Prince Charles eschews the trews for a kilt at fashion event
THE Prince of Wales has hosted a dinner with fashion industry figures including supermodel David Gandy to mark the start of a conference staged by the Campaign for Wool.
Prince Charles eschewed trousers to wear the traditional Scottish garb
Further guests at the dinner last night included Sir Paul Smith and Marks & Spencer boss Steve Rowe, who were due to speak at the wool conference at Dumfries House in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, today.
M&S is supporting the campaign and Gandy, the face of the high street retailer, posed for photos with a kilted Charles, who is known as the Duke of Rothesay when in Scotland, at the event.
Charles will address the gathering as patron of the campaign, launched in 2010 to promote wool products in response to low prices paid to British farmers, as will campaign chairman Nicholas Coleridge, the president of Conde Nast International.
Model David Gandy joined the royal at the Campaign for Wool event
The Duke of Rothesay, as he is known when in Scotland, was deep in conversation with the model
Prince Charles plants a wildflower meadow in Green Park
The delegates will discuss sustainability, animal welfare and future aims of the industry, and they will be invited to sign the Dumfries House Wool Declaration – a commitment to protect the environment and uphold best practice across the production and trading of wool products.
The conference will also host the first public screening of the documentary Slowing Down Fast Fashion by Blur bassist Alex James.