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FashionEdinburgh Inspiring Capital: Calling All Fashion Designers
Edinburgh Inspiring Capital, the marketing body for the city, is shooting an 8 page fashion story for a well known international travel magazine and are look... Read more »| 13 Apr 2010 -
Food And Drink
The Basement Bar & Restaurant
Edinburgh stalwart venue The Basement is under new management, but the ethos is much the same. The crazy Hawaiian shirts are still there, along with their sp... Read more »| 13 Apr 2010 -
Fashion
The Gin Palace
Getting their name from the faded gold lettering on the door of a much loved family garden shed, The Gin Palace is a newly created collective based in Glasgo... Read more »| 03 Apr 2010 -
Food And DrinkLucky 7 Canteen
Launched under the proud banner of ‘no frills, no fuss’, one might expect Lucky 7 Canteen to be an in-and-out, wipe-clean kind of a joint... Read more »| 01 Apr 2010 -
FashionMade In The Shade Returns To The Lighthouse
Made in the Shade is a delightful troupe of craft and creativity, comprised of illustrators, innovators and textile makers. The collaborative outfit provide ... Read more »| 01 Apr 2010 -
Fashion
Out Of This World:The Moon And Mars
From edgy wedges to sweet skirts, eboutique The Moon And Mars is carefully curated by Kate Barrett and stocks a selection of international independent brands to be proud of Read more »| 01 Apr 2010
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Food And Drink
The Skinny Whisky Guide
What Is it? Smokehead Islay Single malt Where’s It From? The Skinny’s Whisky Guide leaves the mainland for a visit to Islay, a wind-lashed m... Read more »| 28 Mar 2010 -
Fashion
Les Garcons de Glasgow vs. House Of Fraser
Do you think you are a bit of style icon? A trend setter perhaps? If you do, don't hide your light under a bushel, this competition might be just the thing... Read more »| 22 Mar 2010 -
TechTweeting the Twestival
Don’t let the friendly-sounding name fool you – Twitter is serious business. Well, serious in that it’s being used to help charities and br... Read more »| 19 Mar 2010 -
Tech
Final Fantasy XIII
Big hair and big visuals in the latest instalment of Final Fantasy Read more »| 16 Mar 2010 -
Tech
Inspace Invades
New art and technology collide next month Read more »| 15 Mar 2010 -
Tech
Are Friends Electric
The trouble with (or joy of) curating new media is that somebody somewhere moves the goalposts one way or another almost everyday. New media becomes old medi... Read more »| 11 Mar 2010 -
Fashion
Ditch and Switch
Why not get involved in a guilt-free clothes swap to satisfy the need for a fashion fix? Now a major trend sweeping the nation, clothes swapping or swishing ... Read more »| 08 Mar 2010 -
Tech
Napier Creative Industries: Designer or Artist?
Ian Lambert, Director of Art & Design at Edinburgh Napier University, makes a case for the importance of a multi-disciplinary design education Read more »| 04 Mar 2010 -
Fashion
St Andrews Charity Fashion Show:Review
The professional website and the slick photo shoot set a certain standard for the St Andrews Charity Fashion Show. We weren't disappointed when we saw Guardb... Read more »| 03 Mar 2010