Tributes have poured in for well-known designer Nicky Wallace, who previously had a popular menswear store on South William Street in Dublin.
Mr Wallace was a native of Wexford and he passed away at his home on Sunday. A tailor to the stars, Mr Wallace worked with some huge names, and he was responsible for the suits worn on Miami Vice by Hollywood star Don Johnson and Johnny Logan's famous Eurovision winning suit.
Opening a store in Dublin in the early 2000’s, Mr Wallace returned to his tailoring origins and developed a specialty shop concentrating on Made-to-Measure, with his signature 'New Aristocrat' look. Mr Wallace was also based in London for several years and then France for eight years, where he had set up a Studio-Shop, to service French and UK clients, and in January 2020 he moved his home and business back to his native Wexford.
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Nicky was well known and renowned in his field, having received several awards for his work over the past few decades. Since the news of his passing on Sunday, people have taken to social media sending their condolences to the family of the ‘hard-working’ and ‘amazingly talented’ designer.
One person wrote: "RIP Nicky Wallace, a hard working man and a credit to his home town in Wexford." Another person wrote: "Saddened to hear of the passing of Nicky Wallace, he was an amazingly talented designer. RIP."
A death notice on RIP.ie reads: "The death has occurred of Nicholas (Nicky) Wallace, at his home St Jude's St John's Road, Wexford town. Beloved son of the late James and Ita, loving father of Karl and Lauren and brother of Mary, Jim, Eugene, Brendan, Elinor and the late John and Dorothy.
"Sadly missed by Carmel and mother of his children, son, daughter, daughter-in-law Jenni, Lauren's partner Tom, granddaughter Mia, brothers, sisters, brothers in law, sisters in law, nephews, nieces, extended family, friends and neighbours."
His funeral service will take place on Wednesday at 12 noon at Church of the Immaculate Conception, Rowe Street. Cremation will take place afterward at Mt Jerome Crematorium, Harold's Cross in Dublin.
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