Orla Kiely recalls how she was encouraged by her parents and inspired by her artistic grandmother to develop a creative side.
Fashion designer Orla Kiely is well-known for her colourful handbags and 1960s-style prints. Her dresses have had a lot of public exposure in recent years from Kate Middleton and her mother Carole, who have both been photographed wearing them. Carole Middleton wore an Orla Kiely dress when she went to visit her grandson Prince George of Cambridge for the first time in hospital, an event watched by millions of television viewers.
Orla Kiely is based in London but grew up in Shankill, Co. Dublin. She recalls her childhood in this radio interview with Miriam O’Callaghan. Orla loved art as a child and was encouraged by her parents and a teacher at school to develop her creative side. She likes to think she takes after her artistic grandmother. She got her taste in colour from the Irish landscape.
| Title: | Orla Kiely Interview |
| Clip Duration: | 00:03:32 |
| Material Type: | Audio |
| Clip Title: | Having the Confidence to Follow Your Dreams |
| Series Title: | The John Murray Show with Miriam |
| Information: | ‘The John Murray Show’ is an entertainment, human interest and lifestyle programme on RTÉ Radio 1, broadcast every weekday morning from 9.00 to 10.00 am. It was first broadcast on 6 September 2010. Broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan presented ‘The John Murray Show’ for six months in 2013 while John Murray was on leave. This clip is taken from an interview she did with fashion designer Orla Kiely, broadcast on 31 July 2013. The accompanying image shows Orla Kiely handbags. It is from a RTÉ News report broadcast on 21 February 2012. |
| Local Keywords: | Fashion, Fashion designers, Clothing industry, Rag trade, 1960s, Sixties fashion, Retro fashion, Orla Kiely, Kate Middleton, Carole Middleton, Prince George of Cambridge, Miriam O'Callaghan, The John Murray Show |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Factual |
| Topic: | Lifestyle and Consumerism |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Miriam O'Callaghan (Presenter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ Radio One |
| Production Year: | 2013 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | AR0200802 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
