The sun is back, along with hoodies according to this year’s grads, and as always we have lots to tell you.
After the success of the Bentalls/Kingston College T-Shirt collaboration and the ‘Getting it Right First Time’ initiative sister company Fashion-Enter are due embark on an eight week fashion workshop with the Young Enterprise Programme. Students on the programme will kick off with a guided tour of Graduate Fashion Week and will go on to develop creations of their own. To read the full story click here.
Managing Director of Bentalls, Greg Hughes was well impressed with the exclusive T-shirt range created by Kingston College students and commented:
“Thank you both (Liz Ogilvie & Jenny Holloway) for your attendance and contribution to the excellent initiative between Kingston College and Bentalls. I thought the evening was executed in a very successful way and the students and their families certainly seemed to enjoy the experience. Thank you also for your kind words regarding my team and their contribution. Let’s hope we can repeat the event in the future.â€
The exclusive 60s inspired designs are now available in the Urban Lounge section, Bentalls, Kingston.
As you might have guessed, we have been busy with all the Graduate Fashion Week action here at Fashion Capital. Becky Lyon went behind the scenes at the Southampton Solent show, Laura Frampton attended the Istituto Marangoni show at the V&A and JoJo Iles popped along to the rather slick London College of Fashion and Central Saint Martins presentations. Expect more reports from the GFW tent over the next few days, along with a complete list of Award winners 2007. Security has been stepped up a gear this year due to Victoria Beckham’s involvement; no doubt her presence will result in some great press coverage for the event.
While we are on the topic of press coverage ‘The Face of Croydon’ fashion shoot went exceedingly well, thanks to Rodney Compton and his team, the Enter-Boutique girls, the designers and models involved. The local press came by to capture the story and all the photographs from the day are available to view on the site, to check them out click here.
Miss London, aka Jade Eden also had a few words to say along with Luigi from New Dimensions Model Management, view the video…
Anyone who wishes to have high resolution images from the day or a CD/DVD needs to contact Rodney Compton directly on 07703 191 388 or 020 8313 1978 or email info@xyris.tv
More next week, until then enjoy the sunshine,
The team at Fashion Capital x
London’s Clothing Manufacturers Online Showroom The London Manufacturing Advisory Service is supporting an innovative new online marketing platform for the UK fashion industry at www.fashioncapital.co.uk. Small manufacturers are able to promote their specialist skills to designers; and sourcing of specialist skills and supplies throughout the industry is now available at the click of a mouse. [More->>]
Katty Janneh Millinery Workshops and Courses [More->>]
The making of a fashion show: Southampton Solent Graduate Fashion Show The fashion show; used for decades as the showcase of a designer or brands’ work. From the theatrical spectacular of Parisian couture to the low-budget runway of London Fashion Week Off-Schedule, the fifteen minute prêt-a-porter presentation to the University Graduate Fashion Show. [More->>]
The X-Factor of Fashion with YEP Fashion-Enter will soon be undertaking another Getting It Right First Time eight week fashion workshop with YEP (Young Enterprise Programme). This programme will give young people a wonderful opportunity to work with a cross section of industry experts and give the participants a chance to learn more about the reality of running a fashion business. [More->>]
The Face of Croydon 07 Last week Enter Boutique combined a designer photo-shoot with the search for the next new face of Croydon. Let’s not forget our very own Kate Moss was a Croydon girl and it seems the event got the boutique buzzing. [More->>]
Don’t want to receive the FashionCapital Newsletter any more? Just log in at www.fashioncapital.co.uk and update your Profile
