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Desert Island Dress

Desert Island Dress

Inspired by the classic BBC radio programme broadcast, Desert Island Discs, our new podcast Desert Island Dress follows a similar arrangement and asks guests to choose four items of dress, items which likewise have shaped guests’ lives, that they could not bear to leave behind on the mainland. Items that cannot be replaced.

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00:25:21

Post-analysis inspired by: Marie Kelly

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2025/12/30

Welcome back to our post-analysis episode of Desert Island Dress. Every other week, we take a moment to reflect on the stories and choices shared in the main conversation and pull on one of the threads that caught our attention. 🎨 This series features hand-drawn sketches of each of our guests by artist Louise Boughton @louiseboughton_ ✨ Stay connected with Desert Island Dress: 📸 Instagram: @desert_island_dress 🌐 Website: www.desertislanddress.com 💌 Our ask this series: share your favourite

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01:06:24

Marie Kelly: The Quiet Power of Modesty

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2025/12/23

Welcome to our final guest episode for Series 4 of Desert Island Dress with Marie Kelly, a writer whose work moves effortlessly between fashion, culture, art and everyday life. Beginning her career in London before returning to Ireland, Marie has spent more than two decades telling stories across luxury magazines and premium brands, with clients including Victoria Beckham, Stella McCartney and previous guest of Desert Island Dress, goldsmith, Nigel O’Reilly. Most recently, Marie has co-founded Só

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00:32:22

Postanalysis: inspired by conversations with...

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2025/12/16

Welcome back to our post-analysis episode of Desert Island Dress. Every other week, we take a moment to reflect on the stories and choices shared in the main conversation and pull on one of the threads that caught our attention. 🎨 This series features hand-drawn sketches of your podcast hosts Dee & Katriona, and each of our guests by artist Louise Boughton @louiseboughton_ ✨ Stay connected with Desert Island Dress: 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠@desert_island_dress⁠⁠ 🌐

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01:05:44

Professor Angela McRobbie: The Social Life of Clothes

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2025/12/09

Today, we are thrilled to share a conversation with someone whom both Katriona and I have admired for many years in our academic lives. When studying and teaching fashion, her work has always been a guiding force. She is the sociologist, feminist thinker, and cultural scholar, Professor Angela McRobbie. Our discussion with Angela travels across countries and decades, bringing us into the creative and political energy of 1970s Glasgow, the feminist debates and vintage-hunting culture of Birmingham,

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00:44:24

Postanalysis: inspired by conversations with Liam Ó...

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2025/12/02

Welcome back to our post-analysis episode of Desert Island Dress. Every other week, we take a moment to reflect on the stories and choices shared in the main conversation and pull on one of the threads that caught our attention. 🎨 This series features hand-drawn sketches of your podcast hosts Dee & Katriona, and each of our guests by artist Louise Boughton @louiseboughton_ ✨ Stay connected with Desert Island Dress: 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠@desert_island_dress⁠⁠ 🌐

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01:00:44

Liam Ó Maonlaí — Suits, Songs & Ancestral Storytelling

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2025/11/25

Hello Desert Island Dress listeners, and welcome. We hope you are enjoying the series so far, and today we are so very delighted to share this week’s guest with you – Irish musician, singer, and songwriter, Liam Ó Maonlaí. My first recollections of Liam were as the lead singer of Irish band, Hothouse Flowers – I was probably about 9 or 10 years old, and we’d have the anthem ‘Don’t Go’ blaring on our family road trips from Dublin to Mayo. This, interchanged with The Saw Doctors, helped keep us

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00:27:54

Postanalysis: inspired by conversations with Dana Thomas

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2025/11/18

Welcome back to our post-analysis episode of Desert Island Dress. Every other week, we take a moment to reflect on the stories and choices shared in the main conversation and pull on one of the threads that caught our attention. ✨ Stay connected with Desert Island Dress: 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠@desert_island_dress⁠⁠ 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠www.desertislanddress.com⁠⁠ 💌 Our ask this series: share your favourite episode with a friend, or follow and subscribe on your podcast app — it really helps us grow! For more

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00:54:56

Wrapped in Story: Dana Thomas on a Life in Fashion

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2025/11/11

This week, we are joined by Dana Thomas, journalist, author, and one of fashion’s most insightful voices. Based in Paris, Dana has spent her career exploring how the fashion industry really works, from sustainability and supply chains to the inner worlds of luxury and design. We first came to Dana’s work through her writing — I discovered her book Fashionopolis, while teaching sustainability on a Sociology of Fashion module, and Katriona through Dana’s excellent books, Gods and Kings, and Deluxe:

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00:31:21

Postanalysis: inspired by conversations with Ailbhe...

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2025/11/04

Welcome back to our post-analysis episode of Desert Island Dress. Every other week, we take a moment to reflect on the stories and choices shared in the main conversation and pull on one of the threads that caught our attention. ✨ Stay connected with Desert Island Dress: 📸 Instagram: ⁠@desert_island_dress⁠ 🌐 Website: ⁠www.desertislanddress.com⁠ 💌 Our ask this series: share your favourite episode with a friend, or follow and subscribe on your podcast app — it really helps us grow! For more

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01:18:36

Red Shoes, Radical Steps: Ailbhe Smyth on feminism,...

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2025/10/28

As Ireland celebrates the election of Catherine Connolly as President, it feels timely to reflect on the women whose work helped make this kind of leadership possible. This week’s guest is one of them. Ailbhe Smyth — academic, feminist, and lifelong activist — has helped shape Ireland’s social conscience for more than five decades. From the early women’s movement to the campaigns for marriage equality and reproductive rights, her voice has been one of determination, conviction, and courage. Her

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00:26:03

Postanalysis: inspired by conversations with Gavin...

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2025/10/21

Welcome back to our post-analysis episode of Desert Island Dress. Every other week, we take a moment to reflect on the stories and choices shared in the main conversation and pull on one of the threads that caught our attention. ✨ Stay connected with Desert Island Dress: 📸 Instagram: @desert_island_dress 🌐 Website: www.desertislanddress.com 💌 Our ask this series: share your favourite episode with a friend, or follow and subscribe on your podcast app — it really helps us grow! For more stories,

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00:53:50

Behold the Man: Gavin Friday on Style, Rebellion, and...

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2025/10/14

Today we have another wonderful guest for you — the creative, singular, stylish disruptor and artist, Gavin Friday.We first met Gavin back in May at the launch of a new exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland. The exhibition, curated by Gary O’Neill, celebrates Dublin youth culture, street style, and subcultures from the 1960s to the 1990s. Gary has spent the last two decades collecting materials from the public, photographers, and photojournalists — and if that sounds like your kind of thing,

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00:21:32

Post-analysis inspired by: Jo Ellison

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2025/10/07

Welcome back to our post-analysis episode of Desert Island Dress. Every other week, we take a moment to reflect on the stories and choices shared in the main conversation and pull on one of the threads that caught our attention. ✨ Stay connected with Desert Island Dress: 📸 Instagram: @desert_island_dress 🌐 Website: www.desertislanddress.com 💌 Our ask this series: share your favourite episode with a friend, or follow and subscribe on your podcast app — it really helps us grow! For more stories,

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00:46:44

From Vogue to the FT — Jo Ellison brings fashion...

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2025/09/30

Kicking off our fourth series, we are so excited to welcome Jo Ellison to Desert Island Dress. Jo Ellison, as many of you will know, is the editor of HTSI/ How to Spend It at the Financial Times, and formerly Fashion Editor at the Financial Times and Features Editor at Vogue. Having Jo spend time in the “hot seat,” as Katrina would call it, was a dream come true, and we really hope she enjoyed the conversation as much as we did. We were particularly delighted to learn how influential Ireland and

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00:23:32

Post-analysis: Effort, Authenticity & the Ritual of...

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2025/04/11

In this post-analysis episode, we reflect on our conversation with Mandy Johnston and explore the themes that stuck with us—effort, authenticity, and the subtle power of getting dressed.From the blurred lines of post-COVID workwear to the quiet authority of a well-chosen outfit, we discuss why what we wear still matters. We also share a standout clip from The Diplomat that perfectly captures the politics of appearance in public life.Don’t forget to catch Mandy’s full episode from earlier this week,

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01:03:12

Wearing Confidence: Mandy Johnston on Style,...

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2025/04/08

In this episode of Desert Island Dress, journalist, broadcaster, and communications expert Mandy Johnston joins us to share the stories behind the clothes that have shaped her life. From career-defining purchases to sentimental staples, Mandy reflects on the power of dressing with intention, the fine line between fashion and style, and why great clothes—like great friends—stand the test of time.We also explore the shifting boundaries between workwear and leisurewear, the emotional weight of

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00:23:42

Postanalysis: Wearing our Values - Reflecting on Role...

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2025/04/04

In this post-analysis episode of Desert Island Dress, we reflect on our powerful conversation with Leon Diop. We explore his choice to wear a Charles Oliveira hoodie and what it reveals about resilience, identity, and surrounding yourself with positive role models.We also unpack the cultural urgency of Netflix’s Adolescence, the rise of harmful online influencers like Andrew Tate, and the critical need for young people—especially boys—to see strength in empathy, discipline, and belonging.From

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00:59:20

Leon Diop: Dressing for Identity, Belonging & Being...

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2025/04/01

In this episode of Desert Island Dress, we’re joined by activist, community leader, and founder of Black & Irish, Leon Diop. Through his chosen garments, Leon shares his journey of self-expression, resilience, and identity—exploring what it means to be both Black and Irish in modern Ireland. We talk about the power of storytelling, the importance of representation, and the personal experiences that led him to create Black & Irish, a platform dedicated to amplifying Black and mixed-race Irish

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00:20:36

Postanalysis: Irishness, Identity & Investment Pieces...

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2025/03/28

In this post-analysis episode, we reflect on our conversation with Havana boutique founder Nikki Creedon—not just through the lens of fashion, but through a wider cultural conversation sparked by her long-standing support of Irish design.Inspired by a quote from retail expert Mary Portas, who suggested that Irish retailers should "sell the feeling of being Irish," we consider what that feeling actually means. From the cultural nostalgia of Claddagh rings and Aran jumpers to the modern expressions of

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00:42:21

Curating Style: Nikki Creedon on Fashion, Legacy &...

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2025/03/25

In this episode of Desert Island Dress, we sit down with Nikki Creedon, the founder and owner of Havana boutique, one of Dublin’s most beloved fashion destinations. For over three decades, Nikki has curated a space where craftsmanship, individuality, and timeless design take centre stage.From her early days working with Paul Costelloe to building a boutique that champions both international and Irish designers, Nikki shares the pivotal moments that shaped her journey in fashion. We explore the

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