Overview
- His family said he died in London after a short illness, surrounded by his wife and seven children, and requested privacy.
- He was appointed Princess Diana’s personal designer in 1983 and worked with her until her death in 1997.
- He founded Paul Costelloe Collections in 1979 and remained a London Fashion Week mainstay from 1984 through 2025.
- His family-run label grew into womenswear, menswear and homeware, with a 20-year Dunnes Stores partnership and corporate uniform projects for British Airways, Delta and the Irish Olympic Team.
- Trained in Dublin and Paris with early roles in Milan and New York, he later involved his children in the business, including son William as design director, and was featured on Irish postage stamps in 2010.