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Women Spend On Average €2,500 On Their Wedding Dress In Ireland

This week on Ask Me Anything, it was all about Wedding Dresses. The lads spoke to Orlaith Carroll, owner of The Attic is an award-winning designer and a Fashion Design graduate of LSAD. During her time studying she took a year out to gain experience, moving to London to work with both Richard Nicoll and Alexander McQueen. On graduating she moved to New York to work as a pattern draughter for high end designer Derek Lam On Orlaith's return to Ireland she worked in the fashion industry in Dublin for a time until she decided to enter the world of bridalwear – the king of luxury. She moved home to Limerick to open The Attic. The Attic is situated in the heart of Limerick City, a secret haven for brides and their tribe. The boutique is bursting with beautiful dresses carefully handpicked from designers such as Elbeth Gillis, Anna Georgina and Alena Leena. While on the with lads Orlaith revealed that on average women spend about €2500 on a wedding dress, while she has seen people spend upwards of between five and ten thousand euro on their dress. Hit play on the podcast below to hear what Orlaith had to say to Dermot & Dave. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/09/04122055/AMA_WeddingDress.mp3"][/audio] see more