Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. attended the 2022 NME Awards in London's Brixton Academy last night where they were named the 'Best Band in the World'.
The lads came out on top in the grandiose category, beating Australia's Amyl & The Sniffers, Ben&Ben from the Philippines, Bring Me The Horizon, CHVRCHES, Glass Animals, HAIM, Italian rock band Måneskin, Nova Twins and Wolf Alice to the gong.
Walking the red carpet with fellow band members Tom Coll, Carlos O'Connell, Conor Deegan and Conor Curley, frontman Grian Chatten wore a GAA-inspired piece from Irish designer Robyn Lynch's AW22 collection.
The Dublin-born menswear designer made headlines earlier this year when she held her first solo catwalk show at London Fashion Week.
The 29-year-old's pieces are proudly Irish with her upbringing and culture being used as the base of the brand's ethos and inspiration, paying tribute to her roots with the youthful style of silhouette and traditional Irish cable knits.
The collection included a series of upcycled GAA jerseys from her father's wardrobe, a collection that apparently caught the eye of Chatten.
The stylish jerseys were made in collaboration with a Japanese company called Synflux who developed an algorithm that distorts the images given from the old Dublin jerseys.
The unique pieces are made using an intarsia knitting technique in cotton yarns in Japan.
The award-winning band have made a habit of featuring Irish designs on the red carpet in recent years with guitarist Conor Curley opting to wear a suit by "eco-punk" Belfast designer Lucinda Graham to the virtual Grammys in 2021.
