US EditionPaul Costelloe: Irish Fashion Designer Dies Aged 80
Paul Costelloe led his label for over 40 years, dressing iconic clients including Princess Diana and contributing to major corporate and sportswear designs.
- On Saturday, Paul Costelloe, the Irish fashion designer, died aged 80, a fact confirmed by Paul Costelloe Collections, his fashion label.
- His family said he died following a short illness and passed peacefully in London surrounded by his wife Anne Cooper and their seven children.
- A veteran of London Fashion Week, Paul Costelloe presented collections there for over 35 years, attended up to last September showcasing his 2026 spring/summer collection, and his label continues to sell womenswear and accessories.
- Tánaiste Simon Harris led tributes to Paul Costelloe, one of Ireland’s best-known designers featured on a 2010 An Post postage stamp.
- He continued to lead Paul Costelloe Collections until his death, presented Boulevard Of Dreams at this year’s London Fashion Week, and closed Ireland Fashion Week with a homecoming show.
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Princess Diana's Personal Fashion Designer Paul Costelloe Dead at 80
Irish fashion designer Paul Costelloe has died. He was 80. “In loving memory of Paul Costelloe, who died in London aged 80, surrounded by his wife and seven children,” a Saturday, November 22, statement shared via his eponymous brand’s Instagram read. “Paul has always been so grateful for the support you have all shown over his more than 40 years at the forefront of fashion.” The statement concluded, “Our deepest thanks for the outpouring of lov…
He was the personal designer of Princess Diana until her death in 1997. Ire Paul Costelloe was represented at London Fashion Week for more than 40 years. Now he died at the age of 80.
Personal designer to Princess Diana dies
Designer Paul Costelloe was appointed as Princess Diana's personal designer in 1983 and worked with her until her death in 1997. Photo: Reuters Irish fashion designer Paul Costelloe, personal designer to the late Princess Diana who became a fixture at London Fashion Week for four decades, has died.
Also because of his clothes Diana, Princess of Wales, became a style icon in the 1980s. Now the Irish fashion designer Paul Costelloe died at the age of 80.
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