Vote for Shirley as the most fashionable Scot

The Daily Record announces today the final five nominees for the first Scottish Fashion Awards Fashion Icon.

These are: Gerard Butler, Lulu, Darius Danesh, Shirley Manson and Sharleen Spiteri.

The glittering event will be in Stirling Castle on May 7 and hosted by TV presenter Jenni Falconer.

As well as surprise celebrity guests, the judges and presenters will be from some of the world’s most influential fashion houses and publications. They will include British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman and New York entrepreneur and fashion guru Amy Sacco.

Other judges will be Alastair Johnston, the vice-chairman of IMG Models, the world’s leading model agency, and Jennifer Uner, who founded the Los Angeles Fashion Awards.

But the recipient of the Scottish Fashion Icon award will be decided by Record readers.

This shortlist is cast from the newspaper readers votes over the past week, which have shown why Scots stars are such an inspiration when it comes to looking good.

Votes have come from as far a field as Canada, Australia and Japan for a diverse range of stars from TV, movies, music and sport.

Now they want you to help choose the winner.
By voting, you get the chance for you and a friend to attend the awards after receiving a celebrity-style makeover.
All you have to do is choose the star from the final five whom you think is Scotland’s true fashion icon.

01 Gerard Butler

HOLLYWOOD star Gerard Butler has inspired men and entranced women since hitting the big time.

02 Lulu

GLASGOW songstress Lulu is an international pop star, having left her home to make her first hit as a teenager back in the Sixties.

03 Darius Danesh

POP hunk Darius has inspired geeky guys throughout Scotland since his amazing I transformation to relaunch his career.

04 Shirley Manson

ROCK goddess Shirley Manson was mixing grunge with glamour long before the likes of Gwen Stefani and Chloe Sevigny were gracing our glossy magazines.

Edinburgh-born Shirley, singer with rock group Garbage, has fronted adverts for Calvin Klein and posed with megastars Elton John and Mary J. Blige for MAC’s Viva Glam lipstick to raise funds for AIDS charities.

The singer’s striking, androgynous look has sparked countless copycats.

And Shirley has done as much for the kilt as any of our male stars, donning the mini version with punky slogan t-shirts and fishnet tights.

Her eclectic style – including tartan Chinese-style dresses, leopard skin print coats and leather boob tubes – has seen her touted by some fashion experts as a modern day Debbie Harry.

05 Sharleen Spiteri

THE Texas singer has come to epitomise rock chic as her band grew into one of the biggest to come out of Scotland.

HOW TO VOTE

You can vote for your Fashion Icon by phone or text. By phone, just call 0901 229 1617 and enter the number that corresponds with your choice (01-05). Or, text DRVOTE followed by a space and the number of your Icon. Calls cost 25p from a BT Landline, other networks, mobiles and payphones may vary. Text votes are 25p plus standard network rate.

To Vote for Shirley from the UK Text/SMS DRVOTE 04 to 0901 229 1617.
Outside the UK? if you wish to vote remember the costs first! Text/SMS DRVOTE 04 to +44 901 229 1617