6th Jan 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Having spent many years scouting clothing stores only to find a disappointing range of boys’ clothes, Kerry Oldfield and Paul Bishop took the matter of fashion into their own hands, launching MyKidBrother.co.uk – a boys-only clothing store...
25th Oct 2011 ⁄ London ⁄ Brooks Brothers – whose customers include Hollywood legends and US Presidents – threw open the doors of its Regent Street store this month to showcase the best in Scottish textiles...
20th Oct 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ One of Scotland's most promising up and coming designers Alan Moore, is to unveil his brand new ten30 collection in a stunning show on Saturday 22nd October at the Malmaison Hotel, Glasgow...
26th Sep 2011 ⁄ London ⁄ Victoria Le Marquand is the founder of IndependentBoutique.com - a unique online store that unites the best British brands and designers that UK fashion has to offer. Her site champions the rich talent and creativity that is prevalent within the UK fashion industry...
26th Sep 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Ooh fashion's Fall/Winter season is a two day event launching with a fashion show at the Green Room on 18th October, showcasing over 15 collections from Edinburgh and across Scotland, followed by "A Fair of Fashion" on 22nd October, where boutiques...
19th Sep 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Scotland’s oldest continually operating textile mill* Caerlee launched a knitwear and hand intarsia collaboration with the award winning Holly Fulton at the Scottish designer’s S/S 2012 catwalk show, held in the British Fashion Council’s Show Space at London Fashion Week today 18th September 2011...
14th Sep 2011 ⁄ West Midlands ⁄ Residents of Stoke-on-Trent are being invited to experience a special ‘fabric walk’ through Middleport that has been inspired by local people’s memories and stories of the area...
9th Sep 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ New Zealanders will receive the ‘gift of Scottish tartan’ next week to help raise much-needed funds to rebuild their community after the earthquake which devastated much of the country this year...
30th Aug 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ ANTA, the dynamic Scottish textile and ceramic company, will open its first overseas shop in Milan in Italy on September 6. ANTA’s finest tartans, made almost entirely from materials produced and made in Scotland, will be on show and for sale in the Excelsior, a new department store, in Galleria del Corso, designed by French architect, Jean Nouve...
16th Aug 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ The beer tents at two of Leicestershire’s most popular music festivals will have a unique look and feel this year, thanks to the work of two De Montfort University (DMU) textile design graduates.
Carly Barton, 23, and Nicola Roffe, 22, were approached by staff from the Orange Tree Group – the company that will be running the bars at Summer S...
6th Jul 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Scottish designer Mhairi Wild will be showcasing her first textile collection alongside Blair Sorley's latest creations this August. Blair Sorley are an Edinburgh based design duo specialising in handbags, purses and accessories. These tactile works will be shown alongside each other’s at this August’s Maker of the Month Exhibition on Broughton...
14th Jun 2011 ⁄ West Midlands ⁄ Members of the public are being invited to visit a student art exhibition at Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC). The annual end-of-year exhibition is being hosted at the College’s new £60 million campus on Knutton Lane. The exhibition which runs from Saturday 18 June to Saturday 25 June, will open with a private view for VIP guests on Friday 17...
10th Feb 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Blue Yates is a professional Classical guitarist, performer and recording artist, specialising in Classical, Acoustic and Latin genres and this February marks the 10 year anniversary of his guitar tui...
