When I moved to Galway nine years ago from New York, I was spending my days at home with four young children and found myself craving colours to excite my dulled senses. I started off by making cushions covers and infinity scarves, and soon I was expanding my range to wrap skirts and dresses. The colours, prints and patterns were very different to what people were used to in Ireland so they are good at catching people’s eye, and indeed their imagination.
I was invited to participate in a fashion show about 3 or 4 years ago, and that was the first time I started making dresses. It was only from there that Emerald and Wax started to grow slowly, and I’m delighted to see it continue growing every day since.