Eileen Shields

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Eileen Shields

Eileen Shields (Born 1970 in New York City) is a footwear designer and owner of the EILEEN SHIELDS label and the Dublin-based store/gallery “5 Scarlet Row”. She has been a featured designer at Harvey Nichols in London and Hong Kong, and at Brown Thomas in Dublin and Cork.

Shields is most noted^{[original research?]} for her "Bette" shoes being worn by Eva Longoria's character on Desperate Housewives which had originally aired April 8, 2007. Shields has custom-made shoes for Bono and P.J. Harvey, and counts Halle Berry, Eva Longoria, Samantha Morton, Courteney Cox Arquette, Drew Barrymore and Andie MacDowell amongst her many fans.^{[promotional language][1][failed verification]}

Early and personal life[]

Shields is the youngest of five siblings born to a mother who worked as a nurse and a food-industry executive father.^[2] The family had moved from New York to Dublin when she was 2.^{[citation needed]} Her brothers are musicians Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine and Jimi Shields, known for his work in Rollerskate Skinny. Her sister, Anne Marie, has worked in the music industry and has managed the tours of their brothers' respective bands. Her other sister, Siobhan, is a montessori professional and lecturer.^{[citation needed]}

Shields is married to artist Mark Orange. They have two sons.^{[citation needed]}

Early career[]

After graduating from the National College of Art and Design in Dublin with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Shields moved to New York in 1988 to begin her design career. She took classes at Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), and went to work as a show designer for Anne Klein.^[3] Shields went on to work for Donna Karan, and was a key player in launching and building the DKNY footwear line, including Men's and Women's. Shields was responsible for the 'D by DKNY' line, which was nominated for "Best New Line" at the VH1 Fashion Awards.^{[citation needed]}

Label and collection[]

The EILEEN SHIELDS label was launched in February 2004, and she went on to open her own store and gallery, “5 Scarlet Row” near Essex Street West in Dublin during September 2004. The store was created in collaboration with curator/gallerist Vaari Claffey.^{[citation needed]}

“5 Scarlet Row” is the flagship store to showcase the entire EILEEN SHIELDS collection alongside clothes and accessories exclusive to Ireland by other international designers including Eley Kishimoto, Sharon Wauchob, Collection Privée, Zero Maria Cornejo, VPL (Visible Panty Line), Irish designer Helen James and UNIS.^{[promotional language]} The store is an event-driven^{[clarification needed]} space that features invitation-only shopping evenings^{[promotional language]} with the designers and launch parties for the in-store “Gallery for One” art exhibitions.^{[citation needed]}

Her collections are also sold at over 40 boutiques and department stores across the US, Europe, and Asia and can be purchased through her own website.^{[promotional language]} Shields is set to open>^{[needs update]} a retail store in New York in 2008.^[4]

References[]

External links[]

• Eileen Shields website