St Andrews Investigative Journalism Group

By Isabel Gallacher Through choosing the theme SKIN, FS2025 embarked on a mission to explore the relationship between “fashion and nudity” (Astrea Pulcinelli-Triossi - Creative Director), highlighting the need to desexualise human bodies while also raising money for Scottish Women’s Aid – a charity dedicated to supporting victims and raising awareness of domestic violence.   From a sustainability and inclusion point of view, SKIN offered the opportunity to feature eco-conscious designers whose pieces encapsulated clothes “as our second skin” (Astrea Pulcinelli-Triossi - Creative Director) and to select a range of models who brought the celebration of “skin in its many forms” (Astrea Pulcinelli-Triossi - Creative Director) to life. The sustainable and inclusive mission of FS was clearly part of the thought process for selecting this year’s designers. For instance, models strutted down the catwalk draped in tulle veils made by Love Lane London, a brand that prides itself on “usi...