Pauric Sweeney
Pauric Sweeney | |
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| Born | County Donegal,Ulster,Ireland |
| Occupation | Designer |
Pauric Sweeneyis aluxuryhandbagdesigner fromIreland.Sweeney was born inCounty Donegalin 1973. He has won theLondon Fashion WeekNew Generation Award for two consecutive seasons and is noted for his clean and minimalistic lines.
Early life
[edit]Sweeney was born inCounty DonegalinUlster,and was raised inFalcarragh,a small town in the district ofCloughaneelyin the north of County Donegal.[1]He attendedBlackrock CollegeinDublinas a boarder before studyingArchitectureatTemple UniversityinPhiladelphia.[2]At Blackrock College, Sweeney was friends with fellow designerPaul Costelloe.Sweeney moved toLondonin the late 90s where he lived inEast Londonalong with other young and new designers such asHussein ChalayanandLee Alexander McQueen.[3]
In the 1990s, Sweeney launched a multi-brand designer store and gallery at the fashion cult location called Root at The Old Truman Brewery atBrick Laneto much acclaim.[4]
Career
[edit]Sweeney began his fashion career as a jewellery designer in the late 90s, after which he progressed to designingready-to-wearin 2000.[5]His first collection was titled "Wish U Were Gothic" and was revealed at the Louvre in Paris in 2000.[6]
He debuted his first collection at London Fashion Week in 2001 to much acclaim. His last ready-to-wear collection titled "Succubus" was shown atThe Royal Opera Housein London, and featured handbags made by the designer. It was then that his friendSuzy Menkesof theInternational Herald Tribunesuggested that he focus his attentions on designing handbags.[7]Pauric Sweeneyhandbags were launched in 2004 to much anticipation from the fashion world. Since then, he has amassed celebrity fans such asLeigh Lezark,Kate Moss,Liberty Ross,Jennifer Lopez,Agyness Deyn,Alexa Chung,andCoco Rochaamongst many others.[8]
Sweeney opened hisflagshipstore in the poshMayfairdistrict of London in December 2011. Drawing inspiration from his architecture background, the store was praised as being "a treat for the senses" byVogue UK.[9]The flagship store is located at 33A Bruton Place, Mayfair, London, W1J 6NP.[citation needed]
Sweeney has worked withRaf Simonsas Creative Director of Accessories atJil Sander.[10]In addition, he has collaborated withRei KawakuboofComme Des Garcons,and worked for international department storeLane Crawford.In 2012, Sweeney collaborated withChileanvineyardCarmen Wines to create a limited edition bag.[citation needed]
Sweeney has been compared toTom Fordby several magazines because of his impeccable eye for design and quality.[11]
In addition to his new swanky flagship store, Pauric Sweeney's bags also retail at highly prestigious department stores such asHarrods,Selfridges,andBrown Thomas,as well as online via Net-A-Porter and Cocosa amongst others.
Sweeney now has three lines: Pauric Sweeney (his main exotic-skin line of handbags), Pauric by Pauric (diffusion leather line), and Sweeney (men's line).
References
[edit]- ^Donegal Handbag King Returns To Live In Ireland (Donegal Daily,24 July 2012).https:// donegaldaily /2012/07/24/donegal-handbag-king-returns-to-live-in-ireland/
- ^Avenue 32."Pauric Sweeney Profile".Retrieved23 October2012.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^Modem, Online."Pauric Sweeney".Retrieved23 October2012.
- ^"Fashion Model Directory- Pauric Sweeney".Retrieved23 October2012.
- ^"Fashion Model Directory".Retrieved23 October2012.
- ^Cara, and Co."Pauric Sweeney Profile".Archived fromthe originalon 22 March 2012.Retrieved23 October2012.
- ^"The Garcons are Just Mad About Our Sweeney's Hot Stuff".The Independent.14 November 2004.Retrieved23 October2012.
- ^Vogue, Italia."Deluxe Bags by Pauric".Retrieved23 October2012.
- ^Vogue UK."Swooning for Sweeney".Archived fromthe originalon 27 July 2012.Retrieved23 October2012.
- ^British Fashion Council."London Collections: Men".Retrieved23 October2012.
- ^"Pauric by Pauric Available Exclusively at Asos".Idol Magazine.April 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 20 September 2013.Retrieved23 October2012.
External links
[edit]- http:// fashionunited.co.uk/news/bags.htm
- http:// londoncollections.co.uk/men/designer/2055/Pauric-Sweeney-(Men's)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120322092009/http:// caraandco /en/brand/accessories/pauric_sweeney/
- http:// vogue.it/en/shows/oddities/2010/x/bag-pauric-sweeney
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130920071106/http://idolmag.co.uk/archive/201204?page=2
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120727021716/http:// vogue.co.uk/blogs/the-vogue-blog/2012/07/23/swooning-for-sweeney
- http:// avenue32 /designers/pauric-sweeney/profile.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003940/http:// chicanduntroubled /search/fashion+designer?page=17