is the Arran knit, cut in an array of different ways within the collection, in the forms of detachable vests and oversized sweaters.
The pieces comprise a colour palette of muted blues, greens and greys, a contrast to the lighter pastels incorporated in Lynch’s SS20 Collection.
After two successful seasons as part of Fashion East, Lynch first launched her eponymous label in 2018, and is fast on the path of establishing her name within the unexplored contemporary culture of her native Ireland.
by Cara Jenkins