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FashionLondon Fashion Week: Spring/Summer 2011 Trend Report
Forget about the darkening of the nights, forget about the cooling of the breeze, and forget about Autumn’s imminent arrival, if only for a little while… In September, all eyes were on London for Fashion Week, where more than 80 design houses showcased their Spring/Summer 2011 design offerings to press, buyers and fashion fans from around the world. So ignore the shops full of Autumn/Winter 2010 collections bursting with cosy layers and heavy knits for the moment (block out the inner turmoil about whether or not the heating should be turned on) and join us in a daydream about next Spring... Read more »| 27 Sep 2010 -
FashionNightwalk @ The Arches
When Nightwalk was conceived, it consciously drew on the many strands of The Arches' engagement with Glasgow’s alternative cultures. DJs from various c... Read more »| 20 Sep 2010 -
Food And DrinkPassorn Thai Restaurant
You may not find a friendlier welcome in an Edinburgh restaurant than the one at new Thai kid on the block Passorn. Your coat is whipped off and your... Read more »| 18 Sep 2010 -
Tech
Halo: Reach
Halo is so closely linked with the first person shooter genre that it’s hard to imagine what shooters were like before it. The series did so many thing... Read more »| 16 Sep 2010 -
Food And DrinkPie In The Sky v Great Food On The Ground
Can Jen Davies and co stomach take a series of challenges - dining in the sky and a gourmet crawl (crawl being the operative word) around Glasgow? Read more »| 13 Sep 2010 -
Tech
The Neutral Net
Who says the internet is free? Read more »| 09 Sep 2010
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Fashion
Les Garcons Designs
Regular Skinny readers will be no strangers to the phenomenal online talent that is Les Garcons De Glasgow. A street style blog with a difference, the focus ... Read more »| 06 Sep 2010 -
Fashion
Dundee Jamboree featuring N_ilk: Craft Gets Its Groove On!
Lovers of all things crafty are in for a treat this month with a one off collaboration of crafts and live music at the Dundee Botanic Gardens. Run by N_ilk t... Read more »| 26 Aug 2010 -
Fashion
Fatshionistas
The importance of internet blogs to the fashion industry is evident in bloggers becoming household names (some, ‘Madonna-style’ with only a first... Read more »| 23 Aug 2010 -
Fashion
The Spider and The Fly
As well as being a haven for eclectic design and handmade treasures made by UK based independent designer artists, Bread Street's newly opened gallery and re... Read more »| 19 Aug 2010 -
Tech
Starcraft 2
Reviewing Starcraft 2, if you’re old enough to have played the original, is like reviewing your daughter’s school play: you’re biased no ma... Read more »| 16 Aug 2010 -
Tech
Game Designers Unite
Never fear, techies, there’s a place to dodge the rain and indulge in all things digital at the festival this month. BAFTA is hosting a workshop for vi... Read more »| 10 Aug 2010 -
Food And Drink
The Skinny Cocktail Column: August
The Sou’wester James Sutherland from 56 North created this ginny, watermelonny variation on a mojito especially for us, and it sure was tasty. He let ... Read more »| 03 Aug 2010 -
Food And Drink
Eat The Festival
In town for the Festivals? Don’t want to blow valuable ticket cash on overpriced Royal Mile tourist grub or resort to dodgy burger vans? Let the friendly Skinny locals give you their insiders tips on the best, budget-friendly places to chow down Read more »| 01 Aug 2010 -
Tech
The More We Get Together
Go to your Facebook page (don’t pretend you don’t have one). Check out your friends list. How many do you have there? Now actually go through the... Read more »| 22 Jul 2010