The wardrobe builders: How Cork's independent boutiques predict the next new fashion trend

Carolyn Moore talks to some of Cork’s best-loved independent boutiques about how they predict what their customers will love from the A/W trends.

In another life, I ran an independent fashion label that got picked up by Topshop as a concession brand.

For my first season , I designed a small autumn winter collection of a dozen or so dresses; produced enough stock to fill a couple of rails; and figured I’d replenish those styles as they sold, while working on my spring collection.