Ireland Clothing Industry
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Ireland Fashion Industry Directory: learn about apparel, fashion & textiles from Ireland.
Ireland is more than pubs, Guinness, & leprechauns. The fashion industry also thrives. Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic, separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. It is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth. That island geography shapes the trade gathered on this page: makers and shops in Cork, Belfast, Killyleagh and Co. Louth, selling to Irish customers at home and to buyers well beyond the Irish Sea.
The best known Irish textile is linen, and it anchors this directory. In Belfast, The Irish Linen Co. has manufactured only 100% pure Irish linen since 1987, hand-crafted in Ireland for ladies wear, gents wear and tableware. Leather is the other material with a named specialist here: International Leathers (NI) Ltd in Killyleagh is the main producer in the British Isles of fine quality clothing leather made exclusively from UK domestic lambskin, supplying fashion designers and volume garment manufacturers worldwide. Around those two materials sit the rest of the trade: tailored menswear in Cork, babywear, protective clothing, garment trimmings, and the hangers and shop equipment the retail trade itself runs on.
Ireland Fashion Industry Resources
Ireland Fashion Industry Companies
Listings are given with the descriptions supplied for each business.
Baby Clothes at Little Labels
Little Labels is an exciting new baby clothes brand created and made in the UK. They have brought together top babywear designs, high quality manufacture, and a practical web design, to develop an exclusive babywear range for 0-2 year olds. Address: Freepost BEL 4204 Fivemiletown BT75 0BR North Ireland. Phone: 0845 1300 655. Email: info@little-labels.com. Contact: Michael O'Kane.
- Gender: Baby Clothing (Boy & Girl)
- Retail Category: Specialty
- Store Type: Online Retailer
Con Murphys Menswear Cork
Con Murphy began trading in his Patrick Street Location in 1932. His philosophy was simple – ‘Stock quality merchandise that is value for money, and always appreciate your customers'. Con Murphys are synonymous with quality clothing not just in Cork, but also across Ireland. With over 75 years experience, Con Murphy's knows tailoring and fabrics better than anyone. They use this experience to help their customers get the best wearing garments at the most affordable prices. They are open over 80 years! At Con Murphys Menswear they have a team of experienced staff who will guide and assist you when shopping. Address: 60 Patrick's Street, Centre Cork T12 XT57 Ireland.
- Men's Suit Retailers
Equipashop.com
They are a shop equipment superstore that supplies to the retail sector. Their products range from hangers through to glass showcases. They buy in from all over the world in order to provide their customers with the lowest possible prices. Address: 5 - 9 Castlereagh Street, Belfast, BT5 4NE, Northern Ireland. Phone: (+44)02890451069. Fax: (+44)02890450949. Email: julian@alanlewisdisplays.co.uk. Contact: Julian Lewis (Marketing Director).
Franklins Far East (Ireland)
The company is a distributor for a manufacturer in Bangkok (www.franklinsfareast.com) that produces woven and embroidered products such as Labels, Badges, Ribbons, Zip Pullers, Lanyards, Swing Tickets and many other products. They work for Franklins Far East in the UK and Europe offering their services to many companies worldwide. Samples can be produced in 5-7 days with orders being completed in 14-21 working days from receipt of firm order. Samples are supplied free of charge subject to orders being placed with a choice of UK of Far Eastern production to suit your individual requirements. E-mail: franklinsfareast@hotmail.com or info@franklinsfareast.com.
International Leathers (NI) Ltd
International Leathers (NI) Ltd is the main producer in the British Isles of fine quality clothing leather, which is made exclusively from UK Domestic Lambskin. The business was established more than 10 years ago and now serves a worldwide customer base from fashion designers to volume manufacturers of leather garments. Address: 39 Shrigley Road Killyleagh Bt20 5PD, Northern Ireland. Phone: +44 28 44 821-002 or USA (518) 518 588 86 94. Fax: +44 28 44 821-008. Email: sales@intleathers.com. Contact: Caroline Cree - Sales & Marketing Manager.
- Gender: Men's and Women's
- Manufacturer Item # 1: UK domestic Lambskin Leather
- Manufacturer Item # 2: UK domestic Lambskin Suede
- Manufacturer Item # 3: Deerskin Leather
The Irish Linen Co.
The Irish linen Co., situated in the heart of Belfast, manufactures products that are a fine example quality goods. Their products are hand-crafted in Ireland and made from 100% Authentic Irish Linen. Established since 1987, they are an Irish based Company that manufactures only 100% pure Irish Linen products. They use only the finest Irish linen on all our Ladies Wear, Gents Wear and tableware Collection, which you are assured of Authentic Irish Linen, made with great care and attention. They have a wide range of colors for all our garments with various cuts and styles. Their products are natural, environmental friendly, comfortable yet practical and quality assured with the guarantee from the Irish linen Guild displayed on all our products. Address: Kennedy Ent. Center, Blackstaff Rd. Belfast BT11 9DT, N-Ireland. TEL: +44 2890 628212. FAX: +44 2890 601811. E-mail: james@irishlinenco.com.
Portwest (Ireland)
The company is Ireland's leading manufacturer and distributor of protective clothing, footwear and leisurewear. In recent years, corporate and promotional wear have become an important part of their business with companies using personalization to help sell their product or service.
Smallwares Ltd
Smallwares Ltd. Established in 1936, Smallwares Ltd. produces a wide range of hangers and other plastic components. With production facilities in Ireland, Turkey & China they can offer global supply of their products. With their own toolroom they can develop hangers and other plastic products from concept through to production efficiently. Address: Castlebellingham, Co. Louth, Ireland. Phone: 00353 42 9372106. Fax: 00353 42 9372757.
- Manufacturer Item # 1: Jacket Hangers
- Manufacturer Item # 2: Skirt & Waistline Hangers
Irish Linen, Leather and Trimmings
Linen comes first because it is the fabric Ireland is known for by name. The Irish Linen Co. uses only the finest Irish linen across its ladies wear, gents wear and tableware collection, in a wide range of colors with various cuts and styles, and every product carries the guarantee from the Irish Linen Guild. The cloth itself is natural, environmentally friendly, comfortable yet practical, and quality assured, qualities that suit both garments and table linen. Readers who want the fabric explained in full can follow the Irish Linen link in the resources above.
Leather and trimmings complete the materials picture. International Leathers works in three related materials: UK domestic lambskin leather, UK domestic lambskin suede, and deerskin leather, for men's and women's garments. Franklins Far East, the Irish distributor for a Bangkok manufacturer, covers the small parts that finish a garment: woven and embroidered labels, badges, ribbons, zip pullers, lanyards and swing tickets, with samples produced in 5-7 days and orders completed in 14-21 working days from receipt of a firm order.
Retail, Workwear and the Trade Behind the Shops
Two listings serve Irish shoppers directly. Con Murphys Menswear has traded on Patrick Street in Cork since 1932, built on a simple philosophy: stock quality merchandise that is value for money, and always appreciate your customers. Its staff use a long knowledge of tailoring and fabrics to help customers get the best wearing garments at the most affordable prices. Little Labels works at the other end of the wardrobe, an exclusive babywear range for 0-2 year olds, created and made in the UK and sold online as a specialty retailer for baby boys and girls.
Portwest serves people at work rather than at leisure: Ireland's leading manufacturer and distributor of protective clothing, footwear and leisurewear, with corporate and promotional wear an important part of the business as companies use personalization to help sell their product or service. Behind the shops, two suppliers keep retail running. Equipashop in Belfast is a shop equipment superstore whose products range from hangers through to glass showcases, bought in from all over the world to keep prices low. Smallwares Ltd in Castlebellingham, Co. Louth, established in 1936, makes the hangers themselves, jacket hangers and skirt and waistline hangers among them, with production facilities in Ireland, Turkey and China and its own toolroom to develop products from concept through to production.
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Common Questions
What is Irish linen?
Irish linen is a pure linen made in Ireland. The Irish Linen Co., situated in the heart of Belfast and established in 1987, manufactures only 100% pure Irish linen products, hand-crafted in Ireland, across ladies wear, gents wear and a tableware collection, with the guarantee from the Irish Linen Guild displayed on all its products.
Which Irish menswear retailer is listed in this directory?
Con Murphys Menswear Cork. Con Murphy began trading in his Patrick Street location in 1932, and the shop at 60 Patrick's Street, Centre, Cork, is synonymous with quality clothing not just in Cork but also across Ireland, with experienced staff, a knowledge of tailoring and fabrics, and quality merchandise that is value for money.
What protective clothing and retail supplies come from Ireland in this directory?
Portwest is Ireland's leading manufacturer and distributor of protective clothing, footwear and leisurewear, with corporate and promotional wear an important part of its business. For the retail trade itself, Equipashop is a shop equipment superstore in Belfast supplying everything from hangers to glass showcases, and Smallwares Ltd, established in 1936, produces jacket hangers, skirt and waistline hangers and other plastic components in Co. Louth.