Designer’s eccentric creations have attracted customers ranging from music legends and actors, to those wanting a dress that looked like a tree
“When I opened my shop in Temple Bar 22 years ago, my first customer wanted a dress for her 21st to look like a tree. So I made a corset that looked like bark and a fitted skirt like the rest of a tree,” designer Claire Garvey says with a smile.
Her list of achievements is formidable. Fans are drawn to her colourful, whimsical and eccentric creations, all made by hand. Customers range from music legends like Grammy award-winning Nile Rogers whom she dressed for the X Factor, the Oscars and Elton John’s parties, to actors such as Kimberley Davies, who will wear a Garvey dress to the Trevor Nelson Soul Special at the Royal Albert Hall in December, and most recently Siobhán McSweeney of Derry Girls.
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