Maggie’s Farm, a fashion retailer with stores in Dunfermline and Dundee, has been nominated for the Scottish Retailer of the Year as part of the Scottish Fashion Awards. The 2014 event will be hosted in London by Laura Whitmore, Alistair Carmichael, Secretary of State for Scotland and founder Tessa Hartman. Owner Laurissa Drysdale will be in good company; nominees for some of the other awards include Holly Fulton, Christopher Kane
If Anna Karenina and Paloma Faith need to go hat shopping then South Queensferry is where they should head. Joyce Paton opened Paton, the unexpectedly exotic store in the historic Scottish town at the end of March 2014. Fur pill box hats with beautiful plumed feathers, which were created for catwalk shows and photoshoots, are on display alongside less extravagant pieces. For weddings and events Joyce can create low key
David Gandy smouldered, Millie-from-Made-in-Chelsea glowed and host Alexa Chung looked properly beautiful as Avocado Sweet watched the talented and the trim trip down the red carpet at the 7th Annual Scottish Fashion Awards in Glasgow last night. Top honours went to Christopher Kane (below) who was named Scottish Designer of the Year, Karen Gillan, named Scottish Fashion Icon, and Tali Lennox, daughter of Annie Lennox, who was judged Top Scottish Model