On Wednesday 17th September, at The Brewery in London, top Irish mens suit and designer clothing store Louis Copeland & Sons, won two top accolades at the 2014 Drapers Independents Awards 2014 under the categories of:

• ‘Best store design 2014’ for the Louis Copland & Sons store in Dundrum Town Centre
• ‘Menswear Independent retailer of the year 2014’ - UK and Ireland

These annual awards play host to the most innovative independent retailers operating in the fashion industry. Drapers are the trade publication for the global fashion industry and recognises innovation and talent across the fashion industry throughout the UK and Ireland. Louis Copeland and Sons received some outstanding comments from judges at this years awards:

Best Store Design:

“In another varied and high-quality field, the judges were unanimous in their praise of the winning store design. The innovation, hard work and even the brave decision to make a serious investment in improving the layout and the look during difficult economic times made this a clear favourite with our panel.”

Menswear Independent of the Year:

The judges were unanimous on this one, saying of this years victor “There was only really one winner here. They have met the retail challenges of today and are financially impressive. No one comes anywhere close to it.”

Having opened it’s doors on Capel Street in 1933, Louis Copland & Sons has grown to 6 stores (Capel Street, Wicklow Street, Pembroke Street, Dundrum Tow Centre, CHQ Dublin and Galway) as well as online www.louiscopeland.com. Opened in 2013, the Louis Copeland & Sons store in Dundrum Town Centre is the latest addition to the store portfolio. The store design was a collaboration between Dublin based Jennings Design Studio and interiors specialist Helen Turkington, coordinated in house by Louis Copeland Jnr.

Speaking on their 2 wins, Louis Copland senior said “Winning these awards is fantastic and is a culmination of all the hard work and dedication from our staff and the long term support from our customers.”

Speaking on Louis Copland & Sons win for Best Store Design for their Dundrum store, Dundrum Town Centre Manager Don Nugent said “We are delighted for the team and want to congratulate Louis Sr, Louis Jr and Paul Cullen on this tremendous win. The Louis Copeland store is a fantastic addition to the selection of premium stores housed at Dundrum Town Centre and we are delighted that this store in particular has been highlighted as an outstanding example of high end store design”.

Although synonymous with suits and tailoring, Louis Copeland & Sons also carries a very exciting collection of casual clothing from top brands including Ted Baker, Boss, Armani jeans, Paul & Shark, Gant and Barbour. For further information go to www.louiscopeland.com

For further information and interview requests please contact:

Louis Copeland Senior 087 2586091

For Further information on Dundrum Town Centre please contact:

Joanne Byrne – Presence PR – 01 6761062 – joannebyrne@presence.ie

Gemma Kenny – Presence PR – 01 6761062 – gemmakenny@presence.ie

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Top Tailor Louis Copeland dresses Psychic Octopus (09 July 2010)

Paddy Power plc today announced the appointment of Paddy the Psychic Octopus to their senior management team.

Paddy is a first cousin of Paul Oktopus who recently shot to international fame when he correctly predicted all of Germany’s World Cup results. Paddy will be responsible for predicting the outcome of major sporting events for the bookmaking chain from his office at the National Sea Life Centre in Bray, Co Wicklow.

Paddy is expected to arrive in Ireland before the end of July and will undergo a period of “psychic tuning” before beginning his role with Paddy Power. It is hoped that Paddy’s first predictions will be around the forthcoming GAA All Ireland Finals and Ryder Cup.

To celebrate Paddy’s imminent arrival, top tailor Louis Copeland created a one-off 8- tentacled sweater for Paddy the octopus who is used to the warmer waters of his native Mediterranean.

Louis Copeland said “I’ve fitted out everyone from Bill Clinton and Pierce Brosnan to Ronan Keating and Bertie Ahern but Paddy the Psychic Octopus is the icing on the cake. The eight tentacled design presented a unique challenge but I’m very happy with the final product”

Pat Ó Súilleabháin, director of the National Sea Life Centre in Bray said “We’ve had our eye on Paddy for some time now and we’re delighted that he’ll soon be joining us in Bray. As a full cousin to Paul he has already exhibited an exciting degree of psychic awareness and we’re confident that we can develop his ability to a level similar, of perhaps even greater, than his cousin”

Paddy Power said “Paul the Psychic Octopus cost us a king’s ransom during the World Cup so it really was a no-brainer to get Paddy on the payroll”

Paddy the Psychic Octopus will be on public display in the National Sea Life Centre in Bray, Co Dublin from September and his sports predictions will be webcast live from the Paddy Power website.

For more information contact; Louis Copeland, Louis Copeland & Sons http://www.louiscopeland.com/