It’s debs season, and the search is on for showstopper dresses. It’s an expensive business, with some spending up to €1.000 on ‘the one’, and that’s just the start of it. Debutantes, mothers, style advisors and dress shop owners reveal what’s involved in the preparations

Northern Ireland has produced many influential names in fashion and design. Here are six of the new generation of northerners making a name for themselves in the business of fashion