NEWSLETTER
Dear all,
Face of Croydon Semi Finals
At 5pm on Thursday the 50 semi finalists will be announced via email and displayed on www.fashioncapital.co.uk. Once you have been selected to compete in the semi finals, you must then come and collect your Black Dress's provided by Divinity Models on the morning of Friday 13th from the Croydon Enter Boutique.
The semi final will take place on Saturday 14th at 4pm and a platform is being erected at North End in between the Whitgift entrance and main entrance to Centrale. At 12pm on Saturday the 50 semi finalists will start to arrive and you will each be given a number and allocated time where you will meet the team
At 4pm Ashley McKenzie of X Factor will present the semi final where you will walk onto the stage and Ashley will ask you for your name and one of the following four questions:
- What would it mean to you if you won Face of Croydon?
- What are your hobbies and interests?
- What is your current occupation?
- Have you always been interested in modelling?
You will then come off the stage and wait for the judge's deliberations. When the judges have deliberated, the 20 finalists will be announced who will then go up on stage.
A big warm welcome to Yvette Marshall from Croydon Life who will be joining the judging team
Croydon Fashion Festival
Don't miss the first ever Croydon Fashion Festival which kicks off next Monday 16th June
To start Croydon's first ever fashion week, a big event is set to transform North End in Croydon this Monday 16th June. A large group of ‘fashionable folk' will join together in one great big stylish assembly to walk through the town centre in what looks certain to be the biggest celebration of fashion the area has ever seen.
Every day will feature an exciting variety of events across town designed to appeal to every aspiring fashionista. From Catwalk shows featuring new designers and the latest in store fashions, interactive hair and beauty demos, daily style challenges and a workshop and seminar programme if you're interested in the business, there will be something for everyone. Plus there will be goodie bag giveaways happening all during the week – don't miss your chance to grab one!
Check out www.croydonfashionfestival.com for the programme of the week's event plus loads of competitions and special offers.
Graduate Fashion Week
FashionCapital is reporting live from Graduate Fashion Week every day this week and what a week it has been. With 49 universities, 20 catwalk shows and excitable mass of fashion savvy students the event has been a colourful and wonderful insight into tomorrow's stars of the fashion industry.
The final day for the shows was yesterday and having reported on the majority FashionCapital has been on hand to provide you with the lo-down of the highs and lows and what shinning excellence has graced the runway this year.
With two days left at Earls Court FashionCapital is spreading the word and ensuring all students and graduates are aware of the fantastic promotion and guidance we can provide for them.
The event culminates in the glamorous Gala Fashion Shows and Awards which are taking place this evening with a special guest appearance from supermodel Claudia Schiffer.
NY Profile
5W Public Relations are one the most dynamic PR companies in the US and have been appointed to represent NY Profile in September 08
‘5W Public Relations is an entrepreneurial, full-service agency with core competencies in media relations and corporate communications. For the past three consecutive years, 5W Public Relations was named the fastest growing public relations agency in the U.S. as well as being named to the prestigious Inc. 500 list of America's fastest growing private companies. Currently, we have eighty-five PR professionals on staff between offices in New York and Los Angeles, all of whom are on the phone every day placing stories for clients with an endless number of reporters. Our clients range from Evian Water to Phillips Van Heusen and GENART. Due to the diverse range of clients we service every single day, we are in contact with hundreds of reporters and are always working to secure high impact coverage via these top-notch media relationships.'
Understanding the Fashion Industry Seminar
Westwood Language College for Girls is a six-form entry Comprehensive Community School for students aged between eleven and sixteen years. From moulding plastics to designing clothes, there are great opportunities for practical skills development at Westwood.
FashionCapital held its first Understanding Fashion seminar with Westwood Language School this week with the highly talented head of year Rachel Ford.
Fashion Capital gave an overview of the industry and how design actually works but the year 9 students were well versed as Rachel herself is a practising designer of quality ladieswear. The students were already working on patterns and blocks understanding the relatively complicated properties of notches, grade lines and block construction!
‘We are all really appreciative of your support.'
Article to follow shortly.
Croydon College performing artists.
On Monday FashionCapital returned to Croydon College HE with the new styled workshop integrating business learning and enterprise with a highly talented group from ND in Performing Arts students along with course head Pippa Lucep to review the mood boards and work on branding for Ground Work.
– Discotech
– Destiny
– Playday
– La Chevine
– Dots and Swirls
Click here for full article
Cotton Traders Fraud
With over 60 000 unique users we are very protective over all of you. Please be advised that cotton traders has been a victim of hackers and the financial data of up to 38 000 customers has been stolen. The same situation occurred last year with T K Max when details of 45 million US and British customers were stolen
Retail news
Online sales last year accounted for £14.7 billion, an increase of 35% on 2006
Nolcha Metier Magazine
Nolcha Metier magazine is The Fashion Designer's Handbook with an international business scope and informative demeanour. The aim is to bring business issues to the forefront of the fashion industry and to equip readers with the ability to discuss and execute business plans, finances, trends and marketing aspects as clearly as they can describe their dreams and passions. Nolcha Metier is supported by the Garment Industry Development Corporation (www.gidc.org) and Manhattan Chamber of Commerce.
Nolcha Metier magazine is pleased to offer an opportunity that enables emerging/independent designers to create brand awareness, drive sales and to obtain international media exposure at an extremely affordable price. We are offering 100 spots in our Mini Metier glossy look book that will be distributed to 100's of recipients including buyers, showrooms, press, and stylists in the US and UK.
For more information please contact kerryb@nolcha.com
The Face of Barking and Dagenham!
The Face of Croydon modelling competition has been so popular that now girls in East London in the borough of Barking and Dagenham will now also have the opportunity to fulfil their dreams of becoming a top model.
At this stage we can reveal an international modelling contract is available to the winner! More information next week!
Until next time, have a great week
All the team at Fashion Capital x
