Camille and Joey @ GmbH


'It's Your Playground' curators Camille Le Houezec and Joey Villemont in Glasgow's cherished magazine emporium GmbH.


You can now browse all the GmbH titles HERE but if you want to sniff out your mags in person, you'll find the GmbH shop on the ground floor of The Lighthouse.


Bright Young Things...

Stephen, Laura and Omar.

Actor Laura McMonagle (Centre) has just landed the role of Mrs Paul Ferris in a feature film about the infamous Glasgow gangster's life.
And actor & writer Stephen Sheriff (left) has just cast artist Omar Zingaro Bhatia (right) as the protagonist in his latest short film.

Laura found this magnificent dress in Mr Ben Vintage.

That's all my showbiz news for today!


The Harris Tweed Ride - Mark Hogarth


Mark Hogarth, Creative Director of Harris Tweed Hebrides.

Bumped into Mark at Glasgow's recent Harris Tweed Bike Ride and boy was he giving Clark Gable a run for his money.





Check out some moving images of tweeds on wheels around Glasgow in the film above, directed and shot by Brian Sweeney and Jamie Vincent Gillespie.


The Harris Tweed Ride on facebook.


Remember to drop in at The Croft for more things tweedy/island/sartorial....



Limelight


I periodically get asked why I don't put my own work on the blog, I think I just wanted it to be separate but perhaps I should be sharing it a bit more.


This commission was a 'lime inspired' costume for the launch of Glasgow's Limelight Bar and Grillthe remit was brief: "a 60s inspired dress with a large picture hat heavily featuring limes". Perfect.
Think I cleaned the UK out of artificial lime slices in one fell swoop and the largest hat shape that I could find only came in blue - nothing an afternoon with a can of spray paint couldn't fix!


Personally, I always request that the model/actor come for a fitting ahead of shoot day. Although this can be a little more expensive, it's the only way to ensure a perfect fit and has the added benefit of allowing the artist to visualise what they'll be wearing on the day. 

Skies Fell...



'Skies Fell' drummer Ross Gamble at the Glasgow School of Art Degree Show. The artwork in shot is by Laura Charlotte Dray.


The excellent Skies Fell play King Tuts on Saturday 27th August.

Skies Fell on facebook.

Click here for tickets.


William Chambers Millinery


Image: Niall Walker. 

'Crystal Cocktail Explosion' by William Chambers. 

The Glasgow based milliner won 'Accessories Designer of the Year' at this year's Scottish Fashion Awards.  He's now in the running to have one of his hats exhibited in New York for the Vogue: Design for Stephen Jones competition.


Click here to vote for William!


EYHO with Scottee - Possibly the best show at the Edinburgh Fringe...



The EYHO (Eat Your Heart Out) show was hands down my absolute favourite from last year's Fringe. A flurry of 5 star reviews and Master of Ceremonies 'Scottee Scottee' winning Time Out's 'Performer of The Year' just goes to highlight how exciting this collective are.


WARNING: Don't be lulled into a false sense of security by the warm, camp and glittery look of this show, I'm loathe to give anything away but last year the performance had in fact started as we waited for the show to start (see what I mean? This lot will have your brain engaged before you know what just happened...)


EYHO  Facebook page.

"The politest kick up the arse you'll get all year!"

CLICK HERE for tickets.


OMARINA

Photo by OMARINA


&
Fashion Designer/Style Scanner: Marina Maclean


We now have a Facebook page for all our collaborative antics - CLICK HERE


John Byrne in Deryck Walker



I adore this picture of the playwright and artist John Byrne "as muse" wearing a fine worsted wool suit by Deryck Walker. Deryck moves into his new studio next month and will start presenting his collections again very soon - I'll be keeping you posted on his news...


Sam "Flynn" Robertson - Beaver Falls


Scottish actor Sam Robertson at SUPERMAX recently.

Sam was sporting a fine suntan having just filmed his latest series 'Beaver Falls' in the states. He plays Flynn in the brand new E4 drama.




Beaver Falls, Wednesdays at 9pm on E4.

Sean, Christina and Fraser...



(Happy Birthday Fraser! x)