248 Days To Go

Today we can officially unveil the brilliant logo, designed by members of our events and marketing teams, for our GLAM fashion show.

We will be using this logo as an advertising tool to represent and promote the event in the future. So look out for the GLAM sign!

263 Days To Go

It is now 2013, the year of our fashion show, and we have some more exciting developments to announce.



Lynsey Sharp, former pupil and model to be. Courtesy of www.dailyrecord.co.uk

The female models taking part in the show have now been announced. They will begin rehearsing for the big night, and attending fittings for the clothes our designers are creating, in the coming months. The name of one of these models is perhaps already familiar to you. Lynsey Sharp, Olympic athlete and esteemed former pupil, has kindly agreed to participate, and it is an honour to know that some of the clothes we create and collate will be modelled by one of Scotland's top athletes on the night.


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Our models will not only be showcasing the very best of ethical clothing on the night, but the very best hairstyles too. This is thanks to Charlie Miller making the generous offer to style every models hair at the event. This is great news, and we are very excited to work with them, as well as to see the hairdos they create!

299 Days To Go

Shockingly, there are around 1,000,000 orphans in Malawi, an African country with a population of approximately 15 million. This is why Open Arms was established, a charity which aims to support orphaned and abandoned children in Malawi. The charity does not refer to their homes as orphanages, as their main aim is to build the strength of the babies and try to reintroduce them into the community, mainly by placing them with relatives. However, it is not always possible for the children to return to their villages, and so Open Arms has recently started it's new project of creating foster homes and surrogate families for the children (aged 6+) who have nowhere to go.

We are hoping that with the money raised from the Ethical Fashion Event, we can raise a significant amount of money that will help to fund these houses and families, providing a safe, loving environment for the children to grow up in. Not only are the children provided with shelter and care, they also attend a local school and even go on holidays, giving them an opportunity to have a real family life.

We believe that the work of Open Arms Malawi is invaluable, and it is for that reason that we are delighted to be donating all our profits to this charity. 

If you are interested in learning more about their work, here is the website to visit http://www.openarmsmalawi.org/

301 Days To Go

With just over 300 days to go until the big event, we can now reveal our first set of confirmed fashion brands and designers lending us ethical clothes. We are pleased to announce that the sports clothing line 'Sweaty Betty" are keen to get involved and let us borrow some of their pieces for the event. As are the people at the much celebrated ethical fashion company, Komodo. Added to the list of clothing you will be seeing on the catwalk if you attend the event, are the designs of the very talented Rachel Scott and Rowan Joy. Furthermore, the outfits customised by our own designers are coming along nicely. We will keep you updated on other confirmed participants shortly.


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304 Days To Go

On Sunday, 4th of November, some of the participants of the fashion show went along to gain some ideas from a similar event. This event was the 'Sparkle and Shine Fashion Show', organised by the charity 'Its good 2 give'. The event was executed precisely, and was really fantastic to watch. With Grant Stott being the celebrity host, and 3 girls who had previously benefited from the charities work helping him along, the show was both entertaining and very humbling. Some of the models, presenters and organisers, as well as a few nurses all took to the stage to give short account of how'Its good 2 give' helped them. This really helped you to see how beneficial this charity was, and ESMS sustainable fashion show would love to do something similar, to let people know about the work of our chosen organisation, GLAM. The show modelled clothes from boutiques around Edinburgh, which all provided beautiful clothes. All those who attended loved watching the show, and were also very very happy to support this worth while and very impressive charity.

305 Days To Go

This Wednesday the finance team will begin whittling down the 30 finalists to the 16 models who will walk the runway on the night of the show. The ultimate goal is to find both teenage girls and boys who will wear the clothes with pride, and create a fun and exciting atmosphere for the audience. Contenders will be expected to walk for the finance directors, both with and without heeled shoes, before answering a few questions on why they want to take part, and will be rewarded for good posture and confidence.

The results should be out before Christmas, and we will keep you updated on them, as well as any other exciting developments that occur.

331 days to go

Recent meetings have seen exciting progress being made in all areas of our event. We have begun the process of model recruitment for the night, and are spoilt for choice with candidates. We have also started to generate a fair amount of interest from ethical brands willing to lend us clothes and have now started contacting more specialist ethical clothing suppliers, selling products such as bridal wear and kilts.

Many members of the team have been to see a number of fashion shows around Edinburgh of late, including one held in the Tom Fleming Centre itself. These shows have given us plenty of ideas about the style of catwalk we should use, and tips on how best to utilise the space in the room, to allow for a larger audience and the maximum number of stalls.

Finally, after much thought on where we should donate the money from the event, we have settled on the Stewart’s Melville College project GLAM, which allows students at the school to visit communities in Malawi and support the work there in a variety of ways. This is an excellent cause and makes buying a ticket for the event all the more worthwhile!