Peter O’Brien on designing big skirts for the House of Rochas in Paris.
London-born designer Peter O’Brien grew up in Finglas, Dublin. After graduating from St Martin’s School of Art in London, he worked for a number of designers in Paris.
Barbara McMahon of ‘Head to Toe’ did this interview with Peter while he was head designer at the House of Rochas in Paris. He says that the big skirts from his first collection proved so popular that they are now expected of him, but he likes making women look pretty and he thinks this is how they like to look, “as if they’ve spent a lot of money”. Part of his role includes dressing the French Rose for the Rose of Tralee, who ends up in one of his big skirts. He has also been involved in the selection of the Rose, but tries to pick only those who will look good in his clothes.
Peter O’Brien has also designed for Arnotts in Dublin.
| Title: | Peter O’Brien at the House of Rochas |
| Clip Duration: | 00:02:58 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | “I Like to Make Women Look Pretty” |
| Series Title: | Head to Toe |
| Information: | 'Head to Toe' was a weekly lifestyle programme which focused on clothes and fashion. 'Head to Toe' ran for 10 series between 1988 and 1997. The first show was aired on 21 October 1988 and was presented by Frances Duff, Mary O'Sullivan and Marty Whelan. Mary O'Sullivan described the show as "a magazine mix of everything to do with clothes, people, the rag trade in general, personalities, swap shops, the nostalgia scene, people's private collections, country shopping and dressing and budgets and even problems". (RTÉ Guide, 14 October 1988, p.6) |
| Local Keywords: | Fashion, Fashion designers, Clothing industry, Rag trade, St Martin's School of Art, Peter O'Brien, House of Rochas, Barbara McMahon, Head to Toe, Rose of Tralee, French Rose, Arnotts |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Factual |
| Topic: | Lifestyle and Consumerism |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Barbara McMahon (Presenter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ One |
| Production Year: | 1996 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | 96D01177 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
