Adam's FINE JEWELLERY & WATCHES 7th December 2021

9 Paula Rowan feels like she is stepping into a new chapter. Her Dublin-based brand is now getting international recognition from stylists, stars and on screen. Starting a small glove collection in 2008 was simply to fill a demand in her own leather shop. However, the elevated and sophisticated collection of her first season has resulted in Rowan being known for the splendour of her designs and work by 2021. Each season she has built on her collection adding drama and detail season after season with the resulting plaudits. Her leather gloves have been worn by the world’s most stylish women, from Naomie Harris, Julianne Moore and Ruth Negga to Helen Mirren and Paloma Faith. Her gloves regularly feature in magazines worldwide, and are sourced by the world’s top stylists and photographers, including Katy England, Ib Kamara,TimWalker and Paolo Roversi. To date, Paula Rowan gloves have featured in Vogue (worn by Kendall Jenner),W (worn by Dua Lipa),Tatler, i-D (worn by Naomi Campbell) and Love magazines; inThe NewYorkTimes andTheWall Street Journal; the cover of the FT’s HowTo Spend It; and the TimWalker:Wonderful Things exhibition at theV&A (2019). Madonna chose to wear Paula Rowan gloves for her world tour. Lady Gaga wears them in the new House of Gucci movie – a wonderful achievement for an Irish designer in a film shot in the home of couture. Paula designs in her Monkstown studio overlooking the sea. She loves to express the joy of craft through colour and embellishment - a rich red oversized leather bow or marabou feathers or full-length ruched sleeves. She designs in Dublin and her gloves are made in family run craft workshops in Italy. She has significance there owing to her preservation of Italian crafts and skills. Dublin born, Paula graduated in history and classics from UCD. She now enjoys critical and commercial success as one of Europe’s best known and celebrated glove designers. PaulaRowan.com