Christopher Kane

The Scottish collections at London Fashion Week

Christopher Kane, Holly Fulton, Alexander McQueen and more

7 Mar 2011

For a small country with an estimated population of just over five million, the volume of creative talent that Scotland produces is astounding. This season at London Fashion Week, it was the Scottish designers who stole the limelight. Christopher Kane…

The Scottish clothes designers making a name for themselves

Jonathan Saunders, Christopher Kane, Deryck Walker and Holly Fulton

16 Feb 2011

Scotland has always been at the head of cutting-edge design – and today’s selection is just as good

Fashion forward

4 Mar 2010

When Carrie Bradshaw is donning your wares in Sex and the City, it’s fair to assume you’re on your way. For Holly Fulton the rise and rise of her fashion fortunes seemed inevitable. A darling of the Scottish fashion scene, last year saw the former ECA…

Scotland The Great - Homecoming

22 Jan 2009

Four skinny boys stare up at a mountain. The mountain stares back at them. The hairiest one throws his arms out and roars: ‘Does it not make you proud to be Scottish?’; the prettiest one looks up from his vodka bottle, and hurls back bile. It’s been…

Summer trends

8 May 2008

Blame Status Quo. Blame grunge. Above all, blame Christopher Kane’s continuing fascination with the clothes his babysitters wore circa 1989. But how will a summer full of bleached denim and ra-ra ruffles work on our streets? We ask the experts...

The Style Issue - Trendspotting

13 Mar 2008

Dieny Itoe Clothes Not yet out of college, 23-year-old model and design student Dieny Itoe is hotly tipped for fashion fame. Her sophisticated interpretation of form and fabric earned her the coveted Glasgow 1999 Design Medal last year, and while…

Scottish designers show wares on London catwalks

18 Sep 2007

Christopher Kane has showcased his latest designs at London Fashion Week – bouncing back after part of his collection was stolen from his London studio just days before they were due to hit the catwalk. The 25-year-old designer, who has worked with…

Burgled designer in race to recreate collection

10 Sep 2007

A young Scottish fashion designer has been left reeling after his new designs were stolen just days before they were due to be unveiled at London Fashion Week. Christopher Kane, 24, was due to attend a fashion ceremony at Stirling Castle on Sunday…

Christopher Kane

Sexy Boy

27 Mar 2007

Imagine you’re a 23-year-old fashion postgraduate from Motherwell. Your work is featured in Vogue in an article on student designers, and then Anna Wintour herself turns up at your degree show. She recommends that you meet Donatella - yes, Versace - and…