"clothes swap"

Clothes Customising Workshop & Swap

5 Mar 2009

Clothes swap parties are nothing new these days, but given the current economic climate, they are looking increasingly essential, and given the well-dressed lovelies who tend to shop and/or hang out at Glasgow fashion den Che Camille, you’re bound to…

Oxjam Clothes Swap

18 Oct 2007

CHARITY EVENT Swapping all over the world Oxjam Clothes Swap, Buff Club, Glasgow, Tue 30 Oct, 8pm. Ah, remember back in the gilded past of our youth, when nobody spat in the street, and putting on a fundraising event was a simple matter of arranging…

Derek Martin urges fans to remember EastEnders is fiction

TV Gossip

10 Jan 2011

Derek Martin thinks 'EastEnders' fans need to remember the soap isn't real. The actor - who plays Charlie Slater in the popular BBC programme - was surprised by the show's controversial baby-swap storyline, but understands why producers made the…

More for less: Clothes swapping

20 Jan 2010

Swapping, swishing, switching and bitching, wardrobe editing; call it whatever you like. Gathering up a bin bag full of leftovers from your clothes rail (the too-small jeans, the dress bought in a sale that never quite ended up being ‘customised’ as…

A guide to the best vintage shops in the UK

Journalist and presenter Lynne McCrossan presents A Girl’s Guide to Vintage

23 Jul 2010

Part book launch, part clothes swap, with free drinks? We’re so there. Join fashionista, journalist and telly presenter Lynne McCrossan as she presents her guide to the best vintage shops in the UK (like Edinburgh’s Herman Brown’s). Call 0131 225 4326…

Shop - Clothes Swap

MULTICOLOURED SWAP SHOP

28 Feb 2007

Photography: Kate V Robertson Additional research: Diana Kiernander I hate this dress. I bought it in a sweaty panic in the tenth shop I’d run into, after discovering that a boyfriend’s sister’s birthday party was going to be more formal than…

Liz Hurley's reality farm

Celebrity Gossip

29 Jul 2008

Liz Hurley is set to star in her own reality TV show about her farm. The fashion designer-and-actress lives on a farm in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, and the programme will follow her as she goes about her everyday life looking after chickens and…

Dita Von Teese's Beckham glamour

Celebrity Gossip

9 Aug 2008

Dita Von Teese thinks Victoria Beckham has brought some much-needed glamour to Los Angeles. The burlesque star - who has formed a close friendship with the former Spice Girls star and husband David since they moved to the city last summer - admits…

Alex's Mohamed warning

Big Brother

17 Jun 2008

Alexandra has warned Mohamed her family will be furious about the way he treated her last night (16.06.08). The hot-headed Croydon housemate - who has been accused of bullying in the house - argued with Mohamed at his cross-dressing birthday party…

Robert Pattinson's doggy dream

Celebrity Gossip

18 Nov 2009

Robert Pattinson wants to be a dog. 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' actor feels a "deep connection" with canines and if he was to swap from being a human, would want to become a domesticated four legged pet. When asked what he would like to become…

Jennifer Grey to guest judge Strictly Come Dancing

TV Gossip

20 Oct 2011

Jennifer Grey is to guest judge 'Strictly Come Dancing.' The 'Dirty Dancing' actress - who won the last series of US equivalent show 'Dancing With the Stars' - will sit on the panel for the weekend of November 5 while head judge Len Goodman takes a…

Che Camille

27 Nov 2008

In the beginning, there was The Chateau, a shambling old tenement warehouse on Glasgow’s Southside, rented out at rock bottom prices to a loose collection of artists, designers and performers, and Franz Ferdinand, who staged now-legendary guerrilla…

Budget Star Fashion

24 Apr 2008

To hell in a handbag Let’s start with handbags. Celebrities are always snapped clutching the season’s most covetable, whether D&G’s Lily bag or a classic tote by Louis Vuitton. Fortunately, hiring a designer bag is the newest way of saying you’ve got…

How Glasgow's Che Camille combines fashion boutique, record shop and record label

31 Mar 2010

On the top floor, above the busiest street in Glasgow, Che Camille’s fashion house also hides a haven for music lovers, explains Claire Sawers

TV Choice Awards 2011 nominations revealed

TV Gossip

28 Jun 2011

'Sherlock' and 'Doctor Who' are to battle it out at the 2011 TV Choice Awards. With Matt Smith - who plays the titular Time Lord in 'Doctor Who' - and 'Sherlock' star Benedict Cumberbatch both being nominated for the Best Actor accolade, the sci-fi…

Ethical chic

What’s the human cost of your £10 catwalk-copy

16 Jan 2007

The backlash against cut-price clothing starts here. Bin your £2 T-shirts and call off the search for the low-budget version of Kate Moss’ latest tote, because fashion just got serious.

Hidden Glasgow

Undercover activities, city secrets and grassroots organisations

17 Aug 2011

Parks, gardens and tours So, you think you’d like to get to know the city a little better? Glasgow City Council’s website offers a number of downloadable heritage trail guide packs. We particularly recommend following the Bridgeton Tour, which takes…