24th July – 2nd August 2015 / Fashion Cultures returns to the

24th July – 2nd August 2015 / Fashion Cultures returns to the
Merchant City Festival with an exciting programme dedicated to the
tools of adornment: perfume, hair, make-up and all things beauty
related. The programme is a celebration of the role that perfume, hair
and make-up play within the culture of Glasgow, the pleasure that
people take in dressing up and going out, as well as the politics of
adornment and enhancement.
fashioncultures.org / @FCultures
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Image Credits: 1. Hair Cut Fashion, image courtesy of Sophie Macpherson. | 2. Still from Change is a Beautiful
Thing, a film by Kathryn Ferguson and part of Selfridges The Beauty Project series. | 3. Image courtesy of Clara
Ursitti. | 4. Caroline Cox’s great granddad demonstrating hairdressing techniques on stage, image courtesy of
Caroline Cox. | 5. The Persistence of Type, Still from Powerpoint presentation, Fiona Jardine, 2015 Lager Lovelies:
The Story Behind the Glamour Charles Schofield & Anthony Kamm (1984). | 6. Image courtesy of W2 Store. |
7. Image courtesy of Callum Rice. | 8. Image courtesy of Illamsqua. | 9. Image courtesy of Kiehl’s.
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Fashion Cultures is part of the
Merchant City Festival 2015
merchantcityfestival.com / Twitter: @merchcityfest
Facebook: merchantcityfestival
111 BUCHANAN ST, GLASGOW G1
BASURA BLANKA, BRUNSWICK HOTEL,
THE BRIGGAIT, 141 BRIDGEGATE, GLASGOW G1 5HZ
BAR GANDOLFI, 64 ALBION ST, GLASGOW G1 1NY
Thursday 30th July,
12.30pm, 2.00pm and 4.30pm
Sunday 2nd August, 7pm
106/108 BRUNSWICK ST, GLASGOW G1 1TF
Friday 24th July, 7.30 – 9pm,
please rsvp to [email protected]
Fashion Cultures in
association with Kiehl’s
Opening Event
Please join us within the beautiful surroundings
of Kiehl’s Buchanan St, for an evening of
music and drinks to celebrate the launch of
Fashion Cultures 2015.
MERCHANT CITY FESTIVAL MARKET, GLASGOW –
see fashioncultures.org for exact location
Sat/Sun 25th/26th July,
Sat/Sun 1st/2nd August
Hair Cut Fashion
Leigh Ferguson &
Sophie Macpherson ­—
Exhibition and Live Event
This project is inspired by the limited menu of
hairstyles found in the hairdressing stalls in
the markets of North Korea, India, Vietnam and
Thailand. No consultation, no negotiation, no
substitutions – just pick the cut, get it done and
go. Hair Cut Fashion, will recreate this experience,
with the hair cut ‘menu’ taken from drawings by
Sophie Macpherson and the cuts undertaken by
Leigh Ferguson.
Hairstylist, Leigh Ferguson works at the
intersection of art and design, through her
vocal, instrumental, and harmonic work as well
as her collaborative ventures with other artists,
musicians and clients. Sophie Macpherson
makes films, live events, objects and drawings.
Her practice often draws on personal records to
investigate subtle communications informing our
notions of identity. This installation revisits The
Cutting Station, which was shown at the Centre
for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow in 2009.
leighferguson.com
sophie Macpherson.net
TRAMWAY, 25 ALBERT DRIVE, GLASGOW G41 2PE
Sunday 26th July, 2.00pm – 3.30pm
Soft Focus
Fiona Jardine — Talk
Open to all / Free! / Book your place at
softfocus.eventbrite.co.uk
From Vaseline on the lens to Photoshop,
in association with Panel, Fiona Jardine,
Sophie Dyer and Maeve Redmond, this event
will examine the politics of photographic
enhancements within advertising from the 1950s
to the present day.
Set within The Persistence of Type exhibition at
Tramway, Soft Focus responds to the influence of
the photographic image and type through primary
investigation into local graphic design history from Post Office records and private archives to
collected magazines and micro filmed newspaper.
Focusing on a range of examples, from
Tennent’s Lager lovelies to the figure of the
airhostess within British Caledonian Airways
promotional material, Fiona Jardine discusses
the development of photographic manipulation
introduced by Mairi MacKenzie, highlighting key
campaigns, which have informed The Persistence
of Type exhibition.
In association with The Persistence of Type, curated by
Panel and hosted by Tramway.
T5, Tramway / 20 June – 9 August 2015
wearepanel.co.uk
Monday 27th July 6.30pm
Screenings 1–5pm
Tue 28th July – Sun 2nd August
The Beauty Project
Kathryn Ferguson/Jennifer McCarey
— Talk and Film Screenings
Open to all / Free! / Book your place at
beautyproject.eventbrite.co.uk
Exploring the rich theme of modern beauty
through the prisms of ageing, natural Afro hair,
regional glamour, class and gender, Kathryn
Ferguson will introduce her exclusive short films,
made in association with Selfridges for
The Beauty Project. To introduce the event,
Jennifer McCarey will muse upon the question
“Finding yourself in the midst of political turmoil
and protest, what is the role of lipstick?”
Belfast born Kathryn Ferguson is a Film
director, Film Curator & Fashion Film Research
Fellow, currently living and working in London.
She has made many films for fashion designers,
international brands and musicians including
Chloé, Selfridges, Dev Hynes & Neneh Cherry,
Nike and Lady Gaga.
Jennifer McCarey is an organiser for the
public service union UNISON. She has married
the art of protest with a love of dressing up and
vintage clothes.
Illamasqua School of
Make-Up Masterclass —
How to achieve flawless
eye make-up
Open to all / FREE! / Book your place at
fashioncultures.org
Illamasqua School of Make-Up Art is embarking
on its debut road trip to Glasgow! Learn the
secrets of the professionals by meeting Nilofar
Mussa, Senior Educator at the Illamasqua
School of Make-up Art who will be visiting to
demonstrate key make-up techniques and how to
achieve flawless eye make-up.
This is a unique opportunity to meet with
Illamasqua educators and learn about the makeup courses we have on offer at The School of
Make-Up Art and the techniques you can learn
with us.
One of the most significant cosmetic
launches in over twenty years, the impassioned
and independent, British beauty brand
Illamasqua brings to the world, accessible
professional quality products. With British
creativity at its roots, Illamasqua creates award
winning, coveted products that champion each
person’s unique personality, capturing the
imagination of anyone who wants to accentuate
or enhance their look.
Smell/Taste …
With Comme Des Garçons
Parfums
and W2 Store
Open to over 18s only / Places are strictly
limited. To reserve a place and enquire
about prices please email
[email protected]
Explore the wonderful world of Comme Des
Garçons Parfums, via specially commissioned
food and cocktail pairings, designed to replicate,
compliment and enhance the vivid scent profile
of these incredible fragrances. Mairi MacKenzie
(programmer and producer of Fashion Cultures of
2015) will take guests through the tasting notes
for each pairing, and will read an essay from her
forthcoming publication, Perfume Was My Hobby,
about her time as a teenage perfume sales girl in
Stranraer.
This event is being held in association with
Diageo, W2 Store and Bar Gandolfi.
cafegandolfi.com/bar-gandolfi
shop.w2store.co.uk
JIGSAW, 177 INGRAM STREET, GLASGOW, G1 1DA
Various Dates and Times
kathrynferguson.co.uk
illamasqua.com/school-of-makeup-art
BASURA BLANKA, BRUNSWICK HOTEL,
106/108 BRUNSWICK ST, GLASGOW G1 1TF
GREEN’S THE HAIRDRESSERS, 13-15 KING ST,
GLASGOW G1 5QZ
Monday 27th July 6.30pm
Libérez le Glamour de
Beverley Hills
Clara Ursitti — Intervention
This intervention takes place during The
Beauty Project / Free! / Book your place at
beautyproject.eventbrite.co.uk
Clara Ursitti’s work is often invisible. She
prioritises the non-visual senses, and has been
working with fragrance since the early 1990’s
creating installations and interventions that
delve into the social and psychological aspects
of scent. She plays with what smells good, what
smells bad and odours that don’t fit neatly into
either category; dichotomies that are culturally
informed and subjective.
For Fashion Cultures, Ursitti will choreograph
a fragrant intervention during The Beauty Project
talk and screenings.
claraursitti.com
MERCHANT CITY FESTIVAL MARKET, GLASGOW –
see fashioncultures.org for exact location
Thursday 30th July –
Sunday 2nd August
Kiehl’s Since 1851
Pop-Up Shop
Thursday 30th July, 6.30pm
Teasing it out:
A Cultural History of Hair
and Fashion
Caroline Cox —
­ Talk
Open to all / Free!
Book your place at
teasingitout.eventbrite.co.uk
Hair may be mere matter growing naturally from
our bodies, yet we believe its shaping can shift our
destinies - let’s face it, a poor haircut can blight
the next six months. Whether curled, dyed, shaved
or straightened, hair remains a potent force and
there are many definitive moments in its history.
Caroline Cox will trace the chronology of hair
fashion throughout the 20th and 21st centuries
placing the featured cuts, colours and techniques
in their cultural context.
Caroline Cox is an international authority
on fashion history and works as a International
Trends Advisor for Sassoon Academy as well
as lecturing and broadcasting throughout the
world. Her books on fashion history have been
published internationally and for her outstanding
contribution to Cultural History, Caroline
was awarded an Visiting Professorship at the
University of Arts, London.
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Open to all / Free!
View programme and book your place at
fashioncultures.org
Back by popular demand …
For the duration of Fashion Cultures, Glasgow
School of Art will be conducting art and design
workshops within the glorious surroundings of
Jigsaw, Ingram St. Formerly the Savings Bank
of Glasgow, this building is a magnificent and
inspiring setting within which to explore your
creativity. Session will be open to everyone from
age 12 upwards.
Jigsaw is a British company that has been
involved in the design, manufacturing and
retailing of clothes and accessories for over forty
years. The success of Jigsaw lies in the company
philosophy; to sell affordable, fashionable clothes
in stylish surroundings. Jigsaw is privately owned
and remains a quintessentially British brand.
jigsaw-online.com
AT A GLANCE:
Date
Event
24.07
Opening Event
25/26.07
01/02.08
Hair Cut Fashion
26.07
Soft Focus
27.07
The Beauty Project
27.07Libérez le Glamour de
Beverley Hills
Fashion Cultures is delighted to host a pop-up
shop by New York skin care legends, Kiehl’s
Since 1851. Founded 164 years ago as a traditional
apothecary, offering customers pharmaceutical,
homeopathic and herbal remedies, essential
oils, over-the-counter drugs, and the first Kiehl’s
brand name skincare products.
Visit the pop-up shop to sample and
purchase Kiehl’s wonderful formulations;
receive a complimentary healthy skin check and
consultation; and discuss your beauty routine
with one of Kiehl’s skincare experts. All visitors
to the pop up shop will be entitled to book a
complimentary facial for a later date, in the
Buchanan St store.
28.07–02.08
The Beauty Project Screenings
30.07–02.08
Kiehl’s Pop-up Shop
30.07Illamasqua School of Make-Up
Masterclass
30.07Teasing it out: A Cultural
History of Hair and Fashion
02.08Smell/Taste
variousGlasgow School of Art at
Jigsaw: Art and Design
Workshops
supported by:
kiehls.co.uk
Glasgow School of Art
at Jigsaw
Art and Design Workshops