Hats off to Co Clare milliner going places

‘I’m constantly trying to reinvent myself’

Margaret O’Connor’s hats can be rented and bought at notionsbymargaretoconnor.com

Margaret O’Connor is striking the delicate balance between haute couture and mainstream fashion with a millinery career that spans high-profile collaborations with international designers and bread-and-butter retail at her eponymous shop in Ennis, Co Clare.

O’Connor, who was named overall winner at the Local Development Network National Enterprise Awards earlier this month, studied textiles at Galway Mayo Institute of Technology before going on to train in England and Scotland with milliners Philip Treacy ...