From Ghana to Galway: ‘Irish women were asking me to make dresses in African prints to wear to communions’

From Ghana to Galway: ‘Irish women were asking me to make dresses in African prints to wear to communions’

"Fashion designer Virtue Shine moved to the West of Ireland 13 years ago and in 2015 started her brand Emerald & Wax Designs. Here, she talks about turning her hobby into a career, fusing African fabrics and Irish tweed and bringing joy to people’s lives through colour ..." as featured in Irish Independent Fashion online on Sat 11 Nov 2023 by Katie Byrne. 

https://www.independent.ie/style/fashion/from-ghana-to-galway-irish-women-were-asking-me-to-make-dresses-in-african-prints-to-wear-to-communions/a480301215.html  [requires subscription]