NEWSLETTER
Dear all,
FashionCapital.co.uk boutique launches at Allders
Fashion Enter has recently been offered concession space in Allders and this Friday sees the official launch of the boutique entitled the FashionCapital.co.uk boutique which will showcase up and coming fashion designers.
Harold Tillman, Chairman of the British Fashion Council and owner of Allders and Jaeger will be present and also Daily Telegraph journalist Sarah Mower as well as a whole host of fresh designer talent!
If you would like to attend please RSVP names to jenni@fashion-enter.com
Rt. Hon Stephen Timms MP to visit The Workshop
Fashion Enter is delighted to announce that the Rt. Hon Stephen Timms will be visiting The Workshop and Florentia Clothing Village on 24th July at 3.30pm.
In 2001 Stephen Timms, in his then ministerial capacity, actually launched www.fashioncapital.co.uk at our first PROFILE fashion event which was, and still is aimed at new and emerging fashion designers who are looking to bridge the gap between Graduate Fashion Week and London Fashion Week.
Clothes Show meeting 6th July
Following on the from success of the FashionCapital boutique at Clothes Show London there will a meeting on 6th July at 10.30am at The Showroom in Kingston for designers interested in showcasing at the next Clothes Show events.
For more info please click here . If you would like to attend please email jenni@fashion-enter.com
Don't forget we are now calling all new designers to take part with the chance of a FREE stand at Clothes Show Live at the NEC in Birmingham in December 2009.
Click here for more details
Buying Director of Jaeger
On Thursday 2nd July the Buying Director of top British label Jaeger is set to visit The Workshop.
The Workshop, based in North London has been established since October 08 to provide designers and retailers with a quality based unit to supply patterns, grades, toile's, first fit samples, sealing samples and small run production. Clients include retailers such as Jaeger and asos.com as well as over 80 designer collections.
asos.com and Fashion Enter Design Competition
Fashion Enter and ASOS.com are teaming up to launch an exciting project to put new and independent designers in the spotlight. Designers are being called upon to create their interpretation of Autumn/Winter's hottest item, the jacket.
Click here for further info
Fashion Enter in asos.com magazine
The leading etailer asos.com has featured Fashion Enter's The Workshop in the their monthly magazine.
In the July issue of the asos.com magazine a feature entitled Diary of a Dress follows the making of an asos Black dress from its conception in February through to creation at The Workshop.
Click here for the article
Have you ever wanted to be a fashion designer?
Now is your chance to learn how with the Summer Uni taking place in Barking and Dagenham from 20th July – 24th July.
The four day event will hold a series of workshops and seminars on all aspects of the fashion industry ranging from how to become a fashion designer, to running your own business to fashion photography and even catwalk techniques for those budding models!
Click here further info and how to get involved
The Face of Barking and Dagenham
There is still time to apply for the East London modelling competition. The Face of Barking and Dagenham is open to all females, age 16 – 25 and must reside in the Barking and Dagenham borough.
Click here to download the application form. Please email forms back to jenni@fashion-enter.com
COLA online voting
Over the past few months Fashion Enter has been working closely with pupils from year 9 at the City Academy of Islington on understanding the fashion industry. All their hard work and creativity has culminated in each pupil designing and making their own T shirts.
You can now vote for your favourite design online. Please click here
CAD/CAM
The fantastic opportunity to obtain free CAD/CAM training using the Vetigraph software system for the purpose of enhancing the ease of creating patterns and grades is still open for people living/working in Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Islington and Camden. This essential course for upgrading your skills is currently being hosted at the Workshop in North London and can be utilised by individuals living/working outside the borough for £100 + VAT. If you would like to receive more information or book a place on the course please contact Emily@fashioncapital.co.uk. Each course runs from Monday to Friday 9.30am – 4pm each day.
Barking Abbey School
Fashion Enter visited the lovely Barking Abbey school today to host a fashion workshop and setting a project to complete over the summer. The vibrant year 10's were taught about essential generic business models to understand how to market their final product and completing the first stage of the design process by creating a series of outstanding mood boards and a brand names. The enthusiastic class will now set off to create a collection based on their mood boards and identified target market to present back to us in September maintaining the outstanding standard set by all today.
Fashion Photography
Fashion – Enter in conjunction with Xyris now bring you yet another exciting development in the education programme.
From September, based around the Fashion Enter Croydon studio and designed by the inspirational photographic professional, Rod Compton (formerly a tutor at the Royal College of Art), we are presenting a hands on photographic course for aspiring fashion photographers.
If you are interested in applying please email Emily@fashioncapital.co.uk
Embroidery
Enter Boutique in Croydon is offering a great new service courtesy of the talented Patrick Diyaolu. This exclusive new service is available to designers, consumers and corporations by transferring a jpeg image in stitching onto any material. For more information, please contact Emily@fashioncapital.co.uk.
Retail News
Despite the largest drop in GDP for 50 years Asos.com effortlessly surpasses the recession with a 70 per cent increase in sales from the previous year. Sales reached an astonishing £14m in March and are expected to render over £163m by the end of the year if this standard of growth continues. The UK GDP dropped by 4.9 per cent totalling £17.5billion decrease from the previous year, however M&S are also seeing a more positive in recent sales Sir Stuart Rose reports.
Job of the Week
Womenswear design work experience
Applicant of the Week
SAMPLE MACHINIST
Boutique Pick of the Week
Stay cool this summer in this delightful ditsy dress by one of the latest designers to grace Croydon's Enter Boutique; Connected Generation. Following the success of taking the London consumer market by storm at The Clothes Show this May the label is now selling in our Allders concession too under the FashionCapital.co.uk umbrella. This stunning flower print scoop neck contrast jersey bodice is the ultimate on trend summer dress and a must have for every wardrobe for just £38 whilst beating the recession! Hurry down before all are sold out.
Until next time, have a great week
All the team at Fashion Capital x
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