recoat: September 2008

Thanks to our sponsors.

9/29/2008 | Posted by Recoat Gallery

"The Front Row" exhibition is opening soon. Our local, the Lansdowne Bar are sponsoring the show and putting on the bar for the opening night. If you want to pop in for a drink or some yummy pub grub, they're at 7A Lansdowne Crescent, G20 6NQ.

Claire Hamilton is making 2 couture inspired, brand new designs for the show. Mandors, THE fabric store in Glasgow have been lovely enough to sponsor us with some beautiful materials to make this possible. If you want to visit them they're at 134 Renfrew Street, G3 6ST.

Thanks to both of you!!

Pedal Scotland

9/17/2008 | Posted by Recoat Gallery

Whoop Whoop! Just recovering from our 55 mile ride from Glasgow to Edinburgh on Sunday with the Pedal Scotland ride. 6000 folk took part, what alot of fun was had. G won with a cool 3 hours 20mins!

But our poor pal Russ came off on a speed bump, had to got to hospital, fingers crossed for quick recovery dude!

Labels: bikes, cycling, edinburgh, fixie, glasgow, pedal scotland, single speed

The Front Row

9/10/2008 | Posted by Recoat Gallery

Our 13th exhibition will open on the 10th of October 2008. The show has been co-curated by Hanne Wyllie.

High Fashion and Illustration come together in an exhibition featuring new work from eight illustrators and new fashion designs inspired by the classic couture looks.

Each artist will be creating work inspired by the designs of seven internationally renowned fashion houses – Chanel, Balenciaga, Lanvin, Zac Posen, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen and Christian Dior.

The artists participating are:

Bernie Reid
David Bray
Amy Whiten
Caroline Mooney
Micca Okada
Katy Smail
Mhairi McMullan
Rebecca Eskilsson
Claire Hamilton

Hope you can make it down for the opening.

You can see more images from these artists here.

The show has been kindly sponsored by the Lansdowne Bar.