NEWSLETTER Dear all,
Newswire
British Designers at FashionCapital lands at W1
FashionCapital is delighted to announce it has secured a W1 head office, retail space and showroom. The central London location is based at Portman Village at 2 Seymour Place which hosts a two storey unit with the ground floor retail for consumers and the basement an exclusive showroom for press and buyers. FashionCapital will be hosting an exclusive launch event on the 16th December from 12.00 – 20.00 to celebrate the opening of the fourth retail unit, second showroom and new head office and a press day will be held on the 15th – more details to follow soon. To RSVP for the events, please email jenni@fashion-enter.com for our fabulous celebration of glitz and glam.

Fashion and Textiles Apprenticeship in Apparel Open Day
The Open Day hosted by Fashion Enter, Skill Set, College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London and National Apprenticeship Scheme at the Factory and the Workshop was a resounding success with over 100 apprentices in attendance in hope of securing one of the 15 positions available in the first cohort of the first London based Fashion and Textiles Apprenticeship. Representatives from Asos.com presented to the group about the organisation and CSR activities and are delighted to be involved in the groundbreaking qualification.




The Clothes Show
At the end of the Clothes Show Live, the FashionCapital.co.uk Boutique saw a truly fantastic event having attracted the largest audience yet and despite the continued dismal economic state of the UK, an extremely successful event was had by all. If you are interested in utilising this fantastic show as the vast selling opportunity is proving to be for the next Clothes Show, contact jenni@fashion-enter.com.

Profile
The Profile catwalk show was an incredible success this year with some truly fantastic and innovative designers showcasing to the largest audience seen at Clothes Show yet. Photographer Andy Espin took pictures of the catwalk show of the following designers:

Corset Art

Claudia Polo

Playsuit Parlour

Honor Gold

I am Generic

Khuzkus

Doris and Doris

Cocoabella

Me and Thee

Belles of London
A huge congratulations to all designers involved.
The Collection
The Collection returns with a Winter Special spectacular at the Amika nightclub in London on the 23rd December to showcase designer’s festive party collections. The show is set to be another electric performance with dancing models, a fabulous atmosphere and of course outstanding collections. To get involved as a designer to showcase your collection, to book a table or guest list, please contact jemima@fashioncapital.co.uk.

Trends
Britsih Designers Collective at Bath Christmas Wish List

The BrandAlley Bespoke Collections
Following the highly successful Little Black Dress project with BrandAlley, we would now like to introduce BrandAlley Bespoke Collections. This is a brand new monthly competition; the theme for the first of these is ‘The Perfect Blouse’.
These collections will be part of BrandAlley’s ‘Le Lab’, a portal for new designer talent.
So get creative and start designing. For each monthly competition, a panel of experts will judge all entries. The ten winning designs will go on sale in the UK and France. PR provided by BrandAlley UK and France will support these sales.
Please email entries to: Lynsay@fashion-enter.com and CC: theshowroom@fashion-enter.com

Real Models and Casting Books are now open for a limited space of time. So if you are an aspiring model please contact syreeta@fashioncapital.co.uk. We will be holding a model casting this month looking for models 5’6 and above size 8-10 ideally with catwalk experience however if you have no experience you may be considered. Please email a picture and brief bio with subject title “catwalk” to syreeta@fashioncapital.co.uk
Sew We Learn
Fashion Enter Barking have 2 spaces left for their 1-2-1 design and make course. The cost of the intensive course is usually £499 but we will be doing a Christmas special offer of £249; an ideal Christmas present for any aspiring designers who require a tailor made course in a 1-2-1 setting. For more information please email syreeta@fashion-enter.com
FCBoutique.co.uk
The FCBoutique.co.uk plays host to a wonderful selection of Christmas stocking fillers and party outfits to wow your peers and colleagues this festive season. Not only can you find fabulous mini stocking fillers for loved ones but you can also guarantee to find the perfect little black dress everyone needs at this time of year.

Boutique Pick of the Week
This stunning bronze bracelet is the perfect stocking filler for this Christmas in these beautiful earthy tones ties in with key seasonal trends to ensure whoever lucky enough to receive this fantastic gift will stay looking fabulous through the winter months. With a hint of metallic, it can be worn to Christmas parties to shimmer and shine the night away too; all this for just £20 at this wonderful time for giving is just too good to be true! Click here to buy now.

Until next time, have a great week All the team at Fashion Capital x
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