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The next couple of months are chock full of treats for the fashionistas of our fair land. Emma McDonald has done her research to provide you lucky people with a sneak preview of all the events.

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Calling all fashion voyeurs! Get your tickets to the hottest fashion shows on your doorstep!

The Skinny can hardly contain its excitement this month with the runway revelations in store, displaying creation and innovation of emerging design talent from institutions around the country.

First to take the catwalk by storm is the Glasgow School of Art Fashion Show 2009 at The Vic Bar on Renfrew Street on 17 and 18 March. This annual event has been on the go since the 1940s and has witnessed the first tentative steps of big names in British Fashion, like Christopher Kane and Jonathan Saunders. 

The seams of the entire show are woven together by GSA’s second and third year textiles students and gives them the chance to stamp their fashion footprint and showcase creativity in print, weave, knit and embroidery mediums. There's also the chance to pick up some of the unique designs at the ‘Fashion Show Boutique Shop’ so make sure you get there quick smart!

All shows are open to the public and take place at 7pm and 9pm on both days. Tickets priced £7.50 (£5.50 concessions) are available from The Vic Bar on 0141 353 4530 and www.ticketsscotland.com.

This is followed hot on the stiletto heels by the Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show at The Corn Exchange on 20 and 21 March.

Hailed as one of the biggest student fashion shows in Europe, ECFS is set to dazzle the capital for a sixth consecutive year with its ‘Revolution’ themed runway. Empowering tuxedos and dare-to-be bold colours will whet appetites and feed the senses.

Run entirely by students, ECFS brings a juxtaposition of designs from Edinburgh College of Art’s finest and established designers from the UK and beyond. International brands such as Luella and Vivienne Westwood will be showcased alongside local retailers Godiva and Boudiche.

All proceeds raised will go to Maggie’s Centres, Scottish Motor Neurone Association and the Neurology Wing of the Western General in Edinburgh. Since its infancy the organisers have raised over £160,000 for charity and this year’s show is looking to up the ante.

20 March, Student night - Tickets £15 unreserved seating, £20 front row seats. 21 March, VIP night – Tickets £75 students, £100 VIP and £125 VVIP. www.edinburghcharityfashionshow.com

Next to strike a pose over in the City of Discovery, Dundee is ‘Wigs n Warpaint’ at Liquid Night Club on 27 March.

This ‘alternative hair and fashion show’ is the brainchild of HNC hairdressing students at Dundee College and will feature clothes by up and coming labels Missy La La’s and Concrete Jungle.

The event is also raising money for Maggie’s Centres and will have an auction on the night with prizes including signed football tops, spa days and concert tickets up for grabs.
Kicking off with a reception at 7pm and culminating in an after show party with top DJs, tickets are selling out fast.

Tickets at £8, contact the box office on 01382 834 934 for yours. Over 18s only. Keep up with the latest news and noise on the Bebo page: wigsandwarpaint.

Last but not least in line for your haute couture diary dates is the Edinburgh College of Art Fashion Show that runs from 6 to 8 May in the neo-classical Sculpture Court in the college’s main building.

Presenting design with a unique experimental edge, the show will feature collections of final year students in Fashion, Performance Costume and Textiles. These will be shown alongside the work of second and third year students exhibiting cross-media collaborations and individual collections.

Highlights for 2009 include a unique partnership between the third year textiles students and Scottish design house Bebaroque that specialises in hand-embroidered hosiery. Lochcarron of Scotland is also providing tailored monochrome suits and vibrant mohair coats inspired by Jean Muir.

To ensure the garments look their best as they sashay down the custom-made catwalk, models have been selected from Scotland’s leading agencies with Medusa and MAC looking after hair and make-up.

This fashion event is a highlight of the city’s cultural calendar with six public performances across three days at 6.30pm and 8.30pm.

Tickets at £15 go on sale from 6 March.
www.eca.ac.uk/fashionshow