While on the hunt for something to wear at Fashion Week (this, by the way, is a never-ending hunt) I keep coming across the word Donegal. Now, I am actually Irish, but I moved away because really I didn’t much care for the place. I have actually been to Donegal and it’s not exactly a bustling metropolis, nor is it somewhere you’d associate with fashion, in any way. Think ‘Father Ted’, without the jokes. Nevertheless Donegal appears to be inescapable in the world of fashion. After a little research I’ve discovered Donegal famously produces tweed, wool and other fabrics for everyone from Margaret Howell to Donna Karan. What do I know eh? I’m not looking for a blazer, even though I bought a Harris tweed one a while back, blazers remind me of being at school and those are some bad memories, so Donegal trousers are what I’m looking for. I’m going to put that last sentence in the list of ‘things I never thought I’d hear myself say’…
Burberry Prorsum
These beautiful Donegal tweed trousers are by Burberry Prorsum, I’d be surprised if anyone in Donegal actually owns them, but you can own them – especially as they’re currently on sale over at Mr. Porter. If they’re still out of your budget then Topman have gone Donegal mad too…
From the cropped grey peg leg trousers to the skinny Donegal wool suit, it seems Ireland is a little more stylish than I thought. Whoops, that’s another sentence to add to the list. New York, Milan, Paris, Donegal. You never know, it might happen…