Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art fashion show (Version 2)
- GSAA/EPH/10/172/v2
- Part
- [May 1975]
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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Since the 1940s, fashion shows have run annually at GSA. These have been designed, planned and run by the students, with garments also designed and modelled by the students. The history of the fashion shows is documented here:
1940s: On the 14th January 1947, students from the Art School and College of Domestic Science came together in aid of Charities Week, to present a mannequin parade of more than 30 specially made outfits. During the early years of the fashion show, local press commented on different styles of garments, from 18th-century dress to modern swimsuits. The extra-curricular nature of early shows is apparent, with students noted as working during the holidays. Reports from the 1952 event mention a student committee charged with organisation. The programme for the coronation themed 1953 show, lists a team comprising convenor, associates, stage director, publicists, treasurer, electricians, compere, graphic designer and mannequins.
1950s – 1960s: Unusual materials and accessories, in particular headwear, commonly feature in shows of the late 1950s and early 1960s. From the mid to late 1960s more wearable and functional garments appear, often displaying geometric patterning and sometimes developed due to industry connections and competitions. During this period the event relocated from GSA's Assembly Hall, to various venues including the Mackintosh Building, with shows in the Lecture Theatre, Mackintosh Room and Museum. Shows were also held at external venues including Culzean Castle and the Scottish Design Centre.
1970s: GSA's Haldane Building became a regular choice for events throughout the 1970s. Large-scale placement prints, embroidered motifs, oversized garments and costumes featured in these shows. From the mid to late 1970s the theme of the fashion shows, decided upon by the organising student cohort (usually from the 3rd Year of a 4-year course of study), directs event design. For the 1977 'Fashion Circus' show, models paraded on a floor of sawdust and a gorilla costume featured. For 1978, the impactful visual identity of the show depicts a silhouette wearing a red carnation; this detail follows through to the programme, ticket and corsage worn by the show's compere. The programmes from this period state that garments can be purchased from students via the relevant department. The Bourdon Building Assembly Hall, now GSA's Library was also used for the event.
1980s: The first known audio-visual recording of the event is from 1982; this and other recordings (1984, 1985 and 1986) show a range of outfits from costumes to more wearable garments. Throughout this period shows appear to engage with topical, social and political themes, through performance-like presentations. The majority of 1980s shows took place in the Assembly Hall, the Students Union, indicating support for the event from GSA's Students Association. Throughout the history of the fashion show the involvement of students from departments across GSA is apparent, particularly when associated with GSA's Activities Week.
1990s: Photographs from the mid -1990s show backdrops, in front of which a mix of outfits are paraded. At this time, textiles at GSA was divided into 'Printed & Knitted' and 'Embroidered & Woven'. During this period design aspects of the show became more integrated into the undergraduate curriculum. By the late 1990s, as build up to Glasgow's year as City of Architecture and Design 1999, there was a shift in the scale of the show and large venues were used around the city. Themed 'Morphogeneis', the 1998 show included 40 collections, with projections of video works by GSA's Interior Design students. In 1999 GSA's textile departments were amalgamated into a single Department of Textiles combining embroidery, weave, print and knit.
2000-2017: At the start of the new millennium, large-scale fashion shows continued, taking place in the Fruitmarket and the Arches. The show moved back to GSA's Assembly Hall in 2004 and the 'boutique' was introduced to raise additional funds. With curriculum change the organisational aspects of the event were integrated into the textile design curriculum. This is still the case today, students work in groups and aspects of the project are delivered by GSA's Careers Services. Recent shows have provided opportunities to work on live projects with external organisations and companies, or with practising designers. The Students' Union, renamed 'The Art School' continues to be used as the venue for the show, although external sites were used during the development of GSA's Reid Building. The introduction of undergraduate fashion design at GSA in 2010 has meant that garments by fashion student are shown alongside those produced by textile students. Themes of recent shows have challenged students to consider the role fashion can play in the perpetuation of cultural stereotypes, explored issues of cultural appreciation and addressed gender neutrality.
In recent years, students have regularly been influenced by the material in the Archives and Collections when producing garments for the GSA fashion show. For the 70th Anniversary fashion show, 21-22 March, 3rd-year fashion and textiles students selected a period between '1947-2017' for inspiration.
Author: Helena Britt
Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art fashion show (Version 2)
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art fashion show (Version 1)
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art Fashion Show entitled 'Follow This Pattern'
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised the 2005 Glasgow School Of Art Fashion show. The event was held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre on The Glasgow School Of Art campus with performances running daily from the 1st to the 5th of March. Tickets for the event were priced at £5 with a discounted offer of £3 for concessions.
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Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art fashion show
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised a fashion show which was held in The Glasgow School Of Art's Assembly Hall. Each show was held at 7.30pm and tickets were priced at £2.50 with a £1 discount for concessions. Hely Hairdressers were responsible for styling the models' hair.
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Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art fashion show
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised The Glasgow School Of Art's fashion show which ran from the 11th to the 15th of March 1980. Tickets were priced at £1.50 and were available from the registrar's office.
Band, David
Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art fashion show
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised The Glasgow School Of Art's 1974 fashion show which was held in the Mackintosh Building between the 18th and the 22nd of March.
Stewart, Robert
Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art Fashion Show
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
The Glasgow School Of Art Fashion Show was held in the Assembly Building on The Glasgow School Of Art campus. The show ran once per day from the 11th to the 16th of March 1985. Tickets for this event were priced at £2 with a discounted price of £1.50 for students, O.A.Ps, parties and the unemployed.
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Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art fashion show
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised a Glasgow School Of Art fashion show that ran from the 24th to the 29th April 1978. Tickets for this event were priced at £1 and could be purchased from the registrar's office at The Glasgow School Of Art as well as The Design Centre on St Vincent Street. This particular print is number five of ten editions.
Wilson, Colin
Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art fashion show
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised The Glasgow School of Art's annual fashion show which was held in the Haldane Building from the 20th to the 24th of May 1975. Tickets for the event were priced at 50p with a 10p student discount.
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Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art Fashion Show
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised The Glasgow School Of Art fashion show held in the school's Assembly Hall between the 30th April and the 5th May 1984. Tickets for this event were priced at £2 with a discounted price of £1.50 for students, O.A.Ps and the unemployed.
Smith, Ingeborg
Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art activities week
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This item forms part of a large scale poster advertising The Glasgow School Of Art's 1986 activities week. This portion of the poster advertises a fashion show which was held in the school's Assembly Hall from the 10th to the 15th of March. Tickets were priced at £2.50 with a £1 discount for concessions. Taylor Fergusson hairdressers were responsible for styling the models' hair and the set was designed by the Royal Scottish Academy Of Music And Drama.
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Poster for The Glasgow School Of Art activities week
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This item forms part of a large scale poster advertising The Glasgow School Of Art's 1986 activities week. This portion of the poster advertises a fashion show which was held in the school's Assembly Hall from the 10th to the 15th of March. Tickets were priced at £2.50 with a £1 discount for concessions. Taylor Fergusson hairdressers were responsible for styling the models' hair and the set was designed by the Royal Scottish Academy Of Music And Drama.
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Poster for the 2014 Fashion Show at The Glasgow School of Art
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for the 2014 Fashion Show at The Glasgow School of Art, held on 4 Mar 2014 and 5 Mar 2014.
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Poster for the 2014 Fashion Show at The Glasgow School of Art
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for the 2014 Fashion Show at The Glasgow School of Art, held on 4 Mar 2014 and 5 Mar 2014.
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Poster for the 2014 Fashion Show at The Glasgow School of Art
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for the 2014 Fashion Show at The Glasgow School of Art, held on 4 Mar 2014 and 5 Mar 2014.
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Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
The poster advertises GSA Fashion Show that was held in the Vic Bar from the 4th-5th March 2008, with tickets priced at £7.50 and £5.50 for concessions. There were two shows held at 7pm and 9pm.
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Poster for Glasgow School of Art Fashion Show
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Fashion Show poster (in aid of War on Want) for March 1963
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Poster for fashion show 'Celebrating 70 Years Fashion Show 1947-2017', Glasgow
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for fashion show 'Celebrating 70 Years Fashion Show 1947-2017', The Art School, Glasgow, 21 Mar 2017-22 Mar 2017. The fashion show in 2017 celebrated 70 years of fashion shows at The Glasgow School of Art, and was held whilst an exhibition of the same name was showing. The image on the poster is from the Archives & Collections.
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Poster for 'Exhibition Celebrating 70 Years Fashion Show 1947-2017', Glasgow
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Poster for 'Exhibition Celebrating 70 Years Fashion Show 1947-2017', Reid Building, Glasgow, 21 Mar 2017-22 Mar 2017. The exhibition celebrated 70 years of fashion shows at The Glasgow School of Art, and the fashion show that year was held whilst the exhibition was showing. The images on the poster are from the Archives & Collections.
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Poster for a fashion show at The Glasgow School Of Art
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
This poster advertised The Glasgow School Of Art's 1974 fashion show which was held in the Mackintosh Building between the 18th and the 22nd of March.
Stewart, Robert
Folder containing contacts and negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Includes: Glasgow School of Art Fashion Show in 1989, paper workshop, Glasgow books, Bently, gable ends, Hungarian reception, Dick Wing Royal Infirmary, Port Glasgow, McLean Museum and Crieff shops.
Oliver, George
Glasgow School of Art fashion show 1955 programme
Part of Papers and Textiles of Veronica Matthew, student at The Glasgow School of Art, 1950s
Glasgow School of Art charities week fashion show brochure from January 1955 made with the cover design made by Robert Macgowan. Includes the members of committee, a description, mannequins, and the programme.
MacGowan, Robert