Cathal McAteer
Cathal McAteer (born January 1972) is former model and an award winning Scottish fashion entrepreneur.
Life and Career[edit]
McAteer was born and raised in Cumbernauld and educated at Our Lady's High School, Cumbernauld[1]
Following a brief stint at College , McAteer pursued a career in fashion as a model and then working his way from shop floor to manager and buyer of famed Glasgow boutique, Ichi Ni San[2] [3]before moving to London and working with brands such as Nicole Farhi. [4]
Folk[edit]
In 2002, McAteer launched Folk, a contemporary fashion brand , winning The Telegraph’s Best Small Shop in it’s first year of retail[5] , Folk has now grown to encompass 5 retail stores [6]an online e-commerce site and being stocked worldwide by retailers such as Mr Porter. [7]
Magic Castles[edit]
In 2020 McAteer launched Magic Castles a new unisex clothing and music brand.
Sounder Golf[edit]
In 2019, McAteer and 3 partners co-founded Sounder a golf lifestyle brand, launching the brand to market in August 2020.
Design Collaborations[edit]
McAteer has lent his design eye to many successful collaborations from interior design for Munich’s Flushing Meadows Hotel[8] and London’s The Green Room Hotel [9] an art collaboraration with British Sculptor, Paul Vanstone[10] capsule collections for iconic Terence Conran’s The Conran Store [11] and furniture design with SCP and Gareth Neal for the London Design Festival [12]
In 2019, he launched It’s All Good Folk with the department store chain John Lewis & Partners,[13] [14][15][16]
Awards and Recognition[edit]
- The Telegraph Awards - Winner, Best Small Shop[17]
- Scottish Style Awards - McAteer has been nominated as Scottish Fashion Designer of the year twice and won once[18] [19]
- The Scottish Fashion Awards - Nominee, Designer of The Year[20]
- McAteer is frequently featured in notable Scot’s articles[21] [22]and style pages [23]
Family Life[edit]
- McAteer lives in London with his partner , an author and journalist and their 3 children[24]
- McAteer works alongside his sister, a partner in Folk, Sounder Golf and Magic Castles[25] [26] [27]
Reference section[edit]
- ↑ Williams, Hattie. "How I Made It: We put fashion designers on the map in Carnaby Street". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "Cathal McAteer, Folk Fashion". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ Crummy, Colin (2018-10-13). "Stylish men on their hand-me-downs – from baby boots to a beloved T-shirt". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "'It's not fast fashion': the cult brand telling customers to wear out its clothes". the Guardian. 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "Top of the shops: Winners of the Telegraph Shop Awards". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ Lewis, Amy (2015-12-08). "Britain's best hidden gem boutiques". Stylist. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ Dunn, Gemma (2010-07-09). "Cathal McAteer". Drapers. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "Hotels - Munich - Travel". Monocle. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ Conroy, Jade (2018-01-25). "Inside Green Rooms, London's newest hotel for the arts". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ By (2011-02-17). "Art store trip". Design Week. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "Meet The Folks: Introducing Folk x The Conran Shop". The Conran Shop. 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "A World Of Ordinary Things | London Design Festival". www.londondesignfestival.com. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ Bottomley, Tom. "The Interview: Cathal McAteer, founder and creative director, Folk". TheIndustry.fashion. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "Folk, The Entrepreneurs 419 - Radio". Monocle. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "Cathal McAteer, Folk Fashion". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "How John Lewis and Folk created a new sustainable line". Drapers. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "Top of the shops: Winners of the Telegraph Shop Awards". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "Fashion icons steal the style show". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "Scottish Style Awards - scottish style awards". www.scottishstyleawards.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ Roberts, Lauretta. "Scottish Fashion Awards unveils 2016 shortlist". TheIndustry.fashion. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "Who are Scotland's fashion 50?". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "3 movers & shakers on the rise". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ Teasdale, Charlie (2015-10-23). "Cathal McAteer: My Style Rules". Esquire. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "Cathal McAteer, Folk Fashion". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "Meet the fashion entrepreneur who turned tragedy into triumph". www.managementtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "My fashion life - Maggie Smart". Drapers. 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ Williams, Hattie. "How I Made It: We put fashion designers on the map in Carnaby Street". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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