LORNA LOU DESIGNS

Grey Sheep

Location

dublin / ireland

University

limerick school of art & design

Main Manufacturing Countries

ireland

“I am a quintessential dreamer -I dream big and think different and want to truly achieve something great in my lifetime”

My design signature is a collaboration of rich, bold coloured fabric mixes with a technically complex and interesting approach to shape and detail. I favour dramatic & exaggerated silhouette in my designs, as I feel every lady should have unique ’stand alone statement pieces’ in their wardrobe.

Employment
Assistant Designer position to successful Irish Knitwear Designer Lorna Doone

Internship in 2006 with renowned Irish Knitwear Designer Lainey Keogh, Dawson Street, Dublin

Internship in 2007 with twin Russian Designers 'TATANAKA' based in South Kensington, London

Costume Designer to Christmas production 2009 -'Flufflys Xmas Factor'- at the Mill Lane Theatre, Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin.

Currently employed as a Designer with 'The Fashion House of Michael H' , Dublin.

Latest Collection

TurnCoat

The inspiration for my collection came from the creative caricatures and sculptural work of artist Gerald Scarfé. Scarfé captures the art of disassembling faces and other physical aspects of the persona and rebuilds these elements often in stylised exaggerated form in attempt to reveal true character. HandBuilt from scrap metal in his backyard, an impression of jonathan swifts "gulliver" and nine foot figure "The Racist (beneath this urban gentleman lies a monster)" built from cloth and aluminium, have influenced my design work from a range of digitally printed fabrics to creatively tailored coats. This eclectic mix ,in the words of Scarfé, "Escapes all limitations".