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Carrickmacross Lace Gown From Paris Couture Week Goes on Show at Collins Barracks on 10 November

A Standing Ground couture gown made with Carrickmacross lace, coordinated by Natalie B. Coleman, returns to Ireland for Irish Design Week, which runs from 7 to 14 November, and a two-Saturday lace workshop follows in Dublin.

By the Monaghan Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · Published 22 Oct, 00:10 · 2 min read

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A couture gown made with hand-crafted Carrickmacross lace will be displayed at Collins Barracks, the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin, on Tuesday, 10 November, as part of Irish Design Week 2026. The festival, run by the Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI), takes place nationwide from 7 to 14 November, and its programme was launched at the Carrickmacross Lace Gallery, the Anglo-Celt reported.

The gown was created for Irish designer Michael Stewart's Standing Ground label and debuted at Haute Couture Week in Paris earlier this year. The project was coordinated by Carrickmacross designer Natalie B. Coleman, who brought together a team of local artisans to make the lace elements, and the gown went on to feature in British Vogue, according to the Anglo-Celt.

Fáilte Future Europe

This year's Design Week is themed Fáilte Future Europe, reflecting Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Traditional crafts including Carrickmacross lace, Donegal tweed and Connemara marble will feature alongside discussions on artificial intelligence, business innovation and Europe's creative industries.

Launching the programme, Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation Niamh Smyth said design turns Ireland's creativity "into practical progress: stronger businesses, more sustainable communities and better responses to the challenges we share across Europe." DCCI head of design Tom Watts said the Standing Ground gown showed "Carrickmacross lace reaching an international fashion stage".

Learn to make it yourself

For anyone who wants to try the craft, the DCCI programme lists a Carrickmacross Lace Workshop, "The Butterfly", with lacemaker Theresa Kelly, who contributed lace to the Standing Ground wedding dress. It runs over two Saturdays, 14 and 21 November, from 10am at the United Arts Club, 3 Fitzwilliam Street Upper, Dublin. Tickets cost €100 with all materials provided. Participants learn the technique from the start, from tacking the design and working the lace to the distinctive Carrickmacross loops and finishing. The DCCI says the workshop is suitable for over-18s and the venue is not wheelchair accessible.

The full Irish Design Week programme and ticket information are on IrishDesignWeek.ie. For more from the town, see our Carrickmacross news.

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