Paul Costelloe, Irish-American fashion designer for Princess Diana, dies at 80

Paul Costelloe, the Irish-American designer who dressed the late Princess Diana and became a stalwart of the London fashion scene, has died, his company confirmed. He was 80.

In addition to creating evening wear and other designs for Diana, Costelloe established a fashion house that celebrated luxurious fabrics and creativity. He worked in central London and with a family-owned manufacturing site in the Ancona region of central Italy.

“We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Paul Costelloe following a short illness,’’ his label said in a statement on Saturday. “He was surrounded by his wife and seven children and passed peacefully in London.”

Born in Dublin in 1945, Costelloe was the son of a tailor who made raincoats at a factory in the city’s Rathmines district. He got his own start in the industry at the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture fashion school in Paris, but company