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  • PSYBT Comedian on Lee Mac Show
    PSYBT Comedian on Lee Mac Show

    Anna Devitt was funded by PSYBT in 2010 to pursue her dream of being a stand up comedian.  That dream became reality when Anna, from Erskine, appeared in front of four million viewers on Lee Mack’s All Star Cast Show.  Contestants have just 15 seconds to come up with something original that can entertain the nation.  Anna unveiled ‘Truffel’, a singing and wise-cracking character painted on her stomach.  She won the competition which was judged by Fern Cotton and Frank Skinner and subsequently made it on to the show the following week to appear in front of a new pane

  • Bebaroque with Award
    Scottish Fashion Awards 2011

    Two of five young PSYBT businesses shortlisted at the 2011 Scottish Fashion Awards were winners at the gala ceremony in Glasgow on June 15th. Henrietta Ludgate, who was funded in 2009 to set up her Scottish luxury womenswear label, was named Scottish Young Designer of the Year. The Highlands-based entrepreneur has built a formidable reputation among highend retailers. She won Ethical Fashion Forum’s Fashion Innovation Award last year for her LFW spring/summer collection, which was such a success that it went on to the fashion weeks of Milan, Paris and Athens.

  • Emily Lamb with her shoes
    Designer up for Scottish Variety Award

    Shoe designer Emily Lamb has been nominated for a Scottish Variety Award under the ‘Best new Scottish Artist or Designer’ category. Emily was funded by PSYBT in 2010 and her hand made shoes have been very well received by those in the fashion industry. After Graduating from Cordwainers, part of the London College of Fashion which specialises in footwear, she decided to launch her own collection, ensuring every creation was unique with their own original feature and pattern.

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Shoe designer Emily Lamb has been nominated for a Scottish Variety Award under the ‘Best new Scottish Artist or Designer’ category. Emily was funded by PSYBT in 2010 and her hand made shoes have been very well received by those in the fashion industry. After Graduating from Cordwainers, part of the London College of Fashion which specialises in footwear, she decided to launch her own collection, ensuring every creation was unique with their own original feature and pattern.