About Irene Gilbert
Lived 1908 – 1985 (aged 77). Irene Gilbert was a fashion designer.
Irene Gilbert (1908 – 7 August 1985 ) 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,
Work Gilbert's career in the fashion industry began when she ran a dress shop on Wicklow Street in Dublin. linen and Carrickmacross lace. The quality of the work contributed to Dublin's reputation as a "must stop-over" for the international fashion media. In 1962, Gilbert co-founded the Irish Haute Couture Group with Ib Jorgensen and Nelli Mulcahy.
She designed one of the ten variations of the Aer Lingus uniform.
Gilbert closed the business in 1969 and emigrated to Malta.
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Who was Irene Gilbert?
Irish fashion designer
When was Irene Gilbert born?
Irene Gilbert was born on 19 July 1908 in Thurles.
When did Irene Gilbert die?
Irene Gilbert died on 7 August 1985 in Cheltenham.
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Irene Gilbert was a fashion designer.
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