Big thanks to Creative Edinburgh for a fantastic evening last Thursday where we picked up The Independent Award 2015. The award celebrates our achievements in the textile and fashion industry and we are very proud to have received it!
To see the full list of nominees and winners check out The Skinny.
Hanging with the Sisters!
Saturday evening seen Judy R Clark win the prestigious ‘Womenswear Designer of The Year’ at Scottish Style Awards! Delighted is the word.
Thanks to founder, Mary MGowne for a wonderful evening and for looking so stylish in her bespoke lace dress and cuffs.
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners, a fab evening.
Thank you to Hatti who stood on a chair and cheered loudly and thanks to all of you who have supported the label along the way. Onwards!
Photos – David Stanton
Judy R Clark in Vogues ‘Today I’m Wearing’
Harris Tweed, lace & velvet jacket worn by artist Hatti Pattison
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.
All at Spencer Clothing are delighted to be short listed at the prestigious Scottish Fashion Awards this year. Colin and I have worked hard to produce a fresh new commercial brand designed in Scotland.
Only launching in January this year we are honoured to be up there with some of the best names in the industry.
I noted a wealth of the SFA talent, from graduates to designers, have all been down to good old Galashiels to study at Heriot Watt University where I once studied myself, a great university which is sending the Scottish fashion elite out in force!
Congratulations to all the nominees, looking forward to seeing you all on the red carpet!
Judy x
See the list of nominees here
I had the honour of meeting John Lowrie Morrison (Jolomo) last week at an awards ceremony organised by PSYBT. The afternoon comprised of a lovely lunch followed by a round of interviews and then the big prize giving. It was a nervous wait for all but well worth it, delighted to have won! Second and third place respectively went to Lauren Crawford who lives in fife and designs handwoven textiles and Dundee based silversmith Geena Delaney.
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The Jolomo PSYBT Awards were launched in March 2008 with the help of a
£10,000 donation from Jolomo to inspire more young people with arts and
crafts backgrounds living in North West Scotland and the Highlands and
Islands to set up their own businesses. This year the awards and the
prize money were extended to include eligible arts and crafts businesses
throughout the whole of Scotland.
You can read the article in full at Creative Boom.
Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Gabby Young, a fantastic musician who is hitting international headlines! We met at Gabby’s agents house and were greeted by the most tasty croissants smothered in jam with endless cups of tea. I opened my suitcase of jackets and dresses and I think Gabby fell in love with each and every one of them; she shares my love of cuffs, collars and bustles so it was the perfect match!
‘Dressing up’ is an essential part of Gabby’s stage presence. I had the pleasure of going to the Barbican to watch Gabby and the Other Animals perform – she has quite a crew! A ten pieces brass band, piano man, drummer, guitarist – the works!
A few weeks ago Gabby jetted of on her world tour, one of my frock coats packed in her suitcase and I hear it has been on a photoshoot in Japan…nice work Gabby – I can not wait to see the pictures! She is an inspirational young musician who I really look forward to working with… gabbyyoungandotheranimals.com
Bright Young Brits
I met Miss Young through an new initiative called Brigit Young Brits founded by Lucy Johnston Of Neon Birdcage.Lucy Invited me to be one of the first featured creative star profiles at Bright Young Brits which premiered at the end on last month.
BYB is a new digital publishing/exposition platform celebrating the work
of visionary and talented young creatives across the UK around 10
disciplines of art,architecture, craft, photography, fashion, film , digital design,3D design, literature and performance! Christine and I spoke to an invited guest list at the infamous Hospital Club.I twas an excellent eveing where we heard the stories of other young British talent making their way to the top…you can read a little more about it here..
I had the honour of choosing an Owl to represent Bright Young Brits Fashion..I chose Blue!
Gabby preforming at BYB in my lace dress..she had The Gaelic Frock Coat on but it proved a little hot when preforming!
On Stage at the Barbican..
Happy New Year! Have been busying away in the studio and have some lovely new fabrics and designs in the making.
I am currently on the look out for designers who are using Harris Tweed….so get in touch if you are!
other stuff…
POSED magazine have also nominated me Designer of the Month so that’s a great way to start 2011!
The North Magazine have featured me in their Fashion section which was published late in late December, a fashion Diary of 2010.
Art Work – Madame Pooch, Artist – Christine Clark.
