(From left) Grace Korbel, Assistant Head of Enterprise, Edel MacBride, Irish designer, Bridgene Graham and Niall Lynch, COALESCE clothing brand, John O’Hara, Executive - Creative Coast Donegal, Deirdre McQuillan, Fashion Editor for The Irish Times, designer Sonya Lennon, Paula Hughes, Creative Fashion Consultant, Rosy Temple, CEO Magee, and Aisling Farinella, Stylist & Creative Consultant, attend the official launch of the Yarns seminar in the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny.
Yarns, a two-day fashion and textile industry conference, took place on 19th of November 2022 in venues around Derry and Donegal. This unique celebration of the northwest’s textile heritage brought leading figures from the world of Irish fashion to the northwest, including Irish Times Fashion Editor, Deirdre McQuillan, fashion entrepreneur Sonya Lennon, stylists Aisling Farinella and Paula Hughes, and designer Aideen Bodkin.
(From Left) Designer Sonya Lennon, Grace Korbel, Assistant Head of Enterprise, Paula Hughes, Creative Fashion Consultant, Deirdre McQuillan, Fashion Editor for The Irish Times, and Aisling Farinella, Stylist & Creative Consultant, attend the official launch of the Yarns seminar in the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny.
The event included practical workshops for budding designers and one-on-ones with industry experts and local fashion and textile businesses to support the development of their brand. Yarns was organised by the Creative Coast Donegal initiative of the Local Enterprise Office of Donegal County Council, in conjunction with Derry City and Strabane District Council, Creative Ireland, and the Shared Island Initiative.
The official launch of the Yarns seminar in the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny.
John McLaughlin, CEO of Donegal County Council, speaking at the official launch of the Yarns seminar in the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny.
Deirdre McQuillan, Fashion Editor for The Irish Times, speaking at the official launch of the Yarns seminar in the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny.
