About

Laoise Carey Studio is a luxury womenswear brand which sits on the border between craft and design. Each piece is hand crafted in a studio in Ireland utilising vintage, antique and upcycled textiles.

Laoise Carey Studio produces garments which aim to convey a narrative about dress history and the sentimental value of clothing. It represents forgotten and discarded textiles of previous generations while highlighting the degree of craft involved in fashion production. The fabrics: old curtains, crochet lace doily’s, vintage lace panels, and remnant fabrics from every era in modern history, each hold the spirit of their past lives and uses.

Laoise Carey graduated from the National College of Art & Design, Dublin in 2017 and accumulated a number of awards for her degree work. She has experience working in the fashion industry across Dublin and London. She founded Laoise Carey Studio in 2020.

‘CREATE’ Brown Thomas (2020, 2017)

‘Gifted: Contemporary Craft & Design Fair’, RDS (2018)

‘Hi! Fashion’ National Design & Craft Gallery, Farmleigh Gallery (2017)

‘RDS Crafts Award’, RDS Foundation (2018)

'Designer to Watch 2017', Shelley Corkery, Brown Thomas (2017)

‘Future Maker’s Support’, Design & Craft Council of Ireland (2017)