FLYING THE FLAG

Whilst speaking to prodigious model twins Sadhbh and Cadhla O’Reilly for our last September issue, I discovered their older sister Caoilainn, currently signed to Morgan, has serious modelling chops herself. After a chance scouting on a plane flight, travelling home from a school trip - the air steward/secret agent who approached her wrote his information on a sick bag (unused, thankfully)… Who said this industry wasn’t glamorous? O’Reilly quickly began to court editorial and catwalk jobs alike, inspiring her aforementioned little sisters to follow suit. Juxtaposing her NCAD art degree with a formative spell at Milan Fashion Week, recent coups include shooting for Gucci’s e-commerce platforms and walking for a smattering of sartorial up-and-comers, stretching from Abodi to Shu Shu Tong. “You can’t go into [fashion week] with any expectations,” O’Reilly states. “It’s terrifying, because you see ten versions of yourself at the castings - it’s just a matter of putting the blinkers on and going on about your business!” Though committed to keeping up this study/ work fusion across 2020, next year (as plans currently stand) will see O’Reilly concentrate more steadily on overseas modelling. Considering her tangible presence and poise on-camera, not to mention that captivating mane of crimson hair, comparisons to Lorna Foran (a fellow Kildare native turned sought-after staple at Schiaparelli, Gucci and Jean Paul Gaultier shows) could easily be evoked. “There are a lot of horror stories that float around,” O’Reilly acknowledges, “but I wouldn’t trade this industry for anything. It’s so empowering to be around strong, motivated designers, stylists, photographers, make-up artists, hairstylists... Their creative energy is never ending!” Take serious note of this unassuming talent: she’s set to enchant her sector.

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