Alison Lowery

In Irish artist, Alison Lowry’s new exhibition "(A)dressing our Hidden Truths" she has used clothing to transcend time and tell difficult stories from Ireland's recent past. Alison used a French technique called  'Pate de verre',  a paste of ground glass to encase textiles. The exhibition is on at the National Museum of Ireland until May 

Above and below: survivor Diane Croghan, who stayed in a Magdalene Laundry

Below are some of Alison's cut paper pieces.

Jen Nollaig

“We glamorise the tree, why not glamorise ourselves” Jen Nollaig 

This is Jen Nollaig's second Christmas collection repurposing seasonal decorations into amazing costumes.

“I have always been fanatical about Christmas so I have used this as the inspiration for my work. I look at decorations and think how I can wear them rather than how they will look on my tree.”