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Hatti Pattisson Exhibition – Edinburgh

HATTI 1a

HATTI 3

 

Hatti Pattisson is an Edinburgh based Artist and textile designer. She is my good friend and studio neighbour, we spend a lot of time together chatting about new projects and it was a very natural journey that brought our work together.

We are excited to be revealing two exclusive collaborative pieces on the opening of Hatti’s Edinburgh Showcase from April 12th where Hatti will be launching her new  textile collection on Howe street!

You will be able to feast you  eyes upon  her new range which includes sumptuous velvets with hints of neons, linens with hand foiled flecks, cushions, furniture and of course her paintings which inspire Hatti’s entire textile collection.

Keep your eyes peeled and watch out for the pink H…

Follow Hatti on FACEBOOOK.

Find our more about HATTI  on her website.

HATTI 1 HATTI 2

 

HATTI PAINITNG

One of Hatti’s large scale pieces

hati cushion

Paintings & Cushions

HATT in her studio

Hatti in her studio

lampshade

Lampshade & Fabric ‘In Bloom’.

hatti in vogue

Hatti in Vogue wearing a Judy R Clark coat

Wimbledon Jacket

Judy Murray Wimbledon Jacket

 

Here is a look at the jacket we made for Judy Murray’s Wimbledon occasions. The weather on centre court probably proves to warm for our coat but we like to think the Judy wears it with style to different events.

The coat is made using a  green and tartan cool wool in the Wimbledon colours using fabric from Scottish mill Calzeat Textiles and lined with a purple silk.

Wishing Andy Murray the best of luck today, doing Scotland proud!

 

 

Belle Armoire Magazine

A snippet of our 10 page feature in Bell Armoire Magazine where Judy talks about her life, work and career as a fashion designer.

“In our house as children we always sat ‘round the table with crayons and pencils, clay, glitter pens — anything we could get our hands on. It was a creative kitchen where my sisters and I were encouraged to get our hands dirty and have some fun,” Judy remembers. It’s still the site of much creative brainstorming. “My kitchen table is one of my favourite places to be. The table has been the same since we were tiny tots standing underneath it. It’s a table full of memories, from the creative arty days, baking days, weird boyfriend days, and now the days of chatting about our different lives, creative paths, the good times, and the wine times!”

Thanks to all involved in the various photo-shoots used throughout the magazine. x

Scotland Re:Designed take on Chicago!

Really looking forward to this weeks Scotland Re:Designed visit to Chicago. We have all arrived.

Kick started the first day with a 4.30am wake up (incurred by jet lag and not my eagerness for such a ridiculously early morning) followed by a scrumptious breakfast, walk along the shore front, boutique search and now on with making appointments!


All the info about the venue and the designers is below..

Pictures by Anna Olszewska
Clothes: Judy R Clark

Supported by the Scottish Government, Scottish Development International and Creative Scotland, Scotland Re:Designed will create the first eco-chic showroom of sustainable Scottish fashion and textiles in Chicago.

The Venue: INLAND STEEL BUILDING 77, Dearborn Revenue, Chicago, IL 60603 

The Designers:

  • JUDY R CLARK
  • ERIBE
  • RED BRICK 
  • OBSCURE COUTURE
  • IONA CRAWFORD

Showroom Opens: Monday 24th – 28th September.


Wed –  VIP Brunch & a Blether from 11.45.

We would love to see you there! 

See Scotland Re:Designed for all the info.

Layers Of Lace with MYB..

Layers of Lace


The dress is entirely hand sewn using layers of lace mainly provided by MYB Textiles to form the start of a great collaboration. Three of my  new lace  pieces using MYB fabrics were revealed last week at Scotland Re:Designed. This is one of my newest creations so therefore one of my new favourites… I’m looking forward to creating more!

The dress will also be me made in black and gold.

Thank you  MYB for  your beautiful fabric x

(The pictures were taken by me after the catwalk show so the lighting is not great but they show the dress of never the less. A new photo-shoot is will be under way soon!)

Bright Young Brits

Delighted to be recognised for my innovative approach to fashion by the Bright Young Brits initiative,I was commissioned by Ford UK as result. Here the Ford project is featured in the Spring 2012 of the Bright Young Brits Journal – which seeks to celebrate new British creativity and remarkable talent – it is distributed internationally to a media, government,educational and commercial readership.


Musician Gabby Young also features. We met a few years ago and gabby was keen to try on some pieces, she took a frock coat, lace dress and collar on tour. I love the pictures of her below.

                                                You can check out Gabby  here!

This is my owl! I choose the colour blue to represent the fashion section of BYB.

Celebrating 100 years of the Harris Tweed Orb!

Judy R Clark – Images Carol Ann Peacock

L-R Laurie Stewart, Harris Tweed and Knitwear, Judy R Clark, Henry Holland. Hats – Fabhatrix.


Pheasant Feather Bustle with orb hat (Fabhatrix)

Laurie Stewart, Harris Tweed and Knitwear

The centenary year of the Harris Tweed Orb was celebrated in true style  on March 12th . Alison Macleod and I co-managed the event with Lorna Macaulay to produce the event which showcased the best in British deign. It was a truly entertaining evening.

The showcase projected visuals about the history of the cloth featuring images by Ian Lawson and Carol Ann Peacock. The Laxdale ladies then took to the stage and preformed  a ‘walking song’ followed by singer song writer Irene McTaggart. Irene was fantastic on the guitar in a live acoustic session!

Laxdale Ladies backstage

Also featured in the show was ‘The Big Reveal’ where two of the cancer research workers Anne and Cathrine were game to strut there stuff down the catwalk after being made over by the hair and make up team. and adorned in harris tweed. They made over £800 during the evening kindly donated by audience members.



Now for the Catwalk…….

Henry Holland produced a show stopping collection featuring romper suits in bright purples, pinks and oranges with a hint of PVC. The designer’s range also includes silks digitally printed with a herringbone pattern that draped round the shoulders of his tailored multicoloured dresses. Alison and I could not resist trying on a couple of rompers. More photos will follow of this.(Tweedy the new puppy at the HTA chewed Alison’s camera cable so will update soon!)

Henry Holland dress and jacket

The Queen of fashion Dame Vivienne Westwood sent down a womens-wear tailored coat featuring over sized lapels in stripes of grey, blue and black from her autumn/ winter 2010 Prince Charming range. We were very pleased to have her new wears appear on the Stornoway catwalk.

Ben Sherman’s Classic Collection in traditional moss greens jackets, styled with retro braces was accompanied by a local West Highland Terrier who was also kitted out in a distinctive harris tweed coat.

Ben Sherman

Slanj produced a bespoke Harris Tweed contemporary kilt outfit for host, Fred MacAuly. Fred entertained audience in our afternoon and evening show then went on to do a killer stand up performance which led to much laughter and a few wines!

Fred MacAuly in tweed outfit by Slanj

New Scottish fashion label Jaggy Nettle supplied a range of Harris Tweed High Tops and quirky cashmere jumpers which featured throughout the show. I really want the black ‘Slag’ jumper!

Three local designers Netty Sopata, Sally Avis and Laurie Stewart collaborated on a collection using hues of greys and blues; the range features exquisite kilts designed for the female form.

Harris Tweed and Knitwear, Laurie Stewart, Joyce Paton, Iona Crawford

Iona Crawford made a four piece collection for the show in light coloured pastels lined with her illustrative silk prints.

New Glasgow fashion label Obscure Couture
produced a one of a kind play suit in leather and black and white check.
The ladies sent me some images of their new piece..check it out!


Obscure Couture

Obscure Couture


Fawns Reid, an Edinburgh based milliner, designed exclusive pieces incorporating the Harris Tweed  orb into her head wear using gold, felt, feathers and of course Harris Tweed. She has her own unique signature style which finished of the outfits in dramatic style. (Her hats feature in most of these images.)

Irregular Choice provided the show with a beautiful range of footwear, a big thank you to them for their kind sponsorship. 

Joyce Patons outfit  closed the show, alongside Harris tweed in Knitwear. The finale featured two models being piped down the catwalk holding a golden harris tweed orb designed by Joyce symbolising the homecoming of the orb.


Joyce Paton

Some of the backstage team



  
  CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO LINK   to STV film clip form the Stornoway event.

A big thank you to all that helped make the show possible. Colours Model Agency provided us with a superb team of models, they fell in love with the island and are sure to return! 

Maggie
your hospitality was great and to Christine for her four star accommodation at  the Hostel. All of our dressers backstage did a superb
job.

Alison and I had a fantastic time producing the show with Lorna and have plans to bring it to catwalk near you later this year!

Photographs from the show were provided by Carol Ann Peacock,
the images she has on her website featuring people from the island are
beautiful so please check them out! Carol Ann has a book coming out in
the Autumn about weaving with the writer and Poet Donald S. Murray.

Family fun at Donalds loom in Shawbost


Looking forward to my next trip to Lewis..

Here is to the next 100 years of the  Harris Tweed Orb..Slainte!


100 years of the Harris Tweed Orb Catwalk Show

If you didn’t know already Harris Tweed is celebrating the centenary year of the orb!

Alison Macleod of Tiger Textiles and I are co managing the fashion show with the chief executive of the Harris Tweed Authority Lorna Macaulay. We have been planning the event for the past few months now and cant wait to kick start the action on March 12th! The island will embrace the centenary year of the orb and all that is Harris Tweed!


We have a great range of British designers including Vivienne Westwood, Nigel Caborn, Henry Holland and top notch Scottish talent such as Joyce Paton, Iona Crawford and Deryck Walker.The ladies from Obscure Couture who are just back from London Fashion Week will also be producing a one off Harris Tweed outfit for the event in their own unique signature style! Local designers Netty Sopota, Laurie Stewart and Sally Jay Avis who are all natives of the Island are also collaborating in a range for the event.

The show will take place at An Lanntair Arts Centre on March 12th where Fred MacAuly will host an evening to remember; celebrating the centenary year and giving back to a community who have been producing the unique cloth for over one hundred years.

Watch this space and I will update with photographs from the event..exciting times!

In the mean time here are a few photos from my last trip where my tour guide Alison took me to visit Uncle Donald at his loom in Shawbost.






We went in for a cuppa and met their Neighbour.

The Butt of Lewis!


 

The Islanders and the Orb

I met a man in Harris Tweed

As I walked down the Strand;

I turned and followed him like a dog

The breath of hill and sea and bog

That clung about that coat of brown,

And suddenly, in London Town,

I heard again the Gaelic speech,

The scrunch of keel on shingly beach;

The traffic’s never-ending roar

Come plangent from a shining shore;

I saw the little lochs where lie

The lilies, white as ivory;

And tumbling down the rocky hills

Came scores of little foaming rills,

I saw the crofter bait his line,

The children herding yellow kine,

The barefoot woman with her creel,

The washing-pot, the spinning wheel,

The mounds thrown up by patient toil,

To coax the corn from barren soil.

With buoyant step I went along

Whistling a Hebridean song

That Iain Og of Taransay

Sang one enchanted day.

I was a man renewed indeed

Because I smelt that Harris Tweed

As I went down the Strand.