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Ireland's biggest fashion show will return to the RDS

The country's biggest fashion show returns to Dublin next month and all proceeds will go to charity.

The ARC Fashion Show will hold it's eighth show on March 2 in the RDS. TV presenter Claire Brock will open the show.

Law firm Arthur Cox are the show's sponsor again this year. All proceeds will be donated to the ARC Cancer Support Centers.

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A press release for the event reads: "Ireland’s annual style extravaganza is back at the RDS on Thursday March 2 showcasing the best of Irish fashion and millinery with proceeds from the gala show going to the ARC’s Cancer Support Centres who offer a range of free support to those affected by cancer. Hosted by TV Presenter Claire Brock, the show will feature 26 designers who will showcase their designs to an audience of over 800 attendees!

"Produced by Eddie Shanahan, the show is the biggest of its kind in the country showcasing emerging and established Irish designers. Sponsored by law firm Arthur Cox, The ARC Fashion Show will be opened by top Irish fashion designer and ARC ambassador Helen Cody.

"The ARC Angels sequence has become an integral part of the show each year and will see women who have experienced cancer take to the runway modelling one of a kind hats created for the show by seven of Ireland’s leading milliners – Leonora Ferguson, Aoife Kirwan, Aoife Harrison, Wendy Louise Knight, Deb Fanning, Ailish McElroy & Emily-Jean O’Byrne."

It continued: "Fashion designer Ciara Allen will present menswear for the first time on the ARC catwalk and award-winning designer Caoimhe Murphy will close the show with a collection specifically created for the show."

Guests on the night also get to see spectacular collections by designers Sara O’Neill, Caroline Duffy, Kindred of Ireland, Laura Chambers, Gabrielle Malone, Helen Hayes, Charlotte Lucas, Caterina Coyne, Urban Aran, Lia Cowan, Barbara Bennett, Not Another White Dress, FéRí, Cobbler’s Lane, Linda Wilson, Caroline Mitchell, Heidi Higgins, Niamh O’Neill, Hazel Greene, Niamh Daniels and sisters Blaithin & Niamh Ennis.

ARC Cancer Support Centres CEO Dee Grant said: “The ARC Fashion Show now in its eighth year continues to raise much needed funds since its inception in 2014. With an audience of 800 people in attendance every year, it has become a firm favourite among the Irish public and a must go to see fixture in calendars across Ireland."

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