Fashion

Confident, comfortable dressing: Rae Feather’s new collection sets the scene for summer

The Northern Ireland-born designer has just opened her first bricks-and-mortar store in Dublin

Jotti tie-dye dress in pink €220, Rae Feather

Rae Feather has a simple phrase that she uses to describe her approach to fashion. “It’s confident, comfortable dressing,” says the Northern Ireland-born designer, who launched her eponymous label in 2013.

Back then she was best known for her monogrammed bags, which gained her celebrity fans like model Kate Moss and Texas lead singer Sharleen Spiteri. Bags still feature in her collection, but in the years since she has expanded it to include dresses, shirts, ...