Designers
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DesignersNature's Bounty: The Jewellery of Elaine Jenkins
A host of Northwest designers are exhibiting at International Jewellery London this month, including Elaine Jenkins, whose work takes its inspiration from tiny environmental details – even blades of grass Read more »| 05 Sep 2013 -
DesignersVanilla Ink: Making Jewellery Work
As jewellery design collective Vanilla Ink prepare to exhibit for the first time at the International Jewellery London show, we speak to founder Kate Pickering about building a network for emerging creatives Read more »| 02 Sep 2013 -
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The Imaginarium Apparel – Fashion Theatrics!
As we are well aware, Festival season is now upon us. So with this in mind dear Skinny readers, we thought we'd inspire and delight with some very theatrical... Read more »| 01 Aug 2013 -
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Homage to Heritage: Meet Katie Davidson
Liverpool John Moores University graduate Katie Davidson incorporates themes of identity and lineage in her highly personal, structured pieces. One of a strong class of 2013, she talks about her plans for her label, KMDdesigns Read more »| 01 Aug 2013 -
Festivals
Vintage at The Merchant City Festival
A look at the highlights of the Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway-curated Vintage strand of this year's Merchant City Festival Read more »| 10 Jul 2013 -
DesignersZoe Hitchen: Aim High
SHOWstudio and Manchester School of Art alumnus Zoe Hitchen's multimedia fashion and photography project {Un}titled is set to take Manchester by storm. She tells us about her influences and ambitions Read more »| 06 Jun 2013
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DesignersGraduating Class: Heriot-Watt Fashion & Textiles
A look at the highlights from the forthcoming end of year catwalk show featuring work from the students of the Heriot-Watt University’s School of Textiles and Design Read more »| 04 Jun 2013 -
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Karl Fritsch: Put a Ring on It
Manchester Art Gallery is currently home to a collection of jewellery designer Karl Fritsch's weird and wonderful creations. We take a look at the techniques and approaches used by the celebrated craftsman Read more »| 04 Jun 2013 -
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Celebrating in Style
As its 2013 fashion graduates prepare for their degree show, Manchester School of Art marks its 175th birthday with a series of anniversary events. The Skinny encounters a department of innovation and collaboration Read more »| 09 May 2013 -
DesignersStarter for 6: Harvest Skate Company
In our latest sampling from Starter for 6, we take a look at skatewear startup Harvest Skate Company, and talk to founders Jamie Johnson and Kieran Forbes Read more »| 06 Jan 2013 -
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Student Guide 2012: The Fashion Club
Student fashion is a broad church, so we asked illustrator Oona Brown to interpret some of its looks. If you've never seen the Breakfast Club, then a lot of this will be lost on you. And yes, those are cats... Read more »| 13 Sep 2012 -
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Obscure Couture: Introverted extroverts
Ten years on from their first meeting at Heriot Watt university, Scottish design duo Obscure Couture talk inspiration, fantasy and Old Firm-inspired fashion Read more »| 30 Jul 2012 -
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Hair by JFK
Pastel hair colours have been in seen on the runways, in editorials (on celebrities) and on the streets for quite a while now. I've certainly been hankering ... Read more »| 23 Jul 2012 -
Designers
David Black: The House That Black Built
It's been a busy few months for designer David Black; finishing his latest collection, graduating from Heriot Watt University and being nominated for a Scottish Fashion Award. We caught up with him to have a chat about his work and to ask what's next. Read more »| 06 Jul 2012 -
Designers
Ruffians
I arrive at Ruffians with a beard and shoulder length hair, the ideal candidate to test their ideology of being somewhere between a barbers and a salon - lea... Read more »| 29 Jun 2012