Milliner Gráinne Maher is the owner of her self-titled, Ravenhill Road-based hat-makers as well as the jewellery label Pluck and Devour. Her work was seen by a global audience in November when MTV European Music Awards host Selena Gomez wore two of her necklaces on stage during the event in the Odyssey Arena
I was born on the Saintfield Road
I grew up in Carryduff
I now live on the Ravenhill Road
My earliest memory is feeding a rejected baby lamb called Peggy with a baby’s milk bottle
When I was a child I wanted to be a famous singer
I actually became a milliner and jewellery designer
The worst job I ever had was working in a chip shop
The best job I ever had is being the mum of three kids
The bravest thing I have ever done is surviving a near death experience during an extreme asthma attack whilst pregnant
The stupidest thing I have ever done is getting a rubbish tattoo on my midriff
The biggest thing I have yet to do is showcase my work on an international catwalk
The person who inspired me most is my mum
The most important thing in the world is doing good unto others
I'm very bad at taking criticism
I'm very good at singing
I'm most proud of winning fashion designer of the year
My best friend would say I am a sensitive soul
I like to relax by having a long soak in a bubble bath
My favourite saying is ‘carpe diem’
The last book I read was An Anthology of Hats by Stephen Jones
My favourite movie is This is Spinal Tap
The actor that would play me in a movie of my life would be Christina Ricci
The best place I have ever been is Venice
The place I have to visit before I die is the moon
The last person I talked to on the phone is my dad
The last text message I received was from my friend and lingerie designer Mary Murphy
If I was a politician I would campaign to make all schools secular
If I won the lottery I would start a fashion design centre for postgraduates in Northern Ireland and nurture a new fashion manufacturing industry in memory of our linen mill past
If I could describe myself in five words they would be tenacious, emotional, kind, witty, short
If I could invite five people (alive or dead) to a dinner party they would be Isabella Blow, Philip Treacy, John Galliano, Martin McGuinness and Peter Robinson
If I could change one thing about South Belfast it would be to fill the empty retail units with new, thriving businesses
My favourite thing about South Belfast is that it's a wonderful multi-cultural community with a village feel about it
