at
Some of
Christopher
Kane will present his
inaugural Spring/Summer 07 catwalk show as part of the New Generation programme
at LFW. The young designer who hails
from just outside
Scottish Textile/Cashmere Designer of the
Year 2006, Jennifer Lang, will be
exhibiting garments within the main tents at the Natural History Museum.
Silversmith and jewellery designer Sarah Raffel of Brazen and womenswear
designer Niki
Taylor of Olanic
will both be showcasing at the On|Off event, situated
in The Royal Horticultural Halls.
The
The initiative forms part of the
strategic repositioning of Glasgow, which has been underway since the launch of
Glasgow: Scotland with style in
March 2004 and uses a wide range of ‘products’ whether these be art,
architecture, design, events, food, fashion, film, sport or the performing arts
to profile the city.
The candidates were carefully chosen by
an advisory panel from Cruise, the Glasgow School of Art,
Leading
In addition a group of emerging visual
artists based at the Studio Warehouse
Glasgow (SWG3) and specialising in painting, photography, sculpture and
graphic design will also travel to London during LFW as part of the Glasgow: Scotland with style Design
Collective to exhibit at London’s T Bar in Shoreditch where much of London’s
cutting-edge design community and creative agencies are located.
T Bar is located within the
It will also be the venue for
the
Guests at the special event
will enjoy DJ sets from T Bar residents, Bones & Ramsey as well as
The young designers and visual artists in
the
Commenting on the innovative concept, Project
Manager
“I got the go-ahead from GCMB
virtually then and there as they realised the importance of nurturing new
talent and so the
As the sole sponsor of the Glasgow: Scotland with style Design
Collective, GCMB has committed in excess of £35k towards the London Fashion
Week initiative, which will encompass designer support, pre-publicity and
advertising as well as the visual arts installations and wrap party at T Bar –
all of which should help attract the attention of the UK international press
and buyers.
Commenting on the initiative,
“So whether you are inside
the tents; checking out On|Off; part of the audience
at Christopher Kane’s fashion show or dropping by T Bar in Shoreditch, you
simply cannot fail to notice that the Glasgow:
Scotland with style Design Collective
is at London Fashion Week.”
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Notes to editors:
3.
The
advisory panel that was quintessential in the selection process consisted of: Eva
Arrighi, Beauty and Lifestyle Editor – Sunday Herald
Magazine; Alison Melton, Head of PR & Marketing – Cruise; Linny Oliphant, Brand Manager –
4.
Visual
Designers: Studio Warehouse Glasgow (SWG3) will be showcasing their creative
talents with a work-in-progress installation for the duration of London Fashion
Week, September 2006. Karen Hodge’s distinctive technique
uses only cosmetics as a medium for her artwork. She will be joined by Gary MacKay who will be using
spray-paint as the vital ingredient for his work-in-progress installation. There will also be a static exhibition from
other SWG3 based artists comprising paintings from Rosemary Hogarth and Erin
McGrath; photography from Wes
Kingston and sculpture from Benedict
Radcliff. The T Bar exhibition is
being curated by SWG3’s Mutley
DESIGNERS
Christopher Kane
Christopher, 23 graduated from
In February this year, he was awarded the Harrods Design Award
which was followed by the Scottish Young Designer/New Talent 2006 title.
Inspired by Picasso’s line drawings and the pioneering flamboyancy
of Gianni Versace fused with the American beauty pageant look, Christopher’s
award-winning MA show won him praise from Anna Wintour
of American Vogue and, of course, Donatella Versace, with whom he is currently
consulting, in addition to developing his own label.
Christopher will be staging his highly-anticipated Spring/Summer
07 show at LFW at the Topshop New Generation Venue in
W8.
Jennifer Lang
Born and raised
in
A successful
career pattern has already developed since graduating from the MA. Already, due to her unique knit techniques
and artistic references, Jennifer has been by commissioned by the likes of Kylie
Minogue and has designed for
This year has seen Jennifer enjoy the Scottish Textile/Cashmere
Designer of the Year 2006 title. Through the direct support of the Glasgow:
Scotland with style Design Collective, Jennifer will be exhibiting pieces from
her Spring/Summer 2007 collection within the Topshop
New Generation tent at the Natural history Museum In London, SW7.
Sarah Raffel of
Brazen
Sarah graduated in 2003 with honours in silversmithing
and jewellery from the Glasgow School of Art. Her concept of Brazen Studios was
allowed to materialise thanks to receiving the Deutsche Bank Pyramid Award for
Design followed by further prizes from Nesta’s
Creative Pioneer programme and The Princes Scottish Youth Business Trust.
Sarah is currently concentrating on designing and developing Brazen’s in-house Spring/Summer 07 collection as a direct
result of support from the
Niki
Taylor of Olanic
Glasgow based Niki Taylor is a graduate
from the Scottish College of Textiles in Galashiels
and, even at this early stage; her Olanic label has
already savoured international success in Japan.
With a career that has seen her design skatewear
for Nike, menswear for Marks and Spencer, shoes for the Playboy label and a
college placement with Agent Provocateur, it is clear to see that Niki’s wealth of experience has seen her produce an array
of imaginative garments that have received critical acclaim from the fashion
media. So-much-so, Olanic
has previously featured in both British and American Editions of Elle.
Past and present inspirations combining art, music and film has
given Olanic that edgy, underground feel for the
individual fashion lover. This has led
to a Scottish Designer of the Year 2005 nomination, and was recently listed as
one of the names to watch out for in The
Times newspaper.
Quotes from Designers
·
Jennifer Lang
“Being supported
by Glasgow City Marketing Bureau as part of the
“It’s a great
opportunity to promote the depth of talent that has emerged from
“The support
allows us to fully embrace all areas of producing and exporting a collection,
for example, I can now afford to do more of the necessary marketing, in
addition to have my stand at the main LFW tent”
·
Christopher Kane
“I am delighted
and proud to have been chosen to be part of the
“The support
received is very much appreciated and valued going towards my debut show at
London Fashion Week in September.
“I look forward
to further collaborations in the future.
Again, I am very thankful for having support from my own part of the
world in
·
Niki
Taylor, Head Designer of Olanic.
“In order to be
taken seriously it is important to be showing at International level alongside
the best in the world.
“Without the
support of the
·
Sarah Raffel,
Director – Brazen Studios Ltd.
“Exhibiting for
the first time at London Fashion Week will open a very different platform for
Brazen.
“Getting
financial support from the Glasgow:
Scotland with Style Design Collective is fundamental to growing our
business and I’m delighted to have been chosen.”