Pop Boutique (bit of a catchup)

Rare chance to snap up fabulous fashions

STUDENTS WILL STAGE POP BOUTIQUE OF THEIR DESIGNS TO RAISE CASH FOR CHARITY

BY DECLAN HARTE

Published: 12/03/2010

STYLISH clothes by some of Scotland’s top young designers will be on sale for a limited time in Aberdeen this weekend.

Fashion students from Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University designed the garments, which will be sold to help raise money for charity.

Jackets, T-shirts, dresses and jewellery can all be bought at a “pop boutique” showcase at Harley Clothing, in Aberdeen’s Schoolhill.

The students will donate 20% of their profits to north-east social care charity VSA.

The clothes will be on sale at the shop tomorrow and Sunday, from 11am until 5pm.

The entire ground floor of the store will be devoted to the temporary display, which will also include artwork designed by the students.

VSA development director Alan Reid said: “When we were approached by the students at Heriot-Watt University we were obviously thrilled that they had decided to link up with VSA during their weekend event.

“Through many of our projects we realise the importance of the younger generation and, aside from their generous pledge, we are keen to help the team in any way we can.”

Rocky Horror Charity Show

This term our course teamed up with the charity, British Heart Foundation to create a fashion show. Sounded pretty good, however as the conditions slowly came out and the ideas the charity had were enforced I became a little apprehensive that it was going to end up looking live a primary school nativity. So our group decided to just concentrate on what we did have a say on, our collection. We were given the theme of 'an engagement party' *vomit* so of course what screams engagement party more than The Rocky Horror Picture Show! go figure.

One or two rhinestones later, a lot of late nights and a little bit of persuasion for our male models to go down the catwalk in nipple tassels, and we had our collection.....and I think it was all worth it.

Who stole the time?!

Wow! In less than a weeks time I will be finished third year and technically on my 'summer' holidays. Its March?! I live in Scotland, there is no summer in March! Anyway, this term has been madness, a little bit of partying and a lot of uni work. So I'm going to attempt to do a wee update.

p.s. beautiful boy, beautiful coat. It had to be added.

New Adidas meets Star Wars collection

This excites me more than I should probably let on!

Swap Shop

A group of us have decided to put on a Swap Shop in the university on the 27th of January to raise money for a new fashion magazine that we are creating. We have collected a whole range of clothes, ready for a good swapping, and will be bringing in the wine to get everyone in the mood!

1st the worst, 2nd THE BEST!

Every year on the 2nd of January the Robertson family gather the troops to have a small New Years shindig. However I have noticed that over the past few years these parties have been getting wierder and wilder with fake moustaches, crazy hats and generally strange attire featuring more prominantly ever year. Minus last years 'kitchen utensils being used as microphones' theme which seemed to have been replaced with extra emphasis on dressing up, it was a brilliant night. Also my mother making everyone bacon rolls at 6am before bed is definitely something that I feel should become a yearly tradition. I'm thinking that next year we introduce face paint!

Happy New Year!

Andriea Chaves Footwear

I have no words....