Fashion

Stockbridge fashion and homewares shop Dick's puts emphasis on quality and functionality

Co-owner Andrew Dick has a 'passion for well-made, functional things – from clothing to homewares'

Why did you set up Dick’s? After being in London for years we wanted to be somewhere quieter, more compact. I was working in the newspaper industry (which is in a precarious state) and we fancied being close to one set of our parents. I’m from…

Hot 100 2012: 49-40

FOUND, Paul Brannigan and Kerry Hudson among Scotland's hottest cultural contributors in 2012

The Hot 100 is our list of Scotland’s 100 hottest individuals and groups who’ve made a splash this year, from comic book writers to comedians, artists to actors. If they've contributed to Scotland's cultural landscape in 2012, you'll find them here.

Hot 100 2012: 79-70

Dominic Hill, Ewan Morrison and LuckyMe among Scotland's hottest cultural contributors in 2012

The Hot 100 is our list of Scotland’s 100 hottest individuals and groups who’ve made a splash this year, from comic book writers to comedians, artists to actors. If they've contributed to Scotland's cultural landscape in 2012, you'll find them here.

Hot 100 2012: Five beard trends of 2012

Photographer Jonathan Daniel Pryce - #49 in our Hot 100 - shares a few of his favourite beard pics

Jonathan Daniel Pryce has had a busy year, what with exhibiting his street-style portraits at the Jim Haynes Atelier in Paris, being voted Photographer of the Year at this year’s Scottish Fashion Awards and launching his first book, the beautifully…

Emerging fashion designers from Scotland

Tessa Hartmann, Bebaroque, William Chambers, Euan McWhirter, Common People and Rebecca Torres

Tessa Hartmann. Founder of the globally recognised Scottish Fashion Awards and newly announced WGSN (Worth Global Style Network), Hartmann truly deserves a mention on this list. She judge has worked tirelessly over the past decade to give Scottish…

Essential autumn fashion purchases

Orkney-based knitwear designer Hilary Grant shares her fantasy autumn shopping list

1. Hello Jenuine’s notebooks are as beautiful as they are functional. The illustrated covers are screenprinted and hand bound. etsy.com/shop/hellojenuine, £7 2. Ally Capellino bags and leathergoods are produced in London and with responsible…

How to experience the Edinburgh International Fashion Festival 2012

A few hints and tips about the events on offer at Summerhall

LOOK ... at catwalk shows Over the four nights of the festival, there will be a nightly catwalk show, followed by an after-party. Local legwear and bodysuit designers, Bebaroque, aka Mhairi McNicol and Chloe Patience present a runway show on the first…

Edinburgh International Fashion Festival 2012 - events round-up

Edinburgh’s Festivals have pretty much everything, but fashion is not something that has been given centre stage. Until, that is, the Edinburgh International Fashion Festival, with four days of events centered around Summerhall, including…

Dundee fashion label Nkili aims to reinstate the blouse as a key fashion item

Has anyone worn a blouse to greater effect than Maggie Gyllenhaal in Secretary? She looked filthier in her high-necked, pussy-bowed polka-dot number than in her Agent Provocateur shoot. On the right person, the mother of pearl button, the leg of mutton…

Peroni Nastro Azzurro hosts a series of intimate dining experiences across the UK

Gianluca Longo hosts dinner at Glasgow's Old Fruitmarket

Over the past few months, Peroni Nastro Azzurro has been hosting a series of unique Italian dining experiences in cities across the UK. Amici di Peroni celebrates Italian style, good food and great company. The dinners are a revival of the Italian…

Style Guide 2012 - Spring/Summer fashion to focus on fresh, cool colours

We take a look at the forthcoming fashion trends for 2012

Blame the long, grey winter. Blame the soaring unemployment levels. Blame it on the margaritas and piña coladas that fashion designers had apparently been knocking back before sketching out this season’s collections. But as spring approaches, gingerly…

Girl Model

Clinical expose of the modeling industry

(tbc) 78min Far from the fairy-tale fiction of America’s Top Model is Girl Model, a clinical, disturbing industry expose by documentary makers David Redmon and Ashley Sabin (Mardi Gras: Made in China). Ashley Arbaugh is an ex-model and now a…

Anna Kendrick bemoans outfit fascination

Celebrity Gossip

Anna Kendrick is asked more questions about her "lipstick" than her career. The 'Twilight Saga' beauty believes being a woman in Hollywood can be tough as when she is asked to speak to the press they are often more interested about her fashion…

Spring/ summer 2012 trend preview

Citrus shades Marigold and canary yellow were among the zingy citrus hues championed for the new year at New York and London fashion weeks. During the UK’s biggest fashion event, designers such as Osman, Mark Fast, Jaeger and Aquascutum used the…

Cheryl Cole to host new fashion show

TV Gossip

Cheryl Cole is set to host a new Channel 4 fashion show. The Girls Aloud beauty - who was recently linked to a role on new BBC One talent show 'The Voice' - is set to move on from her US 'X Factor' firing earlier this year by fronting the new…

ECA Fashion Show review - Thu 5 May

Edinburgh college of art address body image in its annual student fashion show

The annual Edinburgh College of Art fashion show is one of Scotland’s key creative events. The two-hour-long fashion show set against the backdrop of the dramatically-lit, neo-classical Sculpture Court of the College’s main building is an opportunity…

Sarah Jessica Parker plans new fashion TV show

Celebrity Gossip

Sarah Jessica Parker and Ryan Seacrest are planning a new reality fashion TV series. 'American Idol' presenter Ryan - who is dating dancer Julianne Hough - is reportedly hoping the 'Sex and the City' actress will agree to sign up as the star of the…

Kesha has Ultimate Warrior style

Celebrity Gossip

Kesha's fashion icon is wrestling legend the Ultimate Warrior. The 'Blow' singer takes her style cues from the former WWE star - whose in-ring attire consisted of a brightly painted face mask and tying multicoloured string around his arms and legs…

Festival of Museums set for nationwide celebration of Scotland’s culture in May 2011

Music, storytelling and period fashion among highlights of new festival

From the Groam House Museum in Ross-shire and Portsoy Bothy in Banffshire, to the Annan Museum in Dumfries and Galloway, the Festival of Museums features an eclectic and colourful range of concerts, talks, workshops, performances and exhibitions taking…

World Wars Experience brings flying parade and tank display to National Museum of Flight

Edinburgh exhibition brings history to life over May Day weekend 2011

War and warfare are a constant presence in world news, both now and throughout history. While many of these conflicts take place in far off lands - in countries very different to our own which most of us will never visit - it’s easy to forget our own…

Five of the best: Vintage clothes shops in Scotland

Vintage Guru, Starry Starry Night, Barnardos Vintage, Herman Brown

Vintage Guru 195 Byres Road, Glasgow, 0141 339 4750, www.vintageguru.co.uk Existing as a web distributor for 15 years, Vintage Guru is now 3D, catering for the ladies and oft-neglected retro-hungry gents. Past List favourite finds include a white and…

Kelly Brook is more stylish in London

Celebrity Gossip

Kelly Brook "dresses up" more in London. The brunette model-and-actress feels she can be more relaxed with her wardrobe when she is in America, but concentrates on her appearance when she is in her native UK. She said: "When I'm in London I like…

The rising stars from Glasgow School of Art’s textile department

New fashion talent emerging from Glasgow

Glasgow School of Art’s Newbery Tower is one of the highest points in the city: a grim, grey beacon to 1970s architecture. Its scheduled demolition this summer is set to change the city’s skyline dramatically, which is why for this year’s annual fashion…

The Scottish collections at London Fashion Week

Christopher Kane, Holly Fulton, Alexander McQueen and more

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

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