Close your eyes and imagine an innovative, eclectic array of designers, photographers and models joining together to celebrate the gloriously eccentric Scottish creative industry: the wacky and wonderful vision that...
Scotland Week, established five years ago by the Scottish Government, it is a series of events taking place in America and Canada celebrating all things Caledonian, in culture and in...
The original ‘Cafe Couture’ in Paris was a comfortable and relaxing place where like-minded Parisians would meet to enjoy a cup of coffee and some traditional delicacies, while improving their...
Swedish-born, Glasgow-based designer Jennie Lööf gives us a peek at what has formed her as a designer, influences as diverse as Disney princesses and snowboarding
Release your inner flapper girl this month at a 1920s themed fashion show and shopping experience at Prohibition Glamour. Brought to you by the masters behind the Bold Souls Fashion...
No girl can resist fashion and sweet treats right? So what better way to enjoy life’s delights than to pick-and-mix them into one seriously gluttonous combination. Such decadence is brought...
After scores of 'girl' focused vintage fairs and after a lot of general manly whingeing because of this, Scotland's first fair to be dedicated to boys only (we think) has...
A Scottish February is, more often than not, a cold one. Internationally, February sees attempts by designers (through their A/W collections) to present the fashion conscious with aesthetically pleasing solutions...
Fresh from its tribute to the late Alexander McQueen in August, the Noir! Collective is preparing for event number 10. As regular readers of The Skinny will know, Noir! events...
To a student of The University, Edinburgh’s Informatics building could be just another place where lectures are held, but hidden within it is the Inspace laboratory/gallery space. The venue has...
Founded in the spring of 2010, the Edinburgh branch of the Association for Contemporary Jewellery (the ACJ) started as a community of local professional jewellery designers who had the shared...
Fashion is an enormous global industry now estimated to be worth around £21 billion pounds a year to the UK economy, yet it’s notoriously difficult to break into. That’s where...
Let’s face it, the countdown to Christmas has already begun. Over the past few years, craft fairs and Christmas pop up shops have become part of the seasonal tradition, appearing...
In a world where fashion is synonymous with great capitals such as Paris, Milan London and New York, Gary Anderson and his team at Ooh Fashion are working tirelessly to...
This October, In the Company of Wolves returns to Glasgow’s Sub Club (Fri 26 Oct) with a new multimedia fashion show and a horror theme right on time for Halloween....
Atelier is the name of the collaboration between Lucy McKenzie, a Glaswegian artist based in Brussels and Beca Lipscombe, an Edinburgh-based designer. Over the past year the duo has been...
Scotland has an acclaimed history when it comes to producing textiles and the garments that they create, from Arran knit, Fair Isle, Harris Tweed to the Inverness cape and the...
Ever gone shopping and thought you could create better clothes yourself? Ever wanted to learn a new skill but didn't have the space or the money? Ever wanted to meet...
Fashion has always been intertwined with economics. Whilst usually associated with the essence of high-end luxury, this autumn, Provost Skene's House in Aberdeen is launching an exhibition which explores clothing...
On Saturday 13 August Noir! will return with its 9th incarnation 'A Tribute to Alexander McQueen.' This time the fashion, music and art collective will create an event housed in...
