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Pam Hogg
Born
Pamela Elizabeth Hogg

(1951-01-04)4 January 1951
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died26 November 2025(2025-11-26) (aged 74)
London, England
Alma materGlasgow School of Art
Royal College of Art (MA)
Occupations
  • Fashion designer
  • musician
Years activec. 1970s–2023
Awards2013 Scottish Fashion Awards Creative Excellence Award
Websitewww.pamhogg.com

Pamela Elizabeth Hogg (4 January 1951 – 26 November 2025) was a Scottish fashion designer who launched her first fashion collection in 1981. Also a musician who played in several bands, she created clothes for Ian Astbury,[1] Paula Yates, Marie Helvin,[2] Siouxsie Sioux and Debbie Harry.[3][4]

Early life and education

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Pamela Elizabeth Hogg was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, on 4 January 1951.[5][4][a] After studying Fine Arts and Printed Textiles at the Glasgow School of Art, Hogg won the Newbury Medal of Distinction, the Frank Warner Memorial Medal, the Leverhulme Scholarship and the Royal Society of Arts Bursary, and subsequently went on to gain a Master of Arts degree at the Royal College of Art in London.[17][18]

Music career

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Hogg joined her first band, Rubbish, at the end of the 1970s; they regularly supported The Pogues during their early days.[19][20]

She had a minor hit with Britain's first acid house band, The Garden of Eden, with Kiss FM DJ Steve Jackson, vocalist Angela McCluskey and record producer Mark Tinley.[21]

After concentrating on fashion design during the 1980s, she shifted focus back to music after a brief appearance on stage in Nashville with industrial noise band Pigface in 1990 reaffirmed her love of performing.[1] Unexpectedly landing the support act with Debbie Harry in 1993, she formed a new band, Doll, in five days, and in 1994 with the band firmly established, opened for the post punk band The Raincoats.[19]

In 2003, Hogg was approached by Jarvis Cocker collaborator Jason Buckle to form a "Cramps like band" which would become known as Hoggdoll. Using his swamplike Rockabilly sounds as a backdrop, she wrote and recorded 6 tracks in as many weeks and built up an international underground following.[22] Her song "Honeyland" was included on the 2006 Girlmonster compilation by Berlin-based Art Riot band Chicks on Speed.

Fashion career

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Hogg launched her first fashion collection in 1981 at the age of 30. Along with Bodymap, she was part of a new wave of designers who emerged in London at the beginning of the 1980s. She first sold her designs at Hyper Hyper at Kensington Market and later from her own shop in the West End, always refusing to "sell out" to the mainstream fashion industry. Her collections bore names such as Psychedelic Jungle (1981), Warrior Queen (1989), Best Dressed Chicken in Town, And God Created Woman and Wild Wild Women of the West.[23]

Her solo show at the Kelvingrove Art Galleries in 1990 was the first fashion design exhibition to be held there and was well attended.[24][25] In 1991, Terry Wogan introduced her on his TV show as "one of the most original, inventive, creative designers in Britain", adding, "She has reached what is called Cult Status".[26]

Returning to fashion in 1999, she had two catwalk collections and her first fashion film, Accelerator starring Anita Pallenberg, Bobby Gillespie and Patti Palladin. In the early 2000s, she branched into script writing and directing and towards the end of 2002 she clinched cameo roles with Daryl Hannah, David Soul and Primal Scream.[27]

She designed the costumes for Siouxsie Sioux's 2004 Dreamshow world tour.[3]

In 2006, the Spanish curator Xabier Arakistain (es) invited Hogg to exhibit in the travelling art exhibition Switch on the Power alongside Yoko Ono, Leigh Bowery, Andy Warhol and Kraftwerk. This allowed her to return to the video medium, producing and directing two promos incorporating her clothes and music. She cast a host of friends including Siouxsie Sioux and Alison Mosshart from the Kills to appear alongside her in the new twin collections inspired by shiny metals and reflective surfaces. The resulting videos "Opel Eyes" and "Electricman" were viewed by a whole new unexpected audience via YouTube and Myspace as well as at the exhibition. This direct access and exposure regenerated a newfound interest in Hogg's work.[28]

In 2007, Kylie Minogue appeared in Hogg's black mesh metal-studded cat suit in her "2 Hearts" video,[12] and Siouxsie Sioux wore numerous distinctive Pam Hogg signature cat suits throughout her 2008 tour.[29]

In October 2008, the prestigious fashion store Browns of South Molton Street was the first to stock the new Hogg-Couture collection. She was further asked to dress their windows for Halloween, an honour rarely given to one designer.[29] Hogg's collections were subsequently worn by a new generation of celebrities including Lady Gaga, Jessie J, Kelly Rowland, Tyra Banks, Alice Dellal, Jamie Winstone, Björk, Rihanna, Daisy Lowe, Lily Allen, Peaches Geldof, Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer.[30] In February 2011, Kate Moss, the day after London Fashion Week, wore a Hogg black leather dress to the NME Awards on the same night as Alison Mosshart, wearing a Pam Hogg fur coat, picked up the prize for Hottest Woman.[31]

A wedding dress designed by Hogg for Lady Mary Charteris in 2012 is held by the Victoria and Albert Museum.[32][33]

In April 2013, Hogg was honoured during "BritWeek" in Los Angeles for her achievements. As part of an art installation featuring British artists from Los Angeles and London, Opfashart, she was given a fashion show; models included Lady Victoria Hervey.[34] In October the same year she won the Creative Excellence prize from the Scottish Council.[35]

Hogg designed the Britannia trophy statuettes for the 2016 Brit Awards.[36]

Death

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Hogg died from pancreatic cancer at a hospice in Hackney, London, on 26 November 2025, at the age of 74.[12][37][14][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hogg, Pam (11 May 2023). "PAM HOGG for FRENCH FRIES #6". French Fries Magazine (Interview). Interviewed by Torres, Agnese. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  2. ^ Walker, Ruth (29 July 2012). "Interview: Pam Hogg, designer". The Scotsman. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b Cafolla, Anna; Mohammed, Hikmat (26 November 2025). "Pam Hogg, Pioneering British Designer and Counterculture Icon, Has Died". Vogue. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d Green, Penelope (6 December 2025). "Pam Hogg, Iconoclastic Scottish Designer, Dies at 74". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  5. ^ Jonze, Tim (21 August 2018). "Pam Hogg: 'Just don't call me normal'". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. ^ Shilling, Jane (30 November 2025). "Why should a woman reveal her age?". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Results for Pamela Hogg". Scotland's People. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Industrial Design Bursaries, 1972 Competition". Journal of the Royal Society of Arts. 121 (5202): 343. May 1973. Retrieved 30 November 2025 – via JSTOR.
  9. ^ Hoste, Elliot (26 November 2025). "Legendary fashion designer Pam Hogg has died". Dazed. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Fashion rebel Pam Hogg has passed away". Hunger Magazine. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  11. ^ "Pam Hogg – Person". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  12. ^ a b c "Pam Hogg, fashion designer whose bold, extravagant pieces were worn by rock royalty". Daily Telegraph (obituary). 27 November 2025. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  13. ^ Smith, Mark (29 November 2025). "Groundbreaking designer whose 'identity and inspiration' came from Glasgow dies". The Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  14. ^ a b Cochrane, Lauren; Badshah, Nadeem (26 November 2025). "Pam Hogg, fashion designer with a rock'n'roll spirit, dies at 66". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Pam Hogg obituary: iconoclastic Scottish fashion designer". The Times. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  16. ^ Shepherd, Fiona (6 December 2025). "Scotsman Obituaries: Pam Hogg, Scottish designer who dressed everyone from Debbie Harry to Princess Diana". The Scotsman. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  17. ^ "Pam Hogg news and features". British Vogue. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  18. ^ "Pam Hogg". Edinburgh International Fashion Festival. August 2012. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012.
  19. ^ a b "Pam Hogg is F***ing Awesome |The Style Con". Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  20. ^ "Pam Hogg on Life after Clubbing". Sleek mag. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  21. ^ "Garden of Eden - Mark Tinley". Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  22. ^ Davies, Dean Mayo (16 April 2012). "Pam Hogg". Anothermag.com. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  23. ^ "Hogg, Pam". Vintage Fashion Guild. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  24. ^ Alexander, Hilary (6 February 2009). "Pam Hogg: designer with a difference". The Telegraph.
  25. ^ Battista, Anna (2010). "Fundraising With Pam Hogg". Dazeddigital.com. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  26. ^ "Meet The Designer: 5 things you didn't know about the fierce Pam Hogg". Meet the Designer. 19 November 2011. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  27. ^ "Pam Hogg". Famous Fashion Designers. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  28. ^ "Who's Who: Pam Hogg". UK Vogue. 11 May 2011.
  29. ^ a b Frankel, Susannah (16 February 2009). "Spirit of the Eighties: Cult designer Pam Hogg is back in the spotlight". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022.
  30. ^ "Caludai Schiffer and Pam Hogg". Coolspotters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  31. ^ "Designer biography for Pam Hogg". Toniandguy.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  32. ^ "Designing for the bride". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  33. ^ "Wedding dress". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  34. ^ Moore, Booth; Tschorn, Adam (29 April 2013). "Brit Week event honors fashion designer Pam Hogg". Los Angeles Times.
  35. ^ "Christopher Kane lands top fashion prize". The Herald. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  36. ^ "Pam Hogg revealed as BRITs Trophy Designer". BRIT Awards. 29 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  37. ^ McIntosh, Steven (26 November 2025). "Scottish fashion designer Pam Hogg dies". BBC News. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

Notes

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  1. ^ Hogg never disclosed her age or date of birth publicly. There are conflicting reports about her date of birth:[6] 1951,[7][8][9][10] 1959,[11] 4 January 1959,[12][13] c. 1959,[14] 1958 or 1959,[15][16] or 1951.[4]
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