Key ideas at Irish designers' stands

Allicano: Plum-coloured "eyelash" viscose for knee-length skirts worn with off-white, unhemmed wool flannel tops held shut by…

Allicano: Plum-coloured "eyelash" viscose for knee-length skirts worn with off-white, unhemmed wool flannel tops held shut by a safety pin; grey tufted wools for kimono jackets; black gauze with grey mohair overstitching for square-necked shifts; and raspberry velvet skirts and tops hand-etched with designs of flowers or shooting stars.

Mary Gregory: Mid-grey, boiled-wool, long coats with cross-fastening fronts; long shifts in charcoal grey heavy jersey; long sleeveless shifts in metallic blue with a tulip hem; and electric blue ribbon used as piping on covered-front coats.

Lyn-Mar: Grey, metallic chiffon for long, panelled and sleeveless shifts with wide band of grey felt at the hem; stretch mohair in purple and olive green for long coats and dresses; grey, boiled wool banded full-length coats; and stretch chenille in chocolate brown for separates.

Louise Kennedy: Fire-engine-red shearling coats to the ankle; mid-grey pinstripe light wool for coats with toffee fur thick collar and cuffs; boucle jackets in cafe-au-lait; chunky cashmere rollneck sweaters in lilac and soft pink; Prince-of-Wales unlined grey duster coat with matching shift; and winter white bugle-beaded long slip dresses for evening.