Hope you are winning this week, the weather may be dull and damp but those fashion cogs just keep on turning.
Here’s a brief video update from our editor…
Feedback
We’ve been receiving some great feedback regarding the site and the hit rate has reflected this. Whatever your views the site is there for you, the fashion community, so all feedback is welcome. The facelift, as we mentioned previously, is due to be implemented at the end of this month.
Fashion-Enter Workshops
The latest Fashion-Enter manufacturing workshop with Naz at CSS Limited was heralded as a great success. The workshops provide a valuable insight into the production side of the industry which often gets overlooked. The next workshop is scheduled for the 11th July and if you are interested in popping along contact Vanessa – vanessa@fashion-enter.com
Enter Boutique Expansion
More great news…Fashion-Enter has just received confirmation that a 1,800 sq ft boutique will be made available to the company in Barking. And that’s not all; a tender has just gone in for another Enter-boutique in Kingston. Watch out – an Enter Boutique may well be coming your way soon.
Enter boutique Croydon
FC Features…
On the editorial front, JoJo Iles caught up with Nicolas Thomas, one of the winner’s of the Graduate Fashion Week Gold Award, for a chat about his successful collection and meeting Mr Alber Elbaz, amongst other things. While Becky Lyon interviewed the glamorous designer Tamara Ralph, co-founder of Ralph & Russo – London. Trends, meanwhile, take a slightly wicked turn with an autumn fad for fetish-esque styling.
FC Boutique of the Week…
Comes from Mela Boev and her unique hand-crafted scarves, shawls, ponchos and cover-ups – chic layering for weather that’s undecided. Prices range from £30 – £85
Until next week – take care,
The Team at FashionCapitalx
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CCS Ltd Shows Designers “The Right Way†The Manufacturers Appreciation Workshop was heralded as a great success by the participating designers. [More->>]
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