Fashion fest 2016

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For three days the City will become a catwalk showcasing the very best in Irish fashion and design, forging new links with leading retailers and celebrating the North West as the premier fashion destination of Northern Ireland.

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Fashion Fest 20I6 Schedule Design Showcase Exhibition & Designer Showcase Awards

High Fashion Afternoon Tea

Sunday 20th November

Friday I8th November

Retail Recovery Workshop

Friday I8th November An interactive session where retailers will creatively consider challenges and opportunities to better engage and convert consumers in a challenging marketplace.

View the work of some of Ireland’s most exciting established designers and emerging creative talents as they provide an exclusive preview of their Spring/ Summer 2017 collections.

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Fashion Fest Show

Saturday I9th November

A round table fashion show will allow guests to get up close and personal with the new season collections, whilst sipping bubbly and enjoying melt in the mouth patisseries.

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The headline event of the 2016 Fashion Fest calendar.

This spectacular high fashion runway show is set to raise the roof of one of the City’s most iconic landmark buildings, the Guildhall.

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Fashion Fest is back This year features an even more exciting collection of top fashion highlights.

Now in its third year Fashion Fest has become synonymous with contemporary style, promoting an exciting mix of retail options, from designer and high street.

A celebration of Irish design, Fashion Fest offers a sophisticated synthesis of special offers, live fashion events and in-store activities that are simply unmissable.

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This year we are delighted to be collaborating with a number of high profile industry experts and designers, including Deirdre McQuillan, Irish Times Fashion Editor, and Edmund Shanahan, Chairperson of the Council of Irish Fashion Designers. Derry born Couture Designer Jen Kelly, who has dressed presidents and princesses, will also give an exclusive preview of his 2017 collection at our Fashion Fest Show on Saturday 19th November.

Tickets on Sale Now Online/or at Guildhall, Alley Theatre & Bishops Gate Hotel

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I8 November 20I6 Guildhall II:00am - I2.30pm During this interactive session retailers will creatively consider challenges and opportunities to better engage and convert consumers in a challenging

marketplace.

Eddie Shanahan specialises in business and product development for the fashion, craft, home wares and retail industries. Eddie has worked with leading retailers Brown Thomas and Arnotts Department Store and is a regular contributor to business and lifestyle programmes on radio and

television.

Entry: Free of charge, however places are limited.

Attendance must be registered online at www.derrystrabane.com/ fashionfest

Entry: FREE

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Design Showcase

i8 November 2016 guildhall I2.00pm – 5.00pm

Awards

5.30pm – 6.30pm Are you a retail buyer? As part of Fashion Fest 2016, Derry City and Strabane District Council have joined forces with industry leaders including Edward Shanahan, Chairperson of Irish Fashion Designers, and Deirdre McQuillan, Fashion 6

Editor of the Irish Times, to bring you the sensational Design Showcase Exhibition and Designer Showcase Awards.

You will have the opportunity to view the work of some of Ireland’s most exciting established designers and emerging creative talents as they provide an exclusive preview of their Spring/ Summer 2017 collections.

This will be followed by an awards show and of the Derry City and Strabane District Council Business Development Bursary of £1,000.

Entry: Free of charge, however places are limited. Attendance must be registered online at www.derrystrabane.com/ fashionfest

Entry: FREE

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Tickets on Sale Now

Online/or at Guildhall, Alley Theatre & Bishops Gate Hotel

FASHION FEST Show i9 November 20i6 Guildhall 7.00pm – II.00pm

Join Q Radio’s Stephen Clements and Kate Conway at the headline event of the 2016 Fashion Fest calendar.

This spectacular high fashion runway show is set to raise the roof of one of the City’s most iconic landmark buildings, the stunning Guildhall, making it the most anticipated event in this year’s programme.

Dress to impress for

a stylish celebration showcasing the most high profile names in Irish Design, including headline designer Jen Kelly and a number of London Fashion Week favourites including Lynsey McGarrigle’s Haus Of MoHawk’. With plenty of surprises on the night guests are promised an evening of outstanding entertainment. Ticket prices include a drink on arrival and an exclusive goody bag for all.

Tickets: £25.00 (Front Row: £30.00) + Booking Fee

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Lynsey McGarrigle a Strabane native developed the ‘Haus Of MoHawk’ fashion brand in 2012. Since its launch it has won numerous awards and recently showcased for a second season at London Fashion Week in September 2016 where the new accessories line sold out.

How did you become a designer? I realised in

Secondary School that I wanted to pursue a career in fashion. This led me to complete a foundation degree in Art and Design followed by a HND in Fashion and Textiles Design at North West Regional College.

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What is your background?

I was raised in Strabane by my loving parents. I became involved in the fashion industry from a young age, working from age fifteen within the industry in retail and as a model.

What inspires your designs? I believe there

should be no restriction or limitations on what can be considered ‘ inspiring’.

I am inspired by all that surrounds me and allow each one of my senses to influence my design concepts and processes.

Read Lynsey’s full interview at: derrystrabane.com/ fashionfest

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Jen Kelly Derry born Couture Designer, Jen Kelly has dressed presidents and princesses.

Having grown up in the city he now counts the likes of Michelle Obama and the Saudi Royal family as customers to his bespoke designs.

He has also had his specially designed fabrics bought for creations by couture power houses such as Dior and Chanel.

When did you get your big break as a designer?

While working as a designer for RTE I was tasked to create the costumes for the Riverdance troupe on the year Ireland hosted the Eurovision Song Contest. As we all now know, they went on to

global success which introduced my designs to an global audience.

Since then I’ve established myself as an international designer in the world of haute couture and have worked with a number of high profile clients and design houses.

What inspires your designs?

As to what inspires my designs, I take inspiration from many things. As a young child I was drawn to ornate, intricate designs and rich fabrics like those used church buildings. My own designs are created in a similar fashion, preciously hand crafted with attention to the finest details with intricate, detailed tailoring.

Read Jen’s full interview at: derrystrabane.com/fashionfest Pictures by Owen Behan: Jen Kelly’s current collection.

Hair by Christian at Brown Sugar. Makeup by Paula Callen, Shoes by Fitzgerald’s, Grafton Street, Dublin. Jewellery by John Farrington.

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- HIGH FASHION AFTERNOON TEA - SUNDAY 20 NOVEMBER -

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Tickets on Sale Now

Online/or at Guildhall, Alley Theatre & Bishops Gate Hotel

High Fashion Afternoon Tea 20 November 20I6 Bishops Gate Hotel I.00pm – 3.00pm Exclusive, chic and effortlessly stylish, Bishop’s Gate Hotel provides the perfect backdrop for our High Fashion Afternoon Tea. Profiling cutting edge

collections, a round table fashion show will allow guests to get up close and personal with the new season collections, whilst sipping bubbly and enjoying melt in the mouth patisseries. We will be serving up the hottest trends from some of North Wests top independent boutiques.

Tickets: £30.00 (Early Bird Rate: £27.50)

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Dates for Your Diary

Christmas Light Switch On: Derry 17th November Strabane 19th November

What to look out for in 20I7

Christmas Market:

16th - 23rd December

St Patrick’s Day Celebrations

Plus more online at www.derrystrabane.com/whatson

City of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival

This information is available upon request in a number of formats including large print, Braille, PDF, audio formats (CD, MP3, DAISY) and minority languages.

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For further information on alternative formats please contact Tel 028 71 253253 text phone: 028 7137 6646

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