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INVERNESS
and the opening of the Jupiter Artland
sculpture garden at BonningtonHouse.
Next up is theWigtownBook Festival
(
28Sept – 7Oct; wigtownbookfestival.
com
), south of Glasgow, with readings
and literarywalks. But creativity is
blooming in another key area too.
In June, the stars of the fashion
world turned up for the seventh Scottish
FashionAwards. Hosted this year by
AlexaChung (aptly dressed head-to-toe
inChristopher Kane, whowalked away
with the covetedDesigner of the Year
award), the event was set up by Tessa
Hartmann to showoff Scottish design
talent, but it highlighted something else:
Scotland is kicking it in the style stakes.
“Forme, it’s not just about tartan,
heather and kilts,” saysHartmann.
“It’s about amodern, dynamic vision.
It’s theway new label ObscureCouture
takes beautiful tartan fabric andmixes
it with elements of punk. It’s about
wonderful milliners likeWilliam
Chambers. Youwon’t see a bit of
heather inChambers’s designs, but
you’ll be reminded of theHighlands
with his use of leather, suedes and
innovative fabrics.”
VivienneWestwood kick-started
the trend for all things Scottish in
HE WEARS
(opposite page)
Cashmere rollneck sweater, Pringle of Scotland, £395; jacket,
DS Dundee, £375; corduroy trousers, Polo by Ralph Lauren, £165;
shoes, Aldo, £90
HE WEARS
Cashmere rollneck sweater, Pringle of Scotland, £395; tweed blazer,
Topman, £80; spectacles, Cutler & Gross, £299
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