There was a celebrity-packed red – or, in fact, tartan – carpet at the ­Scottish Fashion Awards last night, with pop stars Paolo Nutini and Diana Vickers joined by fashion designers including Jonathan ­Saunders and Amanda Wakeley.

The annual event, which was celebrating its fifth anniversary, took place at the Science Centre and IMAX ­theatre in Glasgow. Others in ­attendance included pop star ­Gabriella Cilmi and Dolce & Gabbana model David Gandy.

Glasgow School of Art graduate Saunders took the top prize of the night, Designer of the Year, while up-and-coming talent Holly Fulton, whose work appeared in Sex And The City 2, was voted Young Designer of the Year.

Jett Sweeney, from Edinburgh College of Art, won the Graduate of the Year category, which is sponsored by Marks & Spencer. As part of her prize, the high-street chain will make and sell a dress designed by Sweeney in their Limited Collection range.

“It will be amazing to see my dress in Marks & Spencer,” she said. “I imagine it will be totally surreal.

Other big winners on the night included knitwear designer Angela Cassidy, who claimed the Textile Designer of the Year prize, sponsored by The Herald; and singer Paolo ­Nutini, who won the public vote on Galaxy Radio to be crowned the Scottish Fashion Awards Style Icon 2010.

Tessa Hartmann, the founder and producer of the event, said: “Tonight the Scottish Fashion Awards have once more proudly showcased and celebrated the best of the country’s fashion talent – talent that can be seen taking over the industry all over the world, in every role – from models to designers, photographers, hair stylists, textile designers and more.

“The event has proved yet again that Scotland’s so-called fashion moment is in fact no such thing – Scots are ruling the runways. I am extremely grateful to all our sponsors and ­international guests for supporting this special anniversary year.”

Highlights of the event included a catwalk show from Swarovski and a performance at the after-party by new singing talent Alex Gardner.

Barbie also made an appearance. The iconic Mattel dolls were given a Scottish makeover and dressed in saltire evening gowns, before being used as the dinner-table centrepieces and then auctioned to raise money for the Prince’s Trust in Scotland.

Swarovski also made a special ­crystal-encrusted bag for the night, designed with a saltire, which was ­carried by Hartmann as well as fellow judge and Swarovski creative director Nathalie Colin.

Colin said: “As we have added the Scottish Fashion Awards to our red-carpet calendar, it was only fitting that we created a few unique pieces especially for this evening – a saltire-encrusted Kiosque bag and a saltire nirvana ring.”

For the fourth year in a row The Herald was media partner of the ­Scottish Fashion Awards, which took place in association with Vogue.com. The categories were judged by high-profile fashion experts including the editor of Vogue.com, Dolly Jones; designer Amanda Wakeley; and Grazia magazine’s style director Paula Reid.

Judge and designer Brian Rennie said: “It is great to be back in Scotland for such an auspicious and glamorous occasion. I am thoroughly impressed at the calibre of this year’s nominees, from the textile brands to designers and up-and-coming talent.”

Fashion Icon of the Year 2010 (sponsored by Galaxy): Paolo Nutini

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