Fashion show helps designers to get the right business model

A fashion event aimed at connecting both upcoming and well-known Irish fashion designers with business communities and potential clientele will take place in Dublin this Wednesday.

The Arthur Cox Irish Fashion Event, which is taking place in the Westin Hotel, will feature a mix of some of Ireland’s most established designers along with up-and-coming designers, including Helen Steele, Jen Kelly, Melissa Curry, Ciara Silke, Nicky Wallace, Deborah Veale, Derek Lawlor, Elaine Madigan, Polly McGettigan, Reudi Maguire and Marie-Claire Ferguson.

Arthur Cox partner Kathleen Garrett said the initiative aimed to provide designers with access to business advice and a network to assist them to grow their businesses in and outside of Ireland.

“Ireland is home to a unique and wide-ranging creative talent that deserves to take its place on an international stage. We are pleased to play a role to ensure this happens,” she said.

Jewellery designer Melissa Curry has taken part in the Arthur Cox Irish Fashion Event since it began in 2011.

“My participation at the Arthur Cox Fashion Event has always been a great platform to share my work as a designer. It offers myself and the other designers the chance to meet and greet and liaise with customers, sharing knowledge and the story of my brand and the workmanship behind the designs,” she said.
4G rollout

Elsewhere in Dublin, Data Edge will host a free seminar in the Citywest Hotel tomorrow, which will look at the challenges caused by the rollout of 4G for mobile operators.


A major challenge facing Irish telcos and mobile operators is analysing and locating the source of radio frequency interference.

This problem has been further highlighted by the recent rollout of 4G, increased use of mobile data, higher data speeds and more demanding customer expectations.

Essentially, operators are dealing with increased levels of interference at a time when consumers expect maximum quality.
Interference

Data Edge will examine the different types of interference most commonly experienced by operators in Ireland, their causes and how to locate and resolve them.


Using examples of some of the best practices and tools that are being used in other countries where 4G rollouts are more advanced, the seminar will look at the best-in-class methods to solve interference issues and improve mobile data quality.

The seminar will also highlight forthcoming EU regulations, which will update the health and safety rules regarding electromagnetic field exposure for workers.

Source: IrishTimes