Our tenth anniversary celebration provided plenty of style inspiration.
A night dedicated to celebrating the best Irish makers, creatives and producers, the Irish Made Awards, proudly supported by Circle Club, is always a highlight on our annual events calendar. An opportunity to meet the people behind our most-loved brands, it’s also a great chance to get your glad rags on and showcase some of your favourite purchases from local designers (or indeed, your own creations!).
This year’s event was no exception, and attendees certainly pulled out all the stops for our tenth birthday celebrations. Filling the room with colour and fun, many pieces also held a special meaning for the wearer, complementing our theme of ‘A Decade of Storytelling’ nicely.
Best Dressed on the night was Rasa Furlong, founder of Made By Rasa, who impressed with a delicately embellished dress and collar that she spent four weeks making. Originally from Lithuania, Rasa was inspired by her own childhood, when she would wear collars to school. “I make everything from scratch,” she told us, adding that she didn’t buy anything new for the project. Rasa won a €1,000 gift voucher for category sponsor beo.
Meanwhile, our current Irish Country Magazine cover star, Roz Purcell donned a pigeon-adorned two-piece from Pellador, which she paired with an iridescent bag from Marmala, while host with the most Muireann O’Connell wore a minidress by new Irish label MNÁ and TolüMakay wore a gorgeous Irish-made outfit by emerging designer Annie Leona.
Karen Birney of Miss She’s Got Knits pulled out a showstopping red dress, that she made herself.
Fellow designer Marie Florence Keane, the woman behind Clouds In My Coffee, also made her outfit, favouring an olive green fabric that she fashioned into a beautiful co-ord (now available to rent on Club Tia!).
Karena Ryan’s colourful dress was another standout. Aptly called the ‘Candyland’ dress, it featured hand embroidered detailing on the back depicting drawings that her children, Jamie, Rossa and Liza had drawn. According to Karena, the project was a “labour of love that took over 20 hours to complete.”
And it wasn’t just the outfits themselves that wowed; the accessories were just as good. Acting Editor Niamh Devereux finished her Monessa Joan gúna with a handmade bag whipped up by our photographer Claire Nash’s talented seamstress mam, Valerie. Equally cool was Twigín founder Ciara O’Connor’s handmade bag – shaped like a map Ireland – Frances Fogarty’s earrings, made by her husband Feargal and Sarah, and headpieces by Saraden Designs and Caithriona King Designs.
From felted hats to embroidered dresses and unique jewellery, our red carpet was a testament to the wealth of talent we have around the country. Below is a small selection of the stand-out looks from the Irish Made Awards 2026.
