Bite Autumn 2012

bite fashion

Saint Martins, the designer has won the fashion innovation award at London Fashion Week spring/summer 2010, had her pieces worn by celebrities such as Livia Firth and Laura Bailey and has showcased at international fashion weeks in Paris and Milan. Maintaining the vision of fashion as architecture that should closely connect the contours of the body, Henrietta presented her Hurricane collection with structural spiral skirts and sharply cut collars. Ludgate managed to keep a sense of Scottish heritage in the collection with the use of inky black sheepskin gilets. Amongst the creative chaos, Ludgate ensured that there was the all-important element of glamour with an electric pink shapely floor length peplum gown. Judy R Clark stole the show with her explosive collaboration with MYBTextiles which took traditional materials and silhouettes and gave them a modern twist. The award winning designer, renowned for her use of Harris Tweed, vintage lace and silk, has risen to success over the last year after being commissioned by Ford Motor Company to make a dress using car parts. The designer has showcased in Milan, Tokyo and Russia and has most recently made a bespoke collection for musician Emeli Sande. The avant-garde collection, using Clark’s usual combination of materials, was full of timeless statement pieces. The use of layering, 3D shaping and geometrical cuts gave the traditional tweed blazers and lace cuffs modern edge. The white lace gowns, featured towards the end of the catwalk, hinted towards a bridal theme and left the crowd in utter awe. With a successful home launch, Scotland Re:Designed has provided a respectable platform upon which to showcase the very best of Scotland’s fashion talent. With backing from the government, the project is sure to aid the expansion and profile of the continually growing Scottish fashion industry. http://scotlandredesigned.com/ www.creativescotland.com/