NEWSLETTER
21st November 2007
Hello All,
Let battle commence, yes, it’s the rundown to Christmas, not that you need us to remind you with all the in-your-face advertising out there. It will be interesting to see what happens on the high street over the next few weeks with retailers already vying for your hard earned cash via promotions and special offers.
Coming Soon…Fiona Thomson’s India Blog
Bridal and occasional wear designer Fiona Thomson is escaping the Christmas mayhem and hot-footing it to India. She’s not only going for a bit of R&R but will be visiting factories in Bangalore which she discovered at TexWorld in Paris recently. Her aim is to buy bridal silks and commission embroidered and hand-beaded textiles for her designs. Along with the factories Fiona will also be visiting the Bangalore Chamber of Commerce and other associated trade bodies – all useful stuff in the world of production which is why we will be publishing Fiona’s trip to India as a blog on FashionCapital – an insiders view with snaps and useful links throughout. Look forward to that one.
Fiona has been in the industry for 17 years and if all goes to plan in India she will be stocking the Enter Boutiques next Spring with her embroidered silk organza stoles – perfect for the wedding season.
Fiona: glenn.fi@talktalk.net
FashionExpo & Profile in Motion
Still causing those fashionable tongues to wag is the FashionExpo & Profile event. Feedback has been fantastic and the simple idea of combining a manufacturing platform alongside designer talent has been held up as a great success, not forgetting the workshops which were regularly full to capacity. For an overview of the show check out this video & see if you can spot director Jenny Holloway and editor JoJo Iles…
New to the FC Team
The FC team has been thrilled with the amount of users on the site since its revamp. Numbers are on the climb so we’ve enlisted more journalistic expertise to ensure all areas are being covered.
Focusing on the new Knowledge Bank section we have: Ant Standring and Tom Lofthouse – welcome to the FC ship boys
New Section
We also have included a new ‘competition’ section to the site which will include competitions exclusive to FashionCapital alongside general industry competitions that you could well find useful.
On FC this Week…
JoJo Iles talks to Scottish Designer of the Year 2007: Aimee McWilliams about her ongoing success thus far. The London Photographic Association is looking for the next big thing in fashion photography – fancy your chances? And Hardy Amies opens their first ready-to-wear store in the heart of Edinburgh.
Pick of the Boutique
Chicurela Accessories
New in at Enter Boutique are the latest accessories from Chicurela. Founded by Laura Chicurel these unique products are created from salmon skin leather and precious metals. Thanks to innovative production methods salmon skin, formerly a waste product of the salmon farming industry, can now be transformed into a hard wearing leather perfect for modern accessories, small leather good and handbags. At the boutique you can find the very reasonably priced cuff bracelet £45, key ring £35 and necklace £40 – great Christmas gifts with a nod to eco sourcing.
Now in at Enter Boutique, Croydon
Enter Boutique, Unit 2, Centrale, North End, Croydon CRO 1TY.
Until next time, enjoy your week.
The Team at FashionCapital x
