Fashion brand Manley to expand

Irish firm plans to target Far East

Designer Emma Manley in her studio in Dublin Feargal Ward

Designer Emma Manley is seeking venture capital to enable further international growth of her successful accessories brand, as she enters the Japanese market with her luxury leather bags.

“I’ve worked long and hard at growing Manley slowly but surely,” said the womenswear designer, who began her own fashion line in 2010, aged 24. “We are looking forward to dipping our toes in the Japanese market and having this store as our first of ...