228110What does British Fashion Council say about Scottish referendum on independence?

At the recently concluded London Fashion Week, Vivienne Westwood models in her Red Label show were seen wearing “yes” badges. According to Time magazine, Westwood told reporters after her show that she “hate[s] England” and is “very unpatriotic about England because it is being completely ruined.” It would be absolutely great if there is a ‘yes’ vote … the future could be just amazing and Scotland would be very important and a influence on the world,” Westwood said backstage.

While Stella McCartney says I want to keep Scotland,” I was married in Scotland and I spent the majority of my childhood growing up on our farm there. I have an absolute love affair with Scotland. 1

Seeing to the number of Scottish designers showcased in London, and the importance Scottish manufacturing holds for many designers, from cashmere to Linton tweeds, “For those of us born in Scotland but now living elsewhere and unable to vote, all I have spoken to would vote ‘no’,” said Caroline Rush, the Glasgow-born chief executive of the British Fashion Council.

However, Scottish designer Christopher Kane was one of the signatories to a letter to Scotland from the Let’s Stay Together Campaign, as reported by British Vogue, while fellow Scottish designers Jonathan Saunders and Holly Fulton have both also reportedly said they would vote “no.”

Well actually speaking, none of these three designers can vote as they reside in London.