The internationally regarded designer was a Saturday girl in Costelloe's Dublin shop when she first met the fast-rising fashion star, who died last weekend. For more than 40 years he helped her through good times and bad.
From wedding singer to body-positive blogger to founder of Ireland’s most inclusive shapewear brand, Sinéad O’Brien has built Vacious into a fast-growing business that champions confidence, comfort and curves.
After a decade in business, Stable of Ireland co-founders Frances Duff and Sonia Reynolds reflect on evolving consumer habits and the rise of a more thoughtful approach to retail.
As clothes banks and charity shops overflow, Ireland is preparing for extended producer responsibility textile legislation. Industry experience shows solutions are nuanced and take time and co-operation.
Directors of the Irish retail business of the late fashion designer are winding down its operations next month, according to newly filed accounts.
Each March, the population of Bologna in Italy swells by over a quarter of a million visitors who make their way to the BolognaFiere exhibition centre for Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna. Ruth O’Connor visited the show and spoke to the Irish contingent there.
What happens when the creative reimagining of the Aran sweater goes global? Galway designer Colin Burke answers the call of the international luxury consumer.
Long-suffering fashion brand New Look is to close in Ireland. The removal of financial support from its UK parent was the final blow in a long story of decline.
Nicky and Ella Dwyer are the founders of Drobey based in Monkstown, Co Dublin. As they gear up for the Christmas party market, they explain how they plan to grow further.
In 2016, Tom Cotter began toying with the idea of making clothes for water sports enthusiasts. After eight years of hard knocks, his company OceanR is now backed by some of Ireland’s savviest business people – and primed for more.
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