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The Grafton Academy of Dress Design in Dublin, is a private fashion college with over 70 years of creativity. Based in the centre of Dublin in a beautiful Georgian townhouse, it has an impressive alumni from the late Neilli Mulcahy and Louise Kennedy to Ireland’s newest contemporary designers Emma Manley & Claire O’ Connor.

We went along to their evening of talent, showcasing works from the current students across the years.

Some of our favorites included work by Marije Boerma. From her attention grabbing swing tags, printed insects on canvas, to her play with texture, and choice of fabrics, I found …

Supporting and showcasing the future of the fashion industry in Ireland, student fashion competitions allow fledgling designers to grow their creative ideas, experience the pressures of deadlines and a taste of working in the industry with models, stage productions and press calls.

Vodafone DIT Fashion Show is one of highlights each year. Founded by talented Louise Conlon and a team of friends in 2003, it has grown as much as the designers have. With a showcase of designs from the budding talent from Ireland, the show displays talent from some of DIT’s great societies as well as the designers themselves, …

Usually associated with romantic, fairy tale,happy-ending notions, an avant-garde style redefines the fairytale you knew as a little girl.
Irish designer Claire O’ Connor is one of the most artistic and creative designers that is shaping the fashion industry in Ireland at present. Having been personally acknowledged by First Lady, Michelle Obama, her designs speak volumes about the talent that is trained, educated and inspired from the forward thinking fashion colleges in Ireland.
Already recognised by international fashion magazines including Elle Canada, Le Figaro and Drapers, this designer is well on the map and looking forward to what her next collection …

Having started with a Little Betty Sewing Machine as a young teenager, developing an early passion for fashion and art, Ann Duggan has been in the fashion business for years.  Experimenting with designs and styles through the 70′s and 80′s led her up the avenue to the prestigious The Grafton Academy of Dress Designing and onto a career with Michel Ambers in Dublin.

Since there isn’t a formal bio or profile on Classic with Colour, I thought it is about time that I do one. Instead of writing something about myself or getting someone else to do it, here are some facts about me!

Rachel Duggan
1. Fashion is in my blood. My mother is a fashion graduate of Grafton Academy of Dress Designing in Dublin and my sister is a fashion graduate of Limerick School of Art & Design and Fashion Institute of Technology.
2. I am part of a pair. I have an identical twin sister Sarah. (In school, we were always compared to …