EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FASHION FESTIVAL
A bodysuit by Edinburgh-based bebaroque Look
. . . AT CATWALK SHOWS Over the four nights of the festival, there will be a nightly catwalk show, followed by an after-party. Local legwear and bodysuit designers, bebaroque, aka Mhairi McNicol and Chloe Patience present a runway show on the i rst night (Dissection Room, Summerhall, Thu 16 Aug, 8pm), followed by a fashion show from Scottish designer, Aimee McWilliams who studied at Central St Martins and worked as creative director at Balmain. (Dissection Room, Summerhall, Fri 17 Aug, 8pm). The bold, often bodycon designs of Pam Hogg – she refers to herself as ‘Caledonian Queen of Cling’, counts Bobby Gillespie and Kate Moss among her friends, and has dressed Kylie and Rihanna in the past, will be shown in in a retrospective show (Dissection Room, Summerhall, Sat 18 Aug, 8pm). And for the closing night. the theatrical, sensual designs of Danish fashion brand Borcher (pictured, above right) will bring a gothic fairytale feel to the festival. (Dissection Room, Summerhall, Sun 19 Aug, 8pm). As part of a site specii c catwalk show, Regent Bridge, (behind Waverley Station and just before the Ingleby Gallery) will form the backdrop for a presentation of designs from Issey Miyake’s ‘PLEATS PLEASE’ collection from 1993 (Art Late North, Thu16 Aug, 6pm). It’ll tie in with Callum Innes’ new light installation, which l oods the underside of the bridge with colour, and is part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
. . . AT PHOTOGRAPHY An exhibition exploring the body’s largest organ, its skin, will ‘explore the human skin, i nding beauty in the smell of cheeks, the aroma of full lips, the scents of the temple, a hairline or the shoulder blades’. (Skin Portraits will run daily at Corner Gallery (II), Summerhall, 11am-9pm, 16 Aug until 27 Sep, free.)
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