Thoughts from the Bus Stop

Fabric to Fashion: Scottish Textiles and International Style runs from 7 October 2005 –12 March 2006 at the Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh:

"Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen and Louis Vuitton are just a few of the
top designers whose work will feature in an exciting new exhibition (which) will demonstrate how the world’s leading designers draw on Scottish textiles to create cutting-edge catwalk designs.

The exhibition builds on the success of Cloth to the Catwalk [pdf], an exhibition held at Shambellie House Museum of Costume last year, by doubling the number of designer items on show. New exhibits include a pair of Nike trainers made of Harris Tweed, a man’s tartan jacket and bondage trousers from Vivienne Westwood’s Anglomania collection; a Jean Paul Gaultier tartan jacket and skirt, designed using digital photography; and a man’s outfit designed especially for the young Korean market, by Kinloch Anderson...

The popularity of tartan, tweed and knitwear will be demonstrated through a display of designer clothing including a dress by Elizabeth Emanuel in the official Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Tartan; a Louis Vuitton suit in an estate tweed by Johnstons and a pink cashmere top designed by Scott Henshall and worn by Jodie Kidd.The exciting display will demonstrate the creativity and success of Scottish textile firms such as Lochcarron of Scotland (Galashiels), who are lending the Elizabeth Emanuel dress, and The Lovat Mill (Hawick), who created the cloth for two items by Belgian designers – a suit donated by Dries van Noten and a coat (complete with ears and a tail) by Bernhard Willhelm...

Leading Scottish knitwear companies have also donated items for the exhibition, including a red cashmere sweater by Johnstons. Cashmere designers Queene and Belle, whose designs are worn by stars including Trudi Styler and Jemima Khan, donated a cream hand-painted cashmere cardigan..."

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