Council of Irish Fashion Designers shows A/W 13 designs

10 Oct '13

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Fashion forecasts for the Autumn/Winter 2013 season, from fourteen members of the esteemed Council of Irish Fashion Designers (CIFD), were presented at a recently held fashion show in Dublin.

The show featured four day and occasion wear designs, based on the findings of two international studies on ‘What Women Want from Fashion Designers’, from each of the participating designers.

Dublin-based design veteran Richard Lewis, known for his elegant bespoke creations for women over 35 years of age, featured a navy blue jersey and an array of wool made ensembles at the event.

Award winning Irish fashion designer of Egyptian/Sudanese parentage Lisa Shawgi showcased a soft collection replete with knitted dresses and capes in purple, green, pink and blue tones.

Known for her creative use of colours and textures, the young design talent Heather Finn featured a techni-colour range of exotic knitwear pieces and London’s Chelsea College of Art alumnus Susannagh Grogan once again proved her brilliance in her signature hand-painted scarves at the Irish soiree.

Dublin born and based Emma Manley chose to highlight studded motifs in her A/W line which included tunic tops, skirts and shorts while County Laois-based contemporary fashion specialist Heidi Higgins displayed an immaculately tailored range of subtle tweed designs at the event.

London’s Central Saint Martins’ graduate Mary Callan garnered applauds for her exquisite dresses in rust and black tones at the prestigious do organized by CIFD.

CIFD, which consists of nearly 18 members, aims to build an aspirational brand for the premium sector of the Irish fashion industry.

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