Since January last, FashionForward has been bringing you the real-life stories and experiences of the men and women riding the waves of their chosen careers in this glamorous and diversified industry we call fashion. This month we look back at the designers we met over the course of 2012, and look forward to a riveting 2013. See you in the New Year!
From high tech to high fashion
Claire Garvey uses anything and everything for her designs, from silk and velvet to PVC and rubber. She is exceptionally imaginative and conceptually creative, expressing femininity with elegance and grace – true made-to-measure couture that can stand side-by-side with the likes of Jean-Paul Gaultier. And she’s a painter and writer too! The Drumcondra-born designer talks about her background, her design process and her opinions of the Irish fashion industry…