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NEWSLETTER
Dear all,
The Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
FashionCapital is delighted to announce they will be assisting Bromley Council with its celebrations for Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee visit to the Borough taking place in May this year. This is a huge honour to be a part of this high profile event and over the next few weeks will be revealing all so watch this space!
Can you Predict the Future of Fashion?
As part of Her Majesty’s visit to the Borough of Bromley, FashionCapital has launched a fantastic competition for you to get creative! The competition will culminate in a large scale dynamic exhibition and the chance for the winners to earn total prize money of £500 and to meet Her Majesty!
It’s easy! All you have to do is predict the Future of Fashion. We are looking for original and inspiring illustrations depicting what you think the future of fashion will look like. Each illustration can be created in a media of your choice. At this stage simply send your illustration to info@fashioncapital.co.uk to enter the competition, stating your name, age and email address.
The top five entries will then be enlarged to create an impressive installation illustrating ‘The Future of Fashion’ for Her Majesty’s visit to the Borough of Bromley this May.
The Fashion Studio press day
On Tuesday 13th March, the Fashion Studio at The University of East London will be hosting a press day focusing on the importance of British Manufacturing. Britain is a hive of activity this year and the press has been rife with features regarding the importance of a ‘Made in Britain’ label.
Between the hours of 10am-4pm, reporters from Drapers, WGSN and The London Evening Standard and a selection of bloggers, will be able to see British garment manufacturing in action by our talented machinists and have the opportunity to interview Studio Manager and Senior Pattern cutter Desiree Koster, who has previously worked for Biba and Bruce Oldfield. Fashion Enter Director, Jenny Holloway, will be on hand to answer any questions about the company and how Fashion Enter is helping keep garment manufacturing in Britain. Designers that work and manufacture with FashionCapital, will also be available to talk about why they have decided to manufacture in Britain.
Fashion Enter believe that manufacturing is a part of what makes Britain great and we will work hard to keep it that way!
Profile in association with LGE – extended early bird discount!
Designers – great news the 15% early bird discount for Profile in association with
London Garments Expo this year has been extended to 18th March 2012 – do not miss out! At this stage only a deposit is required.
This year Profile will be held at the Business Design Centre from 29th – 31st August 2012 and will play host to some of the UK’s best designers, national & international retailers and an array of the finest manufacturing houses worldwide
There are a variety of options available with stand space so please do complete this Expression of Interest form and return to jenni@fashion-enter.com who will then be in touch with all options and costs.
Follow the Profile blog and Profile facebook page for regular updates!
Follow the links below for information on:
Packages and Costs
Floor plan
The Workshop is moving!
The Workshop based at Mavros House in North London is on the move.
After four very successful years at Unit 5 Mavros House 95 Vale Road N4 the Workshop is going to be based with The Factory Anthony Nicholas Cottage in Florentia Clothing Village, Vale Road, N4 1TD
The number for the Workshop is 020 8800 9979 and this is being retained.
We are also increasing the capacity of patterns, toiling, sampling and short run production at our state of the art Fashion Studio which is based at the Knowledge Dock at the University of East London. The manager here is Desiree Koster from Bruce Oldfield and Biba fame and has proved to be a great hit with our designers.
The move for the Workshop will be completed by Friday 23rd March and so if any designer has any items left at the Workshop please make sure you collect all items next week. To organise this just email sophie@fashion-enter.com
Fabric Sale
This was an amazing success so thanks to the hordes of people that came along
The next fabric sale is on Friday 6th April at the Fashion Studio, 1st Floor, Knowledge Dock Business Centre, University of East London, University Way, London, E16 2RD
If you are interested to view this fabric please contact sophie@fashion-enter.com
Please note for the students out there that are looking for fabrics for their final year collections please just contact us directly as we can accommodate a meeting at any time providing advance notice is given.
The Business of Fashion
More workshops and seminars at Fashion Enter
Contact: Nigel@fashion-enter.com
The Collection – Designers Wanted
FashionCapital is looking for designers to take part in The Collection at high-end nightclub Chinawhite alongside stunning evening wear. The Collection showcases to press and buyers and draws a great crowd of fashionistas for a night of fashion and partying!
If you would like to showcase your designs in ‘The Collection’ please contact jemima@fashion-enter.com. For more information and previous show coverage click here.
The Latest from British Designers@FashionCapital Bath
Great news! The Hemyca suit shot created for the ‘Bath in Fashion’ 2012 brochure has been selected as the March cover for ‘The Bath Magazine.’ The image looks fantastic and Hemyca are on a roll after their much applauded Autumn/Winter collection and a successful meeting with a Ms Anna Wintour during LFW!
This Saturday we have collaborated with Bath Uni’s ‘Fashion Society’ and the ‘African and Caribbean Society’ to create a catwalk show and evening entitled ‘Heritage’. The models came in for their fitting last Sunday and the collection of strong prints, deep pinks and purples looked stunning. Good luck with the show and no doubt we’ll be posting up images next week.
We are now into the last few weeks of our T-shirt design competition, if you would like to give it a go then here are the details:
T-SHIRT DESIGN COMPETITION
‘FLY THE FLAG’
Design a Great British Tee
With all eyes on Britain and the Olympics this summer there is no better time to create a one-off British inspired Tee.
The Concept:
To design an image or graphic based on the Union Jack and fashion design /illustration.
The Rules:
Your design can be presented as a hand sketch in ink or as a computer aided design, please use no more than 3 colours. Keep in mind that the design has to look good over the lumps and bumps of a human body and can appeal to men, women or both.
The competition is open to anyone based in Bath and surrounding area within a 15 mile radius that is not already working full-time in graphics or fashion.
Please submit your design on an A4 sheet of paper with your name and contact details.
The Deadline:
Thursday 22nd March 2012
Judging:
The judging panel will consist of key members from the FashionCapital team including: retail, workshop, factory and head office.
The Winner:
March 2012. The winning design will be printed on to T-shirts and sold at British Designers @ FashionCapital Boutique in Milsom Place, Bath and FCB Online Boutique. The winner will receive a percentage of sales from the design.
Start small; think big, this competition offers insight into the production process, marketing, sales and retail.
Designs can be dropped off or posted to:
Fly the Flag Design Competition
British Designers@FashionCapital
14 Milsom Place,
Bath BA1 1BZ
New stock is arriving all the time so pop in to view the latest pieces.
Until next week, stay stylish.
The Team at British Designers Bath
Are you a small business looking for space to rent?
Knowledge Dock Business Centre –
We have offices which can accommodate one to 12 people. We can provide furniture desks, pedestals, chairs. The rent includes heating, lighting, electricity and business rates and 0.5mb internet. Units start from £282+VAT per month.
All clients’ benefits are as follows:
Free office cleaning
Free reception services
Parking is available on a pay-as-you-go basis, subject to availability; £5+ VAT per day; £17.50 + VAT per week
Fax, printing, and photocopying on a pay-as-you-go basis
Telephone line £15+ VAT per month plus call forwarding charges/calls
Dedicated business address,
Mail forwarded once a week (The Petchey Centre only)
Boardroom/meeting room facilities available on a pay-as-you-go basis, subject to availability; £25+ VAT per hour.
Access to an Accountant; Business Adviser and other consultants
Access to networking events.
Click here for further information
Meet Offset Warehouse, the business that bridges the gap for fashion designers to become more “green”!
Franka Sozzani, Editor-in-chief of Italian Vogue said herself: “There’s something new for 2012 … clothes will have to submit to new standards: eco-friendliness, sustainability and fair trade”. But how to make this transition? We talked Offset Warehouse, the online hub for ethical fashion designers, to find out how they can help bridge the eco gap for fashion designers on every level.
In 2010, http://www.offsetwarehouse.com became the first online business of its kind to bring together everything needed to both create ethical clothing & interiors, and buy them. The online portal brings together an ethical fabric & haberdashery shop, access to fashion manufacturing services through an ethical directory and a plethora of resources, before finally selling fashion-forward and affordable, finished eco-garments in an eco boutique.
By providing access to all the information and products needed to be ethical in the world of fashion and design, serving both retail and wholesale needs, it is believed that Offset Warehouse is the only UK online space to make ethical production in fashion and interiors easy.
Through Offset Warehouse, the prospect of creating or buying ethical fashion and interiors is an accessible goal for all designers. Moreover, by showing designers and businesses that it is possible to be ethical without compromising on the final product, we hope that Offset Warehouse will encourage more ethical production in the fashion and interiors industry as a whole.
FCBboutique.co.uk
FashionCapital’s online store is expanding with designers contacting us everyday regarding the online store! One of the most recent online stores to open is Henry Hunt. Young, fresh and trendy the new collection coming soon is set to storm young fashion with the support of the FashionEnter PR dispensary. Shop now!
If you are interested in setting up an online store with FashionCapital please contact jemima@fashion-enter.com
Boutique Pick of the Week
Run with a romantic theme this spring with these gorgeous silver and goldstone earrings by ethical design company Zinfinity. These drop earrings are cute with a black goldstone heart that takes centre stage, but feature small sterling silver hearts as an extra detail focus. Flirty and feminine, these earrings will go with everything and anything! Get yours for just £33.40 from the British Designers@ Fashion Capital e-boutique at http://britishdesigners.fcbboutique.com/
Until next time, have a great week
All the team at Fashion Capital x
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