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How Becky Thomson used her OCD to create new fashion collection

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:52:25 GMT

FACE washed. Face washed again. And once more. Becky Thomson’s morning ritual was a laborious, painfully slow and repetitive process that made her late almost every day.

Edinburgh student makes handbag from cow stomach

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:34:49 GMT

An Edinburgh-based student is certain to divide opinions after creating a handbag line using the stomach lining of a Highland cow.

Fiona McCade: Popularity comes at too high a price

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:21:19 GMT

When I was about seven years old, I remember being sent out of class for sobbing uncontrollably. Why? Because I was wearing woolly tights.

Lynne McCrossan: I’m not flapping at my big chance with hemingway

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:25:15 GMT

Heavily beaded silk chiffon drapes elegantly from a velvet hanger. Iridescent beads ground flimsy fabric giving the gown graceful gesture.

H&M earns plus points for hot girl in a bikini

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:24:08 GMT

H&M is not, for me, a happy place. I associate it with fruitlessly searching for a school skirt acceptable to a teenager and getting up very early in the morning to queue for a Marni jacket.

Video: Shine in gold, silver and sequins this season

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:11:30 GMT

THIS summer, make sure you shine in gold, silver and sequins.

David Gandy on male modelling and his next moves

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:13:07 GMT

THIS has been a long time coming. Four months, to be precise.

Lori Anderson: Chanel exhibition makes scents

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:18:07 GMT

Some may claim No 5 ‘perfumed the 20th century’. Lori Anderson looks at the facts and finds this is far from fragrant nonsense

Designer John Rocha on his new range of glasses

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:51:47 GMT

CORRECTIVE lenses make it simpler to see a gap in the fashion market, so designer John Rocha was well-placed to create his first collection of glasses.

Fashion: Patterned outfits

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:05:17 GMT

Prepare yourself, a pattern revolution has hit the high street. For the past few seasons, the threat of head-to-toe textiles was sidelined for hardcore fashionistas.

Lynne McCrossan: Raise a glass to family business on the Royal Mile

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:02:22 GMT

WALKING down the Royal Mile, it is hard not to feel proud as a Scot. This reaction goes beyond patriotism to feeling part of a giant national family.

Timorous Beasties accuse Topshop of ‘rip-off onesie’

Sat, 11 May 2013 20:47:06 GMT

ONE of Scotland’s leading design companies has accused a high-street giant of creating a “rip-off” of one of its most famous patterns.

Female Virgin Trains uniforms ‘too revealling’

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:21:26 GMT

Virgin Trains has delayed the introduction of new uniforms after some female staff said blouses were see through and too low cut.

The Met Gala in New York proves punk is still rocking

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:14:51 GMT

MADONNA, Beyonce and Katy Perry were among the celebrities to embrace the punk theme at the Met gala in New York this week, the fundraiser that has become known as “the party of the year.”

How breast cancer brought mother and daughter together in fashion show

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:43:10 GMT

THEY say every girl’s best friend is her mother . . . and Kirsten Mills didn’t think she could possibly get any closer to her mum.

Lynne McCrossan: I knew that art Higher would come in handy

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:38:58 GMT

Dissecting fashion is proving to be a bit of a headache.

Men change style to suit new partner

Sun, 05 May 2013 19:14:38 GMT

Women wear the fashion trousers among British couples with half of men admitting they have changed their style on the orders of their partner.

‘Rock and roll’ graduate Sebastian Conran’s designs for life

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:53:12 GMT

From punk rock to pushchairs, robots to recycled computers, designer Sebastian Conran always seems to know what people want before they do

Marios Schwab is bringing Hollywood glamour to the high street

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:44:25 GMT

When you learn that Marios Schwab’s father was an engineer for underwear behemoth Triumph and his mother was a topographer, you begin to realise where at least some of his inspiration comes from. He talks a lot, in heavily accented English, about topography of the body. He designs with a woman’s curves in mind.