Don O'Neill (fashion designer) explained

Don O'Neill
Nationality:Irish
Birth Date:12 June 1966
Birth Place:Ballyheigue, County Kerry, Ireland
Education:Barbara Bourke College of Fashion Design
Label Name:THEIA

Don O'Neill (born 1966) is an Irish fashion designer. He was born in the seaside village of Ballyheigue, County Kerry, Ireland. Initially training as a chef, O’Neill was able to study to be a fashion designer, his true passion, after winning a full tuition scholarship to the Barbara Bourke College of Fashion Design.[1] After traveling the world and working for famous designers and fashion houses such as Christian Lacroix, he arrived in New York, where he spent ten years working with evening-wear designer Carmen Marc Valvo and three years as head of the Badgley Mischka diffusion label.[2] In 2009, THEIA was launched. As of 2013, O'Neill served as the Creative Director[3] of the label.

He has dressed Carrie Underwood[4] at the 2013 Grammys and Oprah Winfrey[5] at the 2012 Oscars.

O’Neill became married in 2016.[6] As of 2023, he resided in Ireland.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-03-19 . Don O'Neill: Irish fashion designer gets ready for the next chapter . 2023-12-29 . IrishCentral.com . en.
  2. Web site: Cassidy . Edel . 2021-07-16 . Don O'Neill: A retrospective - Anthology Fashion Don O'Neill . 2023-12-29 . Anthology . en-US.
  3. Web site: The Irish Don of Fashion on . irishamerica.com . 13 February 2013.
  4. Web site: The Secrets Behind Carrie Underwood's Grammy Dress on . abcnews.go.com . 13 February 2013.
  5. Web site: Irish designer Don O'Neill dresses Oprah Winfrey for the Oscars on . irishcentral.com . 13 February 2013.
  6. Kennedy . Ruth . 2023-04-16 . Designer Don O'Neill on saving a life and returning home . RTÉ.ie . en.
  7. Web site: 2023-03-24 . The Irish fashion designer who has dressed Oprah, Nicole Kidman and Taylor Swift on returning home to Ballyheigue . 2023-12-29 . www.independent.ie . en.