South Ronaldsay
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| Area | 498 |
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| Population | 909 |
| Population rank | 16 |
| Population density | 18. 3 people/km2 |
| Largest settlement | St Margaret's Hope |
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| ID | 2459246 |
About South Ronaldsay
South Ronaldsay is one of the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland. It is linked to the Orkney Mainland by the Churchill Barriers, running via Burray, Glimps Holm and Lamb Holm.
South Ronaldsay is 'amazing' horse costumes inspire catwalk collection
Girls who participated in The Festival of The Horse since the 1950s
An island tradition, where The Girls dress up as horses in elaborate costumes inspired, the latest collection by an emerging fashion designer.
Charles Jeffrey elements of the outfits that are worn on South Ronaldsay , Orkney has taken, and translates them for The Catwalk .
he said he was immediately inspired when a friend showed him pictures of children, which Correspond to dressed up for the South Ronaldsay -Festival of The Horse and Boys' ploughing.
During The Event , the boys on The Island to compete with miniature ploughs.
you are directed to the plough straight and even furrows on a piece of the beach in Sands o' Wright .
The Orkney outfits inspired Charles Jeffrey's latest designsin the Meantime, The Girls parade in costumes that are inspired by the decorations worn by Heavy Horses in The Show ring.
Some of your outfits are spectacular, with collar, hat, belt and feet decorations. A tail can be fixed cuffs on The Jacket and pom-poms or fringe sewn on.
Charles Jeffrey, the designer behind the Loverboy-label, said he remembered vividly the First Time he saw pictures of the costumes.
"I was like:" This is literally incredible. I can't believe the Scottish. It looks almost African. Or Norwegian'. "
The dresses were shown as part of Charles Jeffrey fall 2020 collection at the beginning of the yearHe BBC Radio Orkney, which he investigated said the case, because he wanted to integrate as many elements of the Scottish culture as possible in his latest collection.
It was presented in London earlier this month, and.
Charles, who moved originally from Cumbernauld to London as a teenager to study at the Central Saint Martins College. His Loverboy label grew from The City 's club scene, and his work has seen.
Charles said, the costumes worn during The Festival , on South Ronaldsay were rich in "visual".
He added: "I was immediately, And Then began to be inspired to think about how they could be translated into pieces that we could then on a catwalk.
"I was drawn very much to the idea of replication of embroidery, try, but, it in a way that would work for us.
"I'm also an illustrator, so I have a few of My Own motives, And Then rendered them in the same aspects you would find on The Festival of The Horse costumes. "
He said that the main inspiration for the collection was to return to the theme of nature, and to honor the agricultural tradition.
The history of South Ronaldsay -Festival of The Horse and Boys' ploughing Match is enough for at least two centuries.
young will be directed to just ruts in The Sandgirls were able to take part, since the 1950s, and they wear handmade costumes, handed down from previous generations.
Moira Stirring, of South Ronaldsay , is on the Board, The Event is running.
She Said she could clearly see elements of the traditional designs are incorporated in the label-cutting-edge-collection.
"In one of his designs, he has a hoodie and he put the ears, which, like some of the outfits that She Said to the small ears for the horses".
"He had feathering on some of The Shoes . Braids, chains and, of course, because The Horse is a snaffle has.
"And a dress with a large heart on The Front , because The Horse was wearing a pretty elaborate decoration on his chest plate. "
The Festival of The Horse and Boys' ploughing Match is held every year in August .
fashion, cumbernauld, orkney
Source of news: bbc.com
