The ever-outspoken left nobody in any count as to where she stood on the question of Scottish independence as she was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Scottish Fashion Awards last night.

'I think Scotland has an opportunity to be more democratic than England,' she said, as she laid into the capitalist system, highlighting issues such as lack of social housing and fracking.

'What I would like to see is a people's economy. Scotland, I think, would be a model to us all if it could separate from the people in England who want to drag us all down with their "flat earth" brains.

'It's not so dramatic. You could still have the Queen. We could still be friends.'

Her speech drew reserved cheers from the crowd, which included David Gandy (winner of the Founder's Award), Pixie Lott and designers including Holly Fulton, and Pam Hogg.

Notable Scots - among them also in attendance to collect his award for Scottish Designer of the Year - have weighed in against devolution, signing an open letter that states: 'What unites us is much greater than what divides us. Let's stay together.'

The evening, of course, wasn't all politics. A ceremony presented by Laura Whitmore also saw Jean Campbell scoop Model of the Year and Hayley Scanlan named Young Scottish Designer of the Year before guests enjoyed a three-course dinner (no haggis included).