Irish designs on display at The Late Late Fashion Awards.
In 1982 Noelle Campbell-Sharp launched the 'IT Magazine' fashion awards on 'The Late Late Show'.
The event proved such a success that 'The Late Late Show' decided to host its own fashion awards the following year. Designers competed in six categories: coats, suits, day dresses, after-six wear, separates and coordinates, and knitwear.
Six female models show suits on the catwalk with two workmen wielding pickaxes. The designs on display are by Louise Kennedy, Richard Lewis, Elizabeth Clery, Ritzy, Michel Ambers and Eily Doolan. The compere is Grace O'Shaughnessy.
'The Late Late Fashion Show' went on to become a biennial fixture and gave an important platform to Irish designers throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
'The Late Late Fashion Awards' were broadcast on 1 October 1983.
