With the Irish fashion industry making incredible strides, here are some of the best designers to know
With summer on our doorstep, it’s a good time to explore our style and try something new in our wardrobes. Excitingly, there are lots of brilliant fashion designers based here in Ireland, that are creating beautiful collections that compete on the global stage. Each year, we aim to seek out the best in the business in the Fashion Category of the Irish Made Awards. This year, we are thrilled to welcome Salsa Jeans as sponsor of the Fashion Category at the Irish Made Awards 2025, in proud partnership with Circle Club.
Salsa Jeans is a brand that masters the art of denim like no other, originating over 30 years ago in their laundry in Porto, North Portugal. The brand is all about boosting your confidence and turning jean shopping into a fun, empowering experience. With their ‘fit and feel’ philosophy, Salsa Jeans offers a wide selection of styles, shapes, and colours, all backed by their Perfect Fit technology—so you can find the perfect jeans that will turn every insecurity into everyday confidence.
Speaking about their involvement in the Irish Made Awards 2025, Ana Berenguer, Brand and Communication Specialist for Ireland at Salsa Jeans said:
“Salsa Jeans has a lovely history in Ireland’s fabulous department stores and now with our own two stores in Liffey Valley and Blanchardstown Centre. We are delighted to be supporting the Irish Made Awards recognising Irish designers and fashion, something we are passionate about at Salsa Jeans.”
Have you got a fashion label based in Ireland? Be sure to enter the Irish Made Awards now! The deadline is 27 May 2025. For details on how to enter, see the Awards page, and FAQs here. To inspire you this season, here are some of our previous winners and runners-up.
Meet the past Fashion winners and runner ups of the Irish Made Awards:
Caroline Duffy Designs: The 2024 winner (and 2023 runner up) Caroline Duffy, is synonymous with beautiful floral designs on everything from dresses to homeware. She works with clients on a collaboration, create and commission basis to create art, surface and textile design inspired by nature. Whether it’s soft furnishings, a dress or swimwear, her designs and artwork will always delight and energise your day.
Miss She’s Got Knits: The runner up at the 2024 Irish Made Awards started her business as a hobby at the end of 2020. Karen Birney set up @MissShesGotKnits on Instagram to document her efforts and before long was inundated with requests by followers to design pieces for them. Her colourful designs brim with joie de vivre and are the perfect injection of colour into any wardrobe.
Cobbler’s Lane: The 2023 winner was Cobbler’s Lane – a slow fashion Irish ladieswear brand. Each piece is created in small quantities with the intention of becoming a keepsake. Designed and made in Ireland, Cobbler’s Lane combines quality fabrics with feminine and vintage inspired silhouettes. This brand was also the runner up of the Fashion category at the 2022 awards ceremony.
Caoimhe Murphy: The 2022 winner of the Irish Made Fashion award was Caoimhe Murphy. Since launching in April 2021, this is a brand that has grown steadily and found its place in the market. Each piece is made in Dublin, and designed with sustainability and wearability in mind. The brand’s aesthetic is unique, fun and feminine, with quirky prints, exaggerated silhouettes and inventive fabric manipulation techniques. Caoimhe uses GOTS certified organic cottons, natural materials like silk and lyocell and recycled materials where possible.
IrelandsEye Knitwear: Our 2021 winner in the Irish Made Awards fashion category was IrelandsEye Knitwear, inspired by nature and the colours and textures of the Irish coastal landscape. Their knitwear is designed to provide comfort and warmth, and gives traditional Aran stitches a modern twist with fresh designs and a contemporary look and feel. Each colour palette inspired by Irish nature.
Úna Burke: Our 2020 Irish Made Awards winner was Úna Burke, a multi-award-winning luxury leather designer and artist. Formerly based from London, she relocated back to Ireland recently. Úna uses traditional leather-working techniques in the development of complex architectural constructions. Check out this unique cuff that will last a lifetime.
Aoife Ireland: Our 2019 Irish Made awards winner was designer Aoife McNamara. Founded in 2019, her label Aoife Ireland is a luxury slow-fashion brand with a vision of empowering women through their unique garments made consciously in Ireland and designed to last a lifetime of experiences.
Bébhínn: Our 2018 Irish Made awards winner was Bébhínn, who after working in costume design for film and TV, decided to branch out and create her label in 2017. With a passion for Irish produce and sustainable clothing along with a vast knowledge of garment construction the brand became a success.
