'I'm worried they are going to turn up at my front door': Fashion designer on online abuse

Fashion designer Sarah Murphy received backlash on her Instagram account when she highlighted the issue of sexual violence against women.

Award-winning Irish fashion designer Sarah Murphy, who dresses celebrities for red carpets that include the Oscars, has received "menacing" online abuse for speaking out about sexual violence.

The couture designer recovered from an eating disorder which developed after she was raped. She has worked with St Vincent's Hospital contributing to a handbook about how trauma can play into the development of an eating disorder, as well as designing a tee-shirt for the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.