Cathal McAteer
Cathal McAteer (born January 1972) is a former model and an award-winning Scottish fashion entrepreneur.
Life and Career
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 worked 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
In 2002, McAteer launched Folk, a contemporary fashion brand, winning The Telegraph’s Best Small Shop in its 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
In 2020 McAteer launched Magic Castles, a new unisex clothing and music brand.
Sounder Golf
In 2019, McAteer and 3 partners co-founded Sounder, a golf lifestyle brand, launching the brand to market in August 2020.
Design Collaborations
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 collaboration 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
- 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
- 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
- ↑ 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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