Fashion Enter on Radio 4
08-01-2014
The In Business – Stitch in Time programme with Peter Day will discuss the increased demand for fashion retailers to rapidly respond to consumer desires and with costs on the rise abroad, there are signs of a fledgling revival in British textile manufacturing. Will this trend last? And can our British manufacturing units sustain growth in this sector?
Contributors to the programme include:
Jonny Mitchell – Commercial Director, Lee Ann Fashions
Gillian Marjoram – Founder, Lee Ann Fashions
John Miln – Chief Executive, UK Fashion and Textile Association#
Kevin O’Marah – Head of Research, SCM World
Daliah Simble – Head of Sourcing and Production, Roland Mouret
Paul Williams – Business Director, East End Manufacturing
Bill Macbeth – Managing Director, Textile Centre of Excellence
Maria Hollins – Retail Director ASOS
Jenny Holloway – CEO Fashion Enter
Tony O’Connor – Head of Design for Menswear, Marks & Spencer
Related Links:
- Lee Ann Fashions (www.leeannfashions.com)
- UK Fashion and Textile Association (www.ukft.org)
- SCM World (www.scmworld.com)
- Roland Mouret (www.rolandmouret.com)
- East End Manufacturing (www.eastendmanufacturing.com)
- Textile Centre of Excellence (www.textilehouse.co.uk)
- ASOS (www.asos.com)
- Fashion Enter (www.fashioncapital.co.uk)
- Marks and Spencer (www.marksandspencer.com)
If you miss the show then the programme will be repeated on Sunday 12th January at 21:30 or you can listen again via BBC iPlayer.
