“When I was a teenager, I wanted to be a professional singer and at 17 I left home and joined a showband as lead singer. However, life on the road was not as glamorous as I thought it would be and I decided on a career change. I was lucky to find another profession that I was passionate about, fashion design.
When I graduated, I got a job working in a design studio in Dublin grading patterns by hand. I had blisters from the large cutting shears but that didn’t stop me! I progressed to work for a factory in central Dublin, Moorlaine and was mentored by a fantastic owner, Tom Mc Donald. I worked in the sample room making first samples for designers John Rocha and Quin & Donnelly as well as making Tailored ladieswear for AWear and Dunnes Stores (large retailers in Ireland).
