Our first #NomineeSpotlight is with Retailer of the Year nominee The Pokey Hat. Jennifer Welford is the owner of the online retailer and took time to answer some questions about her successful brand.
The Scottish Fashion Awards have announced today that the 8th annual fashion extravaganza, will take place in a stunning historic location; the home of Scotland in London – Dover House on Wednesday 9th October 2013. The awards will be co-hosted by the Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore MP and awards founder Dr Tessa Hartmann.
Each week, we focus on one member of our elite juding panel for 2013. This week, we look at Scottish model, Stella Tennant.
First welcoming Laura Whitmore as our host in 2010 and again in 2011, it was always clear the TV presenter loved her fashion. It was no surprise then that Laura has increasingly secured her place on the most fashionable ‘Best Dressed’ lists, becoming one of television’s most stylish stars.
From starting in 2006, the Scottish Fashion Awards have welcomed a glittering array of some of the most stylish divas, glamorous ladies and Hollywood legends. From international fashion icon, The Hon. Daphne Guinness gracing our tartan carpet in 2008 with her stylish presence and lending her judging skills as part of the 2008 judging panel, to international model Kirsty Hume who attended the first awards in 2006 with her work for Dior and Chanel ensuring she knew how to effortlessly demand attention from the cameras on the tartan carpet.
Edinburgh born and raised designer Patrick Grant has had a terrific 2013. With the talented Patrick a judge in successful BBC show The Great British Sewing Bee and then being announced as the first designer for Debenhams' menswear range Hammond & Co. in over ten years, since Jeff Banks last designed for the line in 2001. With such a fantastic year already, it was great news for Patrick to be announced as an Honorary Professor in Business at Glasgow Caledonian University, with the ceremony taking place in July 2013.
Each year our International Designer category has featured some of the industry’s most high profile designers who have used Scottish fabrics, from tartan to tweed. For 2013, it seems Scottish is the most sought after look with global names taking inspiration from our extensive heritage...
The Scottish Fashion Awards would like to pay tribute to Mrs Tessa Fortune-Fraser who died suddenly, at the age of 79, on Thursday 21st March 2013. Tessa, although petite in frame was a larger than life figure, energetic, glamorous and a selfless individual who was devoted to her husband John, whom she was married to for 57 years and her children.
