Closing show of CFW 2010 with Sobe Brown

Here is some coverage from the final closing show of our 8 days of fashion for Cork Fashion Week 2010, lots of pics, interviews and coverage to follow:

The last weekend of Cork Fashion Week 2010

It has been a whirlwind week of events in the city and county and we have never been so brimming with pride for the hard working teams who have helped us front and backstage at all the events. Thank you to the Evening Echo, Opera Lane, Origin Hair Design and Toni & Guy and all our makeup artists as well as Rebecca & Luciann our stage managers so far. One more event to go: ”Boutique @ The Imperial” in association with Sobe Brown. Tickets on sale at Sobe Brown today and tomorrow or from the door on the night. Lets wrap up CFW 2010 with an amazing night to remember, reflecting the huge success of this years fashion packed week.
Some images below from our first day modelling in the sun on Opera Lane last week in the free outdoor shows ‘Opera Lane Styles Cork’ - here’s hoping for another glorious day for the closing Boutique show tomorrow night!

Miki Barlok’s Book Launch & Exhibition for CFW 2010

After a hugely successful show at the packed Colaiste Treasa in Kanturk last night and after meeting some amazing people and boutiques in the county, here’s some coverage from the launch of the book and exhibition for one of our most treasured friends in fashion: Miki Barlok.

CFW continues with Kanturk show tonight & some Toni & Guy pics from Sunday:

While the official CFW 2010 Fashion Trail continues tonight with a county show at Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk, we have some images below from the fab Toni & Guy LOVES You fashion show that took place at the historic Pavilion as part of Cork Fashion Week 2010.

Toni & Guy are official sponsors of London Fashion Week so Jackie and her talented team created four key hair looks from LFW and brought them to CFW with the help of fashion makeup artists Suzie from Glo and Mary from Smashbox.

Amazing runway show followed with new collections from Oasis, Topshop, Warehouse and gorgeous new independent store ‘Amity’ on Carey’s Lane. ‘The professional work put in by Jackie and her team at Toni & Guy and the hugely supportive crowd in attendance really showed the strength of Jackie’s long-standing clients at her salon in Cork. This support in fashion in Cork is why CFW is all worthwhile and it was a pleasure to work with the Toni & Guy team’ said CFW Director Vivienne Kelly after the show.

We hope you enjoy the shots from the show and keep an eye on this weeks Evening Echo each night for details on all the weeks events as they unfold. Next up is the Colaiste Treasa show in Kanturk tonight and we cant wait to see what all our fab county independent boutiques have in store for us!

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Toni & Guy proprietor Jackie Mohally with CFW Director Emer O'Sullivan watching pre show rehersals at The Pavilion

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CFW Opera Lane Young Designer of the Year Awards

Footage from the amazing Young Designer Awards.

Be sure to get todays Evening Echo for full show coverage with Fashion Editor Emma Connolly:

In the thick of Cork Fashion Week 2010

With shows well underway and the people of Cork currently on the fashion trail night after night, here are some images from the shows so far. Thank you to all our Dublin and national visitors who came down for the CFW Opera Lane Young Designer of the Year and congratulations to Belinda Sullivan our winner. Coverage and details in local press today courtesy of our friends at the Evening Echo:

Irish designer Mia O’Connell dressing model Mairead backstage

Irish Designer Claire O’Connor dressing model Etaoin backstage

Top Irish Fashion writer and stylist Ann Marie O’Connor with Lockdown & CFW Directors Emer O’Sullivan & Vivienne Kelly

Meet top Irish Designer and CFW Guest for Saturday night’s CFW Young Designer Award event: MIA O’CONNELL:

We are really excited about welcoming top Irish Designer Mia O’Connell to Cork to join guest judges at the CFW Young Designer Awards this Saturday night at Lavitts Quay, in conjunction with Opera Lane.

With a fashion CV to die for, Mia has worked at Marios Schwab London, British Vogue, John Rocha Dublin, The Times London and Sakina M’sa Paris and has been turning heads for some while creating huge waves in the Irish Design scene.

After graduating with a first class honours from The Limerick School of Art and Design in September 2009, Mia set herself a year long project to keep her skills and creativity going ‘ The Eight and a Half Project’, this soon developed into a job beginning with accessories which were taken on for sale by Circus in the Powerscourt Centre. Soon after this, an exhibition of Mia’s new party dress collection which drew inspiration from her stunning graduate collection caught the eye of  Constance Harris at the Irish Independent and a meeting with Constance led to Mia presenting to The Design Centre in Dublin and eventually being  taken on by The Design Centre as Young Designer.

Mia’s current collection can be seen at The Design Centre, Dublin,  Elaine Curtis Carlow and in the coming weeks the collection will be Tippe Canoe Limerick.

Mia will join fellow top Irish Designer and Design Centre’s Claire O’Connor from L’il C Couture, Irish Fashion Journalist and Stylist Ann Marie O’Connor and Evening Echo Fashion Editor Emma Connolly to judge the show and awards this Saturday in the spectacular Lavitts Quay rooftop venue, overlooking the city.

Doors open at 7.30pm. Tickets onsale now from www.tickets.ie and at Origin Hair Design, Drawbridge Street.

West Coast Cooler complimentary drinks reception on arrival.

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In association with Opera Lane & The Evening Echo

 

 

What Aidan did next….

Meet last years CFW Young Designer winner Aidan Sheehan. A native from Grange, Cork, Aidan wowed guest judges including top Irish Designer Peter O’Brien with his collection on the opening night of last years Cork Fashion Week to win the much coveted prize.

  Flying back from his new home in London this weekend, Aidan is really looking forward to showcasing his new collection and encouraging all this years finalists.

”I would advise this years entrants to try and enjoy the evening. Backstage may seem to be a bit chaotic, especially if it’s your first time in a fashion show, but just try to keep calm.” When we asked him how he coped with the madness and frantic backstage atmosphere before his collection hit the runway last year he said ” The models know what they’re doing, and the show will look great in the end, so its really important the design contestants keep their heads and focus on getting their garments right backstage”.

One of the main driving forces behind organising Cork Fashion Week last year for directors Emer O’Sullivan & Vivienne Kelly, was the fact that local design talent seemed to almost always leave our shores for foreign pastures once the talented fledglings graduated.  The CFW awards were divised to provide a platform for the talents of these great design graduates/students and give them a window to showcase their garments at home. 

Only days after last years final, Aidan moved to London and was accepted into Central Saint Martin’s College of fashion and design, London. Here he achieved a Post Grad Cert in Innovate Pattern Cutting. He also began an internship with River Island in their Non-Clothing design department. And at the moment Aidan is finishing off his collection for saturday’s spectacular show at Lavitts Quay.

Tickets now onsale on www.tickets.ie and at Origin Hair Design.

Doors open at 7.30pm. Entrance is next to Matthews Sports on Lavitts Quay. Spectacular event venue overlooking the entire city.

www.corkfashionweek.com

Miss Cork 2010 Maebhdh Kelly joins top Irish Model Jennifer Foley at the spectacular Half Moon Street rooftop Venue on Opera Lane overlooking cork City to launch Cork Fashion Week 2010. Now in it’s second year CFW will kick off on April 17th next with the highly anticipated Opera Lane Young Designer Awards featuring the cream of local & national design talent.

Jennifer Foley & Miss Cork Maebhdh Kelly

 

10 Days to go to CFW 2010!

Former Miss Corks Sarah O'Connell & Etaoin Ni hAilpin

With the countdown finally on to Cork Fashion Week 2010, we begin our build up with the first of our pre-show reports.  Join us over the next 10 days where we will be introducing you to the designers, guests, and friends behind this year’s exciting Cork Fashion Week and we hope you can join us celebrating all that is Cork Fashion!!

”Vivienne & I worked hard last year against the odds  to prove that Cork had an amazing wealth of fantastically talented people in fashion here and that we could showcase a spectacular Fashion Week – recession or not. We befriended so many amazing people in fashion nationally as well as locally that have become foundation blocks in the process developing CFW 2010 and we are hugely excited about the fashion packed week of events that will light up the city this April!” remarked Lockdown Director and co-organiser Emer O’Sullivan.

 

 

 

Cork Fashion Week will run from April 17th – April 25th, providing a platform for the work of designers, design students, buyers & boutiques, hair stylists, makeup artists, photographers &stylists etc.

”The aim of the week has always been to inject some much needed vibrancy into the local industry across the board and we are very excited about the strength of the amazing support we have behind us this year from local business. It just shows the strong work ethic and strength in the trade in Cork city and county” said Lockdown Director and co-organiser Vivienne Kelly at Lockdown Models.

See the Evening Echo for full event listings this week and next.  Visit www.corkfashionweek.com . Tune into RedFM & 96Fm for CFW details and hold onto your copy of the Cork Independent with full coverage and listings also over the coming fortnight.

Sat Apr 17th: Opera Lane Styles Cork

Fashion shows live from Opera Lane 11, 1 & 3pm

Sat Apr 17th: OPERA LANE YOUNG DESIGNER AWARDS & SHOWCASE

Cork designers will battle it out for the award in a Fashion Show @ the Spectacular Roof Top venue on Lavitt’s Quay (entrance next to Matthews of Cork). Featuring special collections by top Irish Guest Designers Mia O’Connell & Claire O’Connell, both from The Design Centre, Dublin.

Ticket’s €20 from www.tickets.ie or Origin Hair Design. Door’s 7.30pm. Drinks reception 8 – 10pm in association with West Coast Cooler.

Sun Apr 18th:

Free Wardrobe Clinics at MAHON POINT  with Top Stylist Dee Kelly Morgan

Places limited so join the guest list now by contacting Mahon Point Customer Services on T: 021 4972800.

12pm: Real Fashion for Real Women

2.30: The Best of Spring/Summer 2010

Mon Apr 19th:

Focused on Fashion. 7pm. Free Entry @ The Boardwalk Bar & Grill, Lapps Quay.

An exhibition by fashion photographer Miki Barlok who launches his new book on the night also.

Sat Apr 24th

”Boutique” at the Imperial Hotel South Mall.

Spring Summer collections from Cork’s leading boutiques with high fashion hair by the team at Sobe Brown.

Tickets €15 from Sobe Brown & participating boutiques, doors open 7.30pm. 

 

 

 

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5 Days to Go to CFW 2010:

With only 5 days to go to the Cork Fashion Week 2010 opening, we urge all you fashionistas and bloggers ringing us this all weekend, to get your tickets either at Origin Hair Design or online at www.tickets.ie for the Young Designer Awards & Showcase.
Proceedings will open with at Cork’s newest fashion district Opera Lane where all members of the public can attend free fashion shows right on Opera Lane this Saturday at 11am, 1pm and 3pm.  Fabulous new collections will be showcased from the following Opera Lane stores:
Topshop
Topman
Tommy Hilfiger – ladies and menswear
Next – ladies and menswear
New Look – ladies and menswear
CC Viyella – ladies
Gap – ladies and mens wear
Boots No 7 - Make Up

The CFW Young Designer of the Year Award showcase will then light up the Cork night with the spectacular event happening at the amazing Lavitts Quay venue (entrance next to Matthews Sports) overlooking the whole city.  Laura Elaison, Marie Clair Foley, Jo King, Belinda Sullivan and Ruta Jonuskaite will battle it out showing their amazing collections for the coveted crown of CFW Young Designer of the Year 2010.  Special guest judges Ann Marie O’Connor, top Irish Fashion journalist and stylist will join Evening Echo Fashion Editor Emma Connolly on the panel. Along with them guest judges will include infamous Irish designers Mia O’Connell and Claire O’Connor from The Design Centre, Powerscourt, Dublin.

The show will feature special collections from all the above and Cathy Jackson, as well as a new collection from CFW Young Designer of the Year winner 2009 Aidan Sheehan who will return from London for the glittering occassion. 

Tickets onsale now from www.tickets.ie  and at Origin Hair Design.

www.corkfashionweek.com / www.lockdown.ie

Cork Fashion Week Website Launches

The brand new Cork Fashion Week website has just gone live! Complete with galleries, Fashion Week videos and info on how you can get involved in Cork Fashion Week, we will be continuously adding to it over the coming weeks as well as announcing all of this years events. Check it out today at www.corkfashionweek.com