Lucia Fairfull, model and singer

Frontwoman of Lucia and the Boys and long-time collaborator with fashion houses, from closing Dior's show at Drummond Castle to shooting with Alexander McQueen at Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom, her world sits right at the intersection of music, spectacle and style.

Image credit: Too Gallus

Charles Jeffrey, designer and illustrator

Charles is the creative force behind cult label Charles Jeffrey Loverboy — a brand that has made waves across the global fashion community, earning an LVMH Prize nomination and the British Emerging Talent award at The Fashion Awards.

Jeffrey’s world blends fashion, performance, and radical self-expression. He has also collaborated with John Galliano on a Maison Margiela retrospective photoshoot for Love Magazine with Tim Walker.

Image credit: courtesy of Charles Jeffrey Loverboy

Trackie McLeod, artist

Scottish artist based in Glasgow, Trackie uses sculpture, textiles, video and print to explore his lived experience. He is interested in ideas of masculinity and queerness and their intersection with class, politics and popular culture. His visual language is innately Scottish, describing it as “one part tongue-in-cheek, an ounce of sarcasm and a pint of Tennent’s lager”. Through humour, honesty and bold material choices, his work offers a distinct perspective on identity and contemporary culture.

Image credit: Max Granger for Metal Mag

Sam McKnight, hair stylist

“One of the most important image makers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries” The New York Times.

For nearly five decades, hair stylist Sam McKnight MBE has been at the forefront of fashion, beauty and editorial styling as one of the world’s most influential and celebrated image makers.

Sam has been hailed a ‘legend’ by Vogue, having a ‘magic touch’ by Supermodel and long-term collaborator and friend Kate Moss and celebrated as the ‘gifted one’ by the late designer Karl Lagerfeld, with whom Sam worked for many years.   

Sam is famous for creating some of the most iconic era-defining images of our time and for designing hair looks that everyone wants - it’s what continues to make him one of the most sought-after stylists working today.

Image credit: Sam McKnight, Moschino S/S 2023

Eunice Olumide, model, actor and activist

Scotland’s first black supermodel Eunice Olumide has dedicated her life and career to social justice paving the way for future generations.

With an MBE for her esteemed work in Broadcasting Arts and Charity, Honorary PHD and Masters, she is an author, director and award winning multi-hyphenate. She has worked with radical figures including Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen and is famed for her activism work around equity.

Image credit: Copyright GM

Val Garland, make-up artist

Val Garland is a London-based makeup artist, she has worked on diverse projects ranging from catwalk shows for Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood to high profile celebrity shoots with Kate Moss, Alex Consani and Lady Gaga.

Her innovative vision has led to partnerships with iconic photographers such as Nick Knight, Alasdair McLellan and Tim Walker.

Image credit: Nick Knight

Robert Fairer, photographer

“My philosophy and motivation is to put the creatives at the forefront and document their true vision.”

Robert Fairer is a British photographer who has documented the zeitgeist of the fashion industry since the early 1990s. For over three decades he has mastered the art of portrait and backstage photography. Robert pioneered how magazines visualised the “front of book” runway ecosystem: models, designers, hair & make-up teams, dressers, and last-minute choreography just before showtime.

Image credit: Vanessa Fairer

Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion show, a UK exclusive to V&A Dundee, runs from 3 April – 17 January 2027. This exhibition charts the dramatic evolution of the catwalk, from the private salons of the late 19th century to today’s immersive, live-streamed runway experiences.