Inside the Glasgow Charity Fashion Show Theme Reveal
A lot can happen when a team of passionate, creative students joins forces for a great cause, and even the dreich Glasgow rain couldn’t keep guests away from the iconic Barras Market, where the Barras Art and Design (BAaD) venue played host to one of the city’s most exciting student-led cultural moments: The Glasgow Charity Fashion Show (GCFS) theme reveal.
This yearly event draws in crowds of students, creatives, designers, and supporters under the glass roof of BAaD to celebrate another year of fashion and charity. Guests were drawn into the space by live DJ sets, meaningful connections, and, bias acknowledged, the best tequila, courtesy of event sponsor CILLÍ: TEQUILA PICANTE.
There is something underrated about student-led, volunteer-run events going off without a hitch, but the team behind GCFS approaches their work seriously and with purpose. There is a real sense of pride at these events; they do themselves and the creative scene in Glasgow proud. The event was set up to encourage communication and connection, with long tables running the length of the hall, encouraging students to connect with designers, photographers with stylists, an event that truly valued community and charity over ego or status.
Where Girls Aloud meets Fiona Apple: Medb - Glasgow’s new rising star
Glasgow’s music scene has a new star on the rise: Medb, a singer-songwriter whose unique blend of pop, post-punk, and experimental sounds has been turning heads across the UK. From her early days in Belfast to her current life in Glasgow, Medb’s journey has been defined by resilience, creativity, and an unwavering commitment to her artistic vision
Music was in Medb’s blood from the very beginning. Both of her parents were recording musicians, regularly played on local radio, and introduced her to the thrill of performing from a young age. Alongside her brothers, who also formed their own band, Medb grew up immersed in music, singing into tape recorders and experimenting on a second-hand Yamaha keyboard. By her mid-teens, she was writing original songs, setting the foundation for the career she is pursuing today.
Saint, Sinner, Seamstress: ‘Play Filthy’ Threads its Own Path
In the heart of Glasgow’s growing creative scene, Cara Jarvis has been steadily building her fashion label Play Filthy; a brand as bold and uncompromising as the designer herself. Raw, subversive, and rooted in her personal narrative, Play Filthy has already dressed performers, had its own runway, collaborated with global stars like SZA, and carved out a place in Glasgow’s vibrant queer fashion community.
(Don’t) Stop Filming me Courtney: Paul Black on Virality, Class, and all things Glasgow
When Paul Black speaks, it’s as if Glasgow itself has picked up the mic: fast, self-aware, and never quite willing to take itself too seriously. He’s the kind of performer whose offhand catchphrases end up tattooed on fans, whose earliest “punk edits” on Tumblr made him internet-famous before he even showed his face, and whose Glaswegian humour now pulls in thousands who see their own lives reflected in his work. In conversation, Black moves between razor-sharp wit and moments of sincerity, weighing the chaos of viral fame against the realities of being a working-class artist from his home city.
“What You See Is What You Get”: Kira McCaffery on Growing Up, Going Viral and Staying Real
There’s a certain type of warmth that some people carry with them, a brightness that doesn’t beg for attention, but draws it anyway. Kira McCaffery, content creator and self-described “centre of attention Leo”, is exactly that kind of person. You hear it in the Glaswegian lilt of her laugh, the way she names her childhood teddy “Sharpay” after High School Musical’s finest diva, or how she tells you, quite frankly, that being on telly just felt right.
Lana Del Rey’s First UK Stadium Tour: A Glasgow Review
On June 26th, something truly special happened, I saw Lana Del Rey live in my hometown, Glasgow. We dressed up in white dresses and cowboy boots, cracked open a couple of BuzzBallz, and made our way to Hampden Park, fully hoping to catch a glimpse of the soon-to-be-released Lasso album in action.
As a longtime Lizzy Grant fan and full-time Barrie-James (yes, that Barrie) loyalist, seeing Lana perform in the city she once called home just felt completely right. Honestly, what better backdrop than Glasgow; the unofficial spiritual home of so many of her hits?
Achingly Nostalgic; Peter Capaldi’s Sweet Illusions
People may be surprised to learn that before he was known for fighting Daleks as Doctor Who or threatening civil servants with self-professed “violent sexual imagery” as Malcolm Tucker, actor Peter Capaldi was the lead singer of a Glasgow punk-rock band - though the latter’s penchant for profanity certainly lines up.
Girls.Speak.French: Glasgow’s Next Big Sound
Glasgow has long been a launchpad for some of the biggest names in music, and Girls.Speak.French are the latest band making serious waves from the heart of Scotland’s music capital. With their unique blend of indie and rock, emotionally sharp song writing, and an unmistakable style, the four-piece are quickly carving out their own space in the city’s rich musical landscape.