New York and London fashion weeks have come and gone in a whirlwind and Milan's week is well underway with the world’s top fashion and beauty influencers gathering in celebration of the new season. In honor of fashion week season, we look at the Irish stars who are making a name for themselves in the industry and who look set to play an important role in deciding the trends of 2017.
Andrew Fitzsimons
Personal hairstylist to Kourtney Kardashian, 29-year-old Dublin hairdresser Andrew Fitzsimmons was determined to reach the top of his industry, dropping out of school at 14 years old to concentrate on learning his trade. Having made a name for himself in Ireland working with the likes of Miriam O'Callaghan and Gráinne Seoighe, Fitzsimmons wanted to climb even higher, spending some time in Paris before heading to the Big Apple with no money. With just his hair care kit, he often walked hours to jobs because he couldn’t afford the subway fare.
The persistence was more than worth it, however, as now living in Los Angeles, he can now count himself as the Kardashians go-to hair stylist and has worked with the likes of Adele, Kendall Jenner, and Bella Hadid.
Spending Valentine's Day with my lil angel @SusanSarandon on day 2 of FEUD press! #hairXandrew
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Feb 14, 2017 at 10:31am PST
Aidan Keogh
After realizing that life was too short to lead a life in which you’re unhappy in your job, 36-year-old Aidan Keogh left the print store where he was working in Dublin and was recruited by MAC Cosmetics. Working his way up the ranks, it wasn’t long until he came to the attention of MAC in New York and at 25 he moved to the US to spend the next decade with the popular cosmetics company.
Now having branched out for himself, Keogh has also worked with Kendall Jenner as well as a whole host of other Victoria Secret models including Stella Maxwell, Bridget Malcolm, Josephine Skriver, Elsa Hosk and Valery Kaufman.
About last night Kendall ✖️ @mtv #TRL Style #monicarosestyle hair #jenniferyepez #makeupxaidan #aidankeogh #kendalljenner
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Sep 28, 2016 at 8:01am PDT
Michaela O'Shaughnessy
Michaela O’Shaughnessy already had a strong online presence when she moved to New York with thanks to her fashion blog Life of a Lady Bear and she attests that the energy she put into that definitely helped her secure her first social media role with MTV.
Now Social Media Producer at Teen Vogue, O’Shaughnessy lines up the fashion magazine’s daily social media content. Despite initially studying Biomedical Science in college, she returned to postgraduate education to delve into business and hasn’t looked back since.
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