Irene Gilbert (fashion designer)

Irene Gilbert (1908 – 7 August 1985) (pronounced "Irini") was born in Thurles, County Tipperary. She was an Irish fashion designer based in Dublin. Ireland's first couturier, she was a member of the "Big Three" Irish fashion designers, along with Sybil Connolly and Raymond Kenna/Kay Peterson. Designing for royalty and high society, she was famous for her work and friendship with Grace Kelly. She was the first woman to run a successful fashion business in Ireland, operating out of a shop on St Stephen's Green on the southside of the city.

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