Graeme Bone from Aberleck has designed and produced five outfits for the kilt -fashion show.
A former Ayrshire construction worker who designed the first Tartan who went into space will illuminate the new York City catwalks.
Graeme Bone from Aberleck has designed and produced five outfits for the kiltto -kilt -fashion show, which is part of the New York Tartan Week celebrations, the next month. The designs were made by the Kilt organizer Dr. Commissioned by Geoffrey Scott Carroll and are modeled by stars such as Ayrshire singer Jai McDowall, winner of Great Britain Got Talent in 2011.
Mr. Bone said the show could be a “central” point in a career that has already established him as one of the most important tailors in Scotland to the Highland Wear.
“Geoffrey had seen my work through online presence and from previous articles and said he found it fantastic and really cool,” he said. “That blew me away. It is an astonishing opportunity for me and hopefully it could be a crucial point in my career. The feeling of pride is literally inexplicable and I look forward to representing myself, my brand and the King's Foundation in Tartan Week.”
The 39-year-old worked under construction for 11 years before she was fashionable, first through a college course and later over courses led by the King's Foundation in the Dumfries House. The Kiltmaker now receives private commissions from international customers and is known to the king. In 2022 he designed a tartan that was the first to go to space.
For McDowall, however, the upcoming show will be a celebration of the couple's home district.
“I love Scotland and this is a way to connect with my bulkhead,” he said. “With Graemes Outfits, with my Tarbolton roots and the Ayrshire Choir songs for everyone it will also be a real celebration of Ayrshire. It will be a proud moment when we all go out to strut up our things.”
Mr. Bone also thought about the support he received when he started his career change and admitted special recognition to the king, whom he used up as his career. I find him as a amazing man – he is really interested in giving people who otherwise have no access to them, “said Bone.
“I am so glad that I had the chance to be able to think bigger than me. When I told about his majesty that he was proud of me, I have the feeling that I had come on when my younger I could have ever thought possible. When I grew up in Achtinleck, Dumfries House was only down the street.
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“It felt pretty surreal for years to be behind a sewing machine chat with the HRH prince of Wales.”
The fashion designer added that studying at Dumfries House equipped him with practical skills, but the “real value was in the doors that opened it to me”.
He continued: “I had the opportunity to meet so many inspiring people from the fashion industry, which increased my self -confidence and helped me to concentrate on what could be my end goal.”
Kilt was dressed in 2003 by Dr. Carroll and the late Sir Sean Connery co -founded and will take place on April 5th in the Church of Heavenly Quiet in New York.
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