Aberdeen's Designer Wardrobe Exhibition

Provost Skene's House opens its (wardrobe) doors on the 26 February to the public, showcasing a closet of designer treasures in a display that explores Aberdeen's sartorial past and by doing so documents and celebrates the pride present and past residents have taken in their appearance.

Curated by Katie Gillespie, much of the exhibition is comprised of clothing and accessories with a local heritage, with exclusive colections from iconic designers ranging from Aberdeenshire born designer Bill Gibb who clad the likes of Twiggy and Bianca Jagger to the celebrated Bernat Klein, a Serbian textile designer based in Scotland, who supplied fabrics to haute couture design houses including Balmain and Dior.

After a public appeal in October for contributions, much of the exhibiton consists of donations from local residents from the place dubbed the Silver City; this is a definitive collection that celebrates the style and taste of the ladies of Aberdeen throughout history and the biographical identity woven within our clothing.

Aberdeen's designer wardrobe is exactly what it says on the tin and more, an eclectic and exciting display of frocks, fabrics and also memories, documenting the stylistic change of fashion as an essence of society.

The exhibition will run until the 7 May, so take a trip up north and see this year's most hotly tipped Spring/Summer collection! [Mhairi Graham]