Three north-east fashion design students have been picked to show off their creations at a prestigious event in Germany.
Hannah Sture from Kinross, Kristi Leslie from Aberdeen and Letty Bishop from Shetland, who all attend Gray’s School of Art, will showcase their work to more than 1,000 people at the gathering at Hannover University, Modepreis, on Saturday.
It is the first time the fashion show has featured students from other universities and the trio said they were excited about promoting Scotland’s style credentials abroad.
Between them, the Gray’s students have produced collections which address three topics – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a world destroyed by chemical warfare and the social construction of gender.
Professor Martina Glomb, head of fashion design at Hannover, said: “Our education combines craft, artistic methods and technique, in a similar way to Gray’s and I think the three collections we have selected will add a different cultural approach to the competition, showing a strong influence of textile heritage.”
Modepreis Hannover will be the second outing for the collections, which have already graced the catwalk at Gray’s School of Art fashion show last month.
Former Bridge of Don Academy pupil Ms Leslie said she used the characteristics of OCD to inspire her collection, titled OC Me.
“I’ve tried to translate OCD into fashion through my own personal experience of the condition by introducing various little details to the collection,” said the 21-year-old.
“OCD is quite restrictive in what it allows you to do so I’ve added restrictive details to some of the pieces, such as panels attaching the sleeve to the body stopping the wearer from being able to raise their arm above a certain height.
“OCD can also be characterised by an obsession with cleanliness so all my collection is white to keep everything beautiful and sterile and I’ve added plastic sleeves and layers that can be wiped clean.”