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Meet Designer Alice Halliday
As someone who cares strongly about the environment, Alice has been creating clothing and accessories, mainly from recycled materials, since the year 2000. She studied Art and Design at Warwickshire College, Leamington Spa, England. In May 2007, she graduated from the BTEC Diploma with a distinction and Student of the Year award.
Alice did her degree at the University for the Creative Arts, Epsom, Surrey, England. Graduating in June 2010 with a 2:1 (1st off a first) in BA (Hons) Fashion Design.
Her graduate collection ‘Soul Salvation’ was shown at Graduate Fashion Week, London on 6th June 2010.
The cape from her graduate collection was taken on tour by Florence + the Machine’s front woman, Florence Welch as part of her stage wardrobe for her tour of Australia and the US in Summer/Autumn 2010. This resulted in a great deal of publicity. Press release of the story was featured on Vogue.com, and in many newspapers and online articles and blogs, and a live interview with Alice regarding it was featured on BBC Radio Surrey.
March 2011, Catwalk of her graduate collection and interview with Alice Halliday, appears on Irish fashion TV show Off the Rails.
22-24th April 2011: Alice was featured as Blanaid Hennessy’s ‘Young Designer of the Year’ at Absolute Style at Set, Kilkenny.
Alice’s pieces have recently appeared in the editorials of None Magazine and Stellar Magazine.
Previously, Alice worked at Julien MacDonald, London and Emilio de la Morena, London.
She is now a self employed Fashion Designer, working from her home in Cork City center, currently busy carrying out commissions for clients and creating her new collection ‘Tea with Tamara’ to be showcased at Cork Fashion Week.
Pieces from her degree on sale at the ‘Narrative Thread’ exhibition, The Wandesford Quay Gallery, Cork City 16th-30th August
online shop: alicehalliday.bigcartel.com
Find her on Saturdays at the Skibbereen Farmer’s Market, once a month at the Pav Bar Boot Sale, Cork City and quarterly at Le Chat Noir Vintage Fair, The Flying Enterprise Complex, Cork City.
Current accessories stockist:
Turquoise Flamingo, 4 Washington Street, Cork City
