Fashion
Leaving no stone unturned in jewellery business
Bespoke jewellery designer Moira Patience is the go-to girl when it comes to creating something truly unique. A hidden gem in Edinburgh’s New Town is the showroom of jewellery designer Moira Patience on Hill Street. Moira launched her business in 2013 having learned her craft at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, followed…
Read MoreScottish fashion fundraiser needs a final push
A Scottish clothing brand is closing in on its target to bring some fashion style to the nation’s streets. Sarah Clyde is the founder of le tee Paris, and has launched a Kickstarter campaign to create her new range of ponchos, to be made in the Hawick, and needs £8000. At present, £5500 has been…
Read MoreNew pair join the Araminta Campbell team
An innovative Scottish textiles and design company has made two key appointments to help grow the business. Edinburgh-based Araminta Campbell Limited hopes the pair will further develop its collection of luxury handwoven British alpaca accessories, interiors line and exclusive custom-tweed and tartan design service. Corine Thompson, aged 26, joins the Studio as an in-house handweaver…
Read MorePassion for fashion and beauty at shopping centre
A leading shopping and leisure destination, will host an all-new fashion and beauty event this weekend. Silverburn in Glasgow’s will host Style Seeker Live, an interactive fashion event is designed to revolutionise shopping to combine live fashion performances with a new shopping app helping shoppers to snap and shop the latest fashion trends. The two-day…
Read MoreScottish fashion brand launches fundraiser
A Scottish clothing brand is appealing for help to raise £8000 to help bring some series fashion style to Scotland. Edinburgh-based Sarah Clyde is the founder of le tee Paris, and has launched a Kickstarter campaign to create her new range of ponchos, to be made in the Hawick. le tee Paris was launched in…
Read MoreThe importance of tweed in country life
A Hume Country Clothing’s Archie Hume has had a life-long relationship with tweed. I wouldn’t go quite as far as saying tweed is my entire life. But, life has largely been at, sleep, tweed, repeat since I was knee high to a Singer sewing machine. One of my earliest memories is standing in the shop…
Read MoreThese cocktails are well-heeled in the city
To mark September fashion month, one of Glasgow’s most iconic hotels is offering well-heeled guests the chance to indulge in a range of new cocktails inspired by their favourite designers. Grand Central Hotel is set to launch the new drinks menu inspired by some of the top fashion houses who will be showcasing their latest…
Read MoreA passion for fabric and love of India led to The Block Hut
Having worked in the fabric industry and fallen in love with India, Perthshire’s Amy McPhail has managed to combine the two for her new business venutre. She recently started her own business The Block Hut, selling contemporary block printed textiles designed by Amy and made in India. A former pupil of St Leonard’s in St…
Read MoreThe controversial question of Oxfords v Brogues
Wearing brogues in town… is it a cardinal sin? Archie Hume of A Hume Country Clothing tackles the thorny question of footwear etiquette. Recently, on a rare quiet evening at home, I found myself watching the spy spoof film Kingsman with Colin Firth. It’s an entertaining enough caper. The Kingsmen are a band of exceptionally…
Read MoreWoolly thinking led Flora into a career in fashion
Having become hooked on knitting at a young age, Flora Collingwood-Norris has turned her passion into a business. Based in the textile and knitwear heartland of the Scottish Borders, Flora learned how to hand-knit aged six years old, before beginning crochet soon after. She followed her interest into higher education, studying Design for Textiles at…
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