Metropolis: Suits you, miss

Young designer Claire Doyle has an innate understanding of what working women want from their wardrobe, writes Lisa Brady.

Jacket €650, blouse €150, skirt €350. Picture: Sarah Doyle

If the words ''executive tailoring conjure up images of women in dark suits, you haven't yet been introduced to Claire Doyle's line of workwear. Aged just 28, this Irish designer has been transforming a jaded market into something bright and beautiful.

In 2009, she left the corporate world to pursue her long-held dream of starting her own fashion business. She trained with the original doyenne of Irish style, Louise Kennedy, before setting up ...