Deirdre McQuillan: At the Oscars, actors in white dresses made an impact - Kirsten Dunst in Gucci, Emily Blunt in Schiaparelli and Florence Pugh in Simone Rocha
What a way for Irish designer Simone Rocha to start the year. Her debut on the haute couture stage when she accepted Jean Paul Gaultier’s invitation to be his guest designer for SS24 was a critical success last month and has copper-fastened her reputation on the international fashion scene as one of the coolest, most original designers to follow.