- Pauric Sweeney
Pauric Sweeney (born 1973), is a
London -based Irishfashion design er.Early life
Sweeney was born in
County Donegal ,Ireland in 1973. He boarded atBlackrock College as a student, and later trained as an architect atTemple University inPhiladelphia . He left his undergraduate studies early and relocated to east London, where he started his first studio and gallery space named Root.Fashion career
Root began as a studio and gallery for the young designer, located in the Truman Brewery building on Brick Lane, the space evolved into a showcase for Pauric’s avante garde designs. Moving from furniture design to jewelry, the designer drew upon his training as an Architect to begin working with diverse materials and techniques. He quickly caught the attention of leading stylists and his work began to be featured in magazines such as
Visionaire ,I-D ,The Face ,Vogue andPurple magazine.Fact|date=September 2007Sweeney presented his debut collection at The Lourve during Paris Fashion Week in 2000, his designs were called the ‘New London Look’ and his fashion career launched to critical acclaim.Fact|date=September 2007
Sweeneys designs featured on day 5 of the 2002 London Fashion Week. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/uk/newsid_1830000/1830011.stm Fashion News] , "CBBC", February 2002. Accessed
21 September 2007 .] [ [http://www.fashionwindows.com/fashion/pauric_sweeney/F021.asp "Pauric Sweeney Fall 2002"] , "FashionWindows.com". Accessed21 September 2007 .]He won the New Generation Award Sponsorship for two seasons. [ [http://www.oxfordstudent.com/ht2004wk6/Columns/fashion HT2004 Week 6 column] , "The Oxford Student" newspaper. Accessed
21 September 2007 .] [ [http://www.armcandycollection.com/sections/shop/designer.asp?d=12 Designer biography] , "Armcandy" website. Accessed21 September 2007 .]He presented his last ready-to-wear collection ‘Svccvbvs’ at
The Royal Opera House in October 2004.Pauric Sweeney Bags, was launched in 2005. In the summer of that year the designer moved his atelier to
Florence ,Italy , to work closely with prestigious Italian tanneries and master craftsmen.Pauric Sweeney is widely considered the best emerging designer in his field.Fact|date=September 2007
Celebrity clients include Hollywood actress and the new face of
Miu Miu ,Lindsay Lohan , [ [http://www.thebagforum.com/other-designer-bags/1067-identified-lindsay-lohan-s-pauric-sweeney-python-handbag.html "Identified! Lindsay Lohan's Pauric Sweeney Python Handbag "] Accessed22 April 2008 ] , entertainers Madonna [ [http://www.fashionwindows.com/fashion/pauric_sweeney/madonna.asp "Madonna's a Fan of Pauric Sweeney"] , "FashionWindows.com". Accessed21 September 2007 .]Courtney Love ,Pink and others.The designer has been courted by luxury fashion companies including Givenchy, Loewe, and
Christian Lacroix . [ [http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=1685 "Pauric's Possibilities"] , "Vogue UK ". Accessed21 September 2007 .] His handbags are available in the United States through Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Net a Porter, Vertu and Lux Couture amongst others. [cite web|url=http://www.luxcouture.com/designer/Pauric_Sweeney|title=Pauric Sweeney |publisher=Lux Couture|accessdate=2008-09-14]The
London Business School commissioned and published a case study on the brand.His sister, Triona Sweeney, runs Sandymount School of Art, Dublin 4.
References
External links
*http://www.ivenus.com/fashion/features/DC-feature-Pauic_Sweeney-wk109.asp
*http://www.fashionunited.co.uk/news/bags.htm
*http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=15433
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