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Inspired by the Dundee V&A’s Selling Dreams exhibition, Claire Sawers rounds up Scottish spots for buying fashion books and magazines
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T he artful ogle le d is celebrated n this Autumn e in Dundee, in the lead up to the V&A opening in 2015. Beautifully captured moments from the fashion n on world d of show from the end of September – including a grainy, black and white one of Twiggy whizzing through the swinging sixties on a bike, and Lily Cole posing next to a giant camera for Italian Vogue in 2005 (pictured above). e affectionate Rankin’s r ‘Silver Ladies’ is another a highlight – where a n woman grey-haired r in the Indian Summer n of her life models an d Isaac Mizrahi coat and n Marc Jacob vest, taken for Dazed and Confused, the magazine he co-founded in the 90s.
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simple the joy of poring over a neatly styled f fringe, perfectly f folded turn-up or st strategically placed sh shadow . . . I If these are all th things your str strasse, Analogue Bo Books (Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh, a analoguebooks.co.uk) remains o one of Scotland’s best stockists f for magazines aimed at both m men and women – Fantastic M Man, Dapper Dan, Inventory, V Verities, Lula and Riot of Perfume are just a handful of their magazine titles, while Tomboy Style, Supreme and Ryan McGinley represent their large book selection.
The m The much-missed Beyon Beyond Words (which (which used to be on E on Edinburgh’s Cockb Cockburn Street) still e still exists online at be at beyondwords. co.u co.uk, and has title titles including Her Herb Ritts’ LA Sty Style, and In Be Between, a tri tribute to the o often-leggy, n n a r r a t i v e
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ONE FOR FANS OF furniture porn, the Scottish Furniture Makers Association host ‘The Art of Furniture Art’ at the Lighthouse, Glasgow, from Fri 5–Sun 21 Oct. Showcasing designs by 35 local craftsfolk selling their wares, it’s free in, and that includes entry to their prize draw.
COMBINING COCKTAIL DRINKING with the appreciation of tweed, the Harris Tweed Fashion Show (Hillhead Bookclub, Vinicombe Street, Glasgow, Thu 4
Oct) features designs by South Queensferry based hatmaker Joyce Paton, plus collection pieces from Margaret Howell and Topman. BRIDES AIMING FOR a ceremony free of naff can seek inspiration at the Wedding Fayre put on by the Glasgow Wedding Collective. Taking place at Hillhead Bookclub on Sun 14 October it showcases a classy mix of photographers, caterers, florists, and even crockery-hire company Butler & Taylor (pictured), all available to satisfy your wedding planning needs.
WE’RE INTRIGUED BY a plan for an app about to launch in Edinburgh. Shoppers can pull out their phone and, using GPS, see shops, bars and cafés offering discounts and promotions nearby. It cuts out the hassle of an email or text, as it disappears once you’re out of range. Sign up and find out more at silverimp.co.uk
portraits of Guy Bourdin (see image, left). Further down Cockburn Street, Stills gallery has a library which the public are welcome to idle in, whilst drinking tea and coffee and using their free wifi. The British Journal of Photography, Source Magazine and Freize are on all their shelves. For those interested in taking it a step further, Stills run a Fashion Portrait Photography course (starting 29 Sep, see stills.org for details). In Glasgow, All That is Solid (South Block, Osborne Street, allthatissolid.co.uk) stocks a small batch of good fashion magazines and books too, including Oyster (see facebook.com/oystermagazine) and Bless2 blessmagazine.tumblr.com), as well as Chanel: The Vocabulary of Style.
Selling Dreams: 100 Years of Fashion Photography, The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum, Fri 28 Sep–Sun 6 Jan, see vandaatdundee.com for info. 20 Sep–18 Oct 2012 THE LIST 35