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- Bailey Ryan Casey
Bailey
Ryan Casey
Pure Notions
Ireland is woven into the fabric of who I am, and this collection is a love letter to the place that shaped me. Drawing from a deep well of personal nostalgia, I’ve reimagined the textures, colors, and everyday moments of growing up in Ireland in the 2000s, blending them with a bold, contemporary perspective. It celebrates the warmth of home the small, familiar things only an Irish person would truly recognize.
Subtle nods to iconic Irish brands and sayings run throughout the designs, from the coziness of a well-worn Aran knit to the crinkle of a Tayto crisp packet. I wanted to capture that distinct sense of belonging like walking into your granny’s house with Barry’s Tea on the boil and Fair City humming from the TV.
While rooted in nostalgia, this collection is far from traditional. I’ve infused classic silhouettes long dresses, GAA jerseys, and shorts with unconventional forms and bold material choices. Sliotar-inspired curves and scaled-up Guinness graphics meet rich Dutchess satin, crisp cotton, raw leather, and high-shine PVC.
This work tells a story that’s unmistakably Irish, yet reimagined for today a celebration of memory, identity, and the evolving culture of home.
Da young wan
This project is an alternative extension of my graduate fashion collection, reimagined through the lens of childhood. Inspired by the experience of growing up in Ireland during the 2000s, this collection explores identity, nostalgia, and self-expression from a child’s perspective. Using fashion as a tool for storytelling, I reinterpret my original concept to create a playful, mixed-gender children’s collection that reflects the vibrant yet often overlooked emotional landscape of Irish youth culture at the time.
Through digital design in Adobe Illustrator, I developed detailed flat drawings that merge functional silhouettes with symbolic elements drawn from early 2000s culture, school life, and rural/urban contrasts. The collection embraces soft tailoring, oversized fits, and layered textures to reflect the fluid and evolving nature of childhood identity.
This work aims to not only dress children but to represent them acknowledging their agency, creativity, and the unique nature of being Irish and young.
REMAKE
For Remake I chose a piece from Harris Reeds spring summer 2024 collection “shadow dance”
When researching this season Reed delved into the world of Victoriana, becoming intrigued by Nineteenth century shadow puppets and illustrations of these fairytale beings dancing around the room. These puppets showed a synergy with his own design process- for Reed the silhouettes always appear first, in a line-up of dramatic outlines.
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