‘It’s like a full circle moment’: Former Larbert student to hold fashion exhibition and workshops in Scottish Fashion Festival

Kyra Suki Ho, 22, is bringing her solo exhibition, titled Motherland, to Number 7 in Stirling as part of the Scotland Re:Design Scottish Fashion Festival 2026.

Her showcase, which highlights her aim of decentralising fashion and making it more accessible to smaller and under represented geographical communities, will begin on Wednesday, November 11.

Hosting the exhibition in Stirling is important to Kyra, as she feels smaller communities throughout the Central Belt can often miss out on opportunities such as this.

Her display tells the tale of her journey as a designer and how she has battled with her identity.

Growing up in Falkirk, Kyra was the only Chinese girl in her primary school, yet she didn’t feel “Scottish enough”, and because she didn’t speak the language she didn’t feel “Chinese enough” either.

Her work allowed her to explore her Chinese culture and find out more about the country where her grans were born.

Kyra said: “Fashion has really helped build this relationship with my identity. I had this battle with my identity where I didn’t like exploring my own culture.

“When you go to the exhibition, you’re kind of seeing my journey as a designer and how I’ve come to terms with who I am as a person and how fashion has been this thing that’s helped me build a relationship with myself and given me the opportunity to express myself and really appreciate who I am.

“I really want the viewer to understand how fashion can tell so much about who you are.”

The opportunity to hold an exhibition came from Kyra’s history with Artlink Central, one of Scotland’s leading participatory arts organisations.

After working with them while she was a pupil at Larbert High School, Kyra reconnected with the organisation at a networking event where they then invited her to showcase her work.

Kyra said: “It’s like a full circle moment, from working with them in high school to going back to them and showcasing my work.”

Graduate work from her second, third, and fourth years at Glasgow School of Art and designs from her post-graduate studies with the King’s Foundation will be available to view.

While people can view her works on social media, Kyra believes attending the event will allow people to feel the creative language and atmosphere in person.

If people could take one thing away from the experience, Kyra would want it to be the feeling of inspiration, even if they don’t have ties to the world of fashion.

Kyra said: “To be able to use art as a form of communication, I think, is really important.”

The event runs from Wednesday, November 11 to Sunday, November 22. The exhibition has varying opening times and is free to attend with no booking required.

A local makers pop-up market will be held on Saturday, November 14 from 11am to 3pm. Workshops are priced between £20 to £40 and must be booked in advance.

To see a full list of opening times or to book a workshop, click here.