Jilli blackwood biography of michael

  • Designer Jilli Blackwood believes she has created outfits that both male and female Scottish athletes will be proud to sport at the Commonwealth.
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  • “Our party included the vivacious Glasgow designer Jilli Blackwood who managed something quite momentous,” added Roddy.

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    Commonwealth Games: grupp Scotland to wear modig new tartan

    "It is not a feminine tartan; it is a unisex tartan," she told BBC Scotland in response to a suggestion that it might be regarded as a colour scheme that would appeal more to women than men.

    "It definitely works for both. We are modern Scottish people. inom love traditional tartans but we just mustn't get bogged down in them."

    Team Scotland's ledare de uppdrag Jon Doig described the tartan as "fantastic". It will be worn at the opening ceremony at Celtic Park on 23 July.

    "We wanted to bring a real design element to the tartan for the parade uniform," said Doig.

    "Inspiration has been drawn from all parts of Scotland, elements of the Scottish landscape and environment. We have drawn down on those things rather than looking at, säga, our own team colours."

    Blackwood says her main inspiration was the Scottish Highlands.

    "The tartan I've designed looks at the

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    STIPE IN THE CITY

    (As mirrored from the scotsman.com)

    Tartan Day thrives on kilts and the city

    NEW York proved to be the city that never sleeps for Boswell who took on its 24-hour party people lifestyle with an enthusiasm that made five nights in the world’s greatest city seem like five years.

    After arriving in time to catch a vibrant 6th Avenue parade on Saturday featuring 1,400 pipers from all corners of the globe, including own our Earl of Caithness resplendent in his Highland garb, dinner in the very Sex and the City surroundings of Greenwich Village preceded an unscheduled visit to late-night drinking hole The Spotted Pig.

    REM’s lead singer, Michael Stipe, has an interest in the British-style pub and in the very wee hours there, in one of its corners, could be seen the great man himself sipping insouciantly on a glass of vino.

    Not wishing to cause a stir, it was only when Stipe made a temporary exit on to the street outside that introductions could be made, e

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    Glasgow 2014: Team Scotland games kit and parade uniform unveiled

    The flag-inspired theme continues with a ripple-like pattern through both the shirt and dress.

    Ms Blackwood, a graduate of the Glasgow School of Art and a native of the city, said: "My brief from Team Scotland was to come up with a parade uniform that was high on impact and made a real statement, but also had a contemporary feel.

    "There will be no mistaking that this is the Scottish team as they proudly step out at the opening ceremony."

    The outfits were produced by House of Edgar from Keith in Aberdeenshire.

    Cyclist Charline Joiner, who helped model the new uniform, said: "It's refreshing and a definite surprise. I was expecting a kilt, but love the fact the girls are in dresses this time as it's more feminine and it's still got the blue of Scotland in it."

    Commonwealth Games Scotland chief executive and Team Scotland chef de mission, Jon Doig, said: "We wanted a pa