Hope Macaulay

Macaulay graduated from the UK-based University for the Creative Arts in Fashion Textiles: Print in 2018.{{Cite web|title=Q+A MEET FASHION DESIGNER HOPE MACAULAY AND HER POWERFUL PRINTS|url=https://www.texintel.com/blog/2019/1/4/qa-meet-fashion-designer-hope-macaulay-and-her-powerful-prints|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Texintel|language=en}} In the same year she showed her graduate collection at London's Graduate Fashion Week {{Cite web|last=Milton|first=Josh|date=2018-07-17|title=Hope Macaulay|url=https://raggedcult.com/2018/07/17/hope-macaulay/|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Ragged Cult Magazine|language=en}} and in London Fashion Week{{Cite web|last=Stewart|first=Gracie|date=2019-02-18|title=LONDON CALLING: THE BEST STREET STYLE LOOKS FROM LONDON FASHION WEEK FW19|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com.sg/fashion/london-calling-the-best-street-style-from-london-fashion-week/?slide=4&fbclid=IwAR1clUVTSfwXP_MMOtW_ueW6QTck15KndnD0ZIbm-5VQfj30dGrEHf1NJrY|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Harpers Bazaar Singapore|language=en}}

In 2018, she launched her namesake brand Hope Macaulay.{{Cite web|title=Hope Macaulay {{!}} Contemporary Luxury Fashion Designer|url=https://hopemacaulay.com/|access-date=2020-06-03|website=Hope Macaulay|language=en}} She is most well known for her "kaleidoscopic knitwear and fantasy prints".{{Cite web|last=Bell|first=Gail|date=2020-01-20|title=Co Antrim designer Hope Macaulay living the dream in surreal world of fashion|url=http://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2020/01/20/news/co-antrim-designer-hope-macaulay-living-the-dream-in-surreal-world-of-fashion-1812918/|access-date=2020-06-03|website=The Irish News|language=en}} She was listed in the Irish Times as ‘Top 50 People to Watch in 2019’{{Cite news|title=50 people to watch in 2019: Ireland's hottest young talent|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/50-people-to-watch-in-2019-ireland-s-hottest-young-talent-1.3748960|access-date=2020-06-03|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}} and spotlighted by Elle magazine {{Cite web|last=ELLE|first=Team|date=2020-04-01|title=100 Independent Fashion Brands To Support During The Pandemic (And Beyond)|url=https://www.elle.com/uk/fashion/trends/g31778444/independent-clothing-brands/|access-date=2020-06-03|website=ELLE|language=en-GB}} and Vanity Fair Italia {{Cite web|last=Cicchetti|first=Silvia|date=2020-06-18|title=Si può fare shopping in giro per il mondo (via Instagram)|url=https://www.vanityfair.it/fashion/trend-fashion/2020/06/18/tendenze-moda-shopping-instagram-shopping-shop-online|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Vanity Fair Italia|language=en-GB}} in 2020. Macaulay's handmade-to-order garments have been featured in British Vogue{{'}}s “Best Street Style at London Fashion Week”{{Cite web|last=Fattie|date=2019-05-19|title=HOPE MACAULAY LONDON FW2019|url=https://fashionmaniac.com/hope-macaulay-london-fw2019/|access-date=2020-06-03|website=Fashion Maniac|language=en-US}} and have been worn by Irish actress Bronagh Waugh{{Cite news|title=Co Antrim fashion designer: When Bronagh Waugh wore my clothes in Paris, people stopped and asked who her designer was|language=en-GB|work=belfasttelegraph|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/fashion-beauty/co-antrim-fashion-designer-when-bronagh-waugh-wore-my-clothes-in-paris-people-stopped-and-asked-who-her-designer-was-37525635.html|access-date=2020-06-03|issn=0307-1235}} and Grammy nominated singer and songwriter, Halsey{{Cite news|title=Fashion North|url=https://www.fashion-north.com/index.php/2019/11/21/designer-hope-macaulay-on-styling-halseys-spring-summer-collection/}}

In May 2020, Vogue magazine featured Hope Macaulay as "an independent craft-led label you need to know about now".{{Cite web|title=6 New Names In Summer Knitwear To Obsess Over|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/new-names-summer-knitwear|access-date=2020-06-03|website=British Vogue|date=22 May 2020 |language=en-GB}}

Macaulay was born in Magherafelt in 1996 and grew up in Portstewart,{{Cite web|last=Winter|first=Peter|date=2020-06-23|title=Hope and glory Portstewart designer Hope Macaulay is making a big splash in the fashion world|url=http://www.colerainechronicle.co.uk/home/2020/06/23/news/hope-and-glory-10356/|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Coleraine Chronicle|language=en}} Northern Ireland, where her studio is based. Her father is the writer Tony Macaulay.

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• [https://hopemacaulay.com/ Official Website]

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Category:1996 births

Category:Living people

Category:Alumni of the University for the Creative Arts

Category:Fashion designers from Northern Ireland

Category:People from County Londonderry

Category:People from Portstewart

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