NEWSLETTER
Dear all,
Happy New Year!
With the new year comes new beginnings and although a positive outlook may seem difficult now what with the continuing credit crunch and below freezing temperatures there are good things happening and here at FashionCapital we feel very optimistic about 2009!
Designers don't miss out on this opportunity!
We represent and support over 1000 Fashion Enter members and over 60 000 registered FashionCapital users many of which are designers. We know only too well how difficult this industry can be and that many of our designers spend a fortune on producing their own patterns, gradings and toile's.
As a result we are here to help yet again via our purpose made 3 and 5 day intensive fashion courses whereby you can learn how to produce your own patterns and grades electronically thus saving time and money and becoming a master of your own destiny…
In unison with Veti Graph CAD/CAM in pattern making, SpeedStep software and much more besides this is a fantastic opportunity that should not be missed.
To review the equipment that will be used throughout the course please visit The Workshop Open day on 14th January. (Details below).
Training for the Fashion and Textiles Industry for the future!
What a perfect way to start the New Year. With a new beginning can become a new you with this fantastic opportunity to learn and develop yours skills in our extensive fashion courses.
Our courses help to get that foothold on the fashion and textiles ladder, catering for the novice and the expert.
Come along to our open days and find more information about how these courses can change your future!
Please contact emily@fashioncapital.co.uk to reserve your place.
Open Days
Date: Wednesday January 14th
Time: 10:15am – 12:00pm
Venue:
The Workshop
Unit 5 Mavros House
95 Vale Road
North London
Haringey
Date: Saturday January 10th
Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Venue:
Pascal's College
137 High Street
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 1AG
For further information and the OCR course outline please click here
Health and Beauty section
Today will see the official launch of FashionCapital's new Health and Beauty section which will grow considerably over the next few weeks due to a fantastic team of expert contributors.
Last week we introduced you to international make up artist Eryca Freemantle who is taking on the role of FashionCapital's beauty expert. Expect to see great things from Eryca, ranging from beauty competitions with exclusive prizes to informing you of the new trends in the industry, the dos and the don'ts, the must haves and the must leave alones.
Jessica Petelin, FashionCapital's very own Beauty Round Up reporter, will be taking on a much more prominent role within the beauty section.
Jess runs a market research and consultancy company called FashionBarn which specialises in trends and insights in health & beauty, fashion & retail and the female consumer.
Jess is now set to write her own beauty blog exclusively for FashionCapital.
‘I will be writing about new and fab beauty products coming out as well as reviewing treatments for FashionCapital readers. I also hope to introduce beauty trends and get readers to write in with their make-up and skincare questions'.
Watch this space!
Kingston Head Office
As of this Thursday, Hayleigh Amos, Sales Manager will be relocated to our new head offices and showroom in Kingston upon Thames.
In partnership with Kingston College the showroom will be more of a Life Style Boutique with access to the store by invitation only. This new collaboration is the first of its kind within the UK and will combine designs from highly talented, emerging designers and retailers associated with Fashion Enter with existing fashion students at Kingston College.
The showroom will be based in the College's new fashion and media training centre in Anstee House in the centre of Kingston.
Clothes Show London
The Clothes Show London will run from 29-31 May 2009 at London's ExCeL venue, the transformation into every girls favourite fashion and beauty haven will include a selection of the latest high street creations, designer and boutique brands, in which the FashionCapital.co.uk Boutique will make its debut as well as selections of hair and beauty products available to complete the ultimate day of preening perfection.
On Wednesday 21st January Nicola Darling, Show Manager of Clothes Show London, will be visiting the new head office in Kingston to provide designers with a complete overview of the Clothes Show London and illustrate how together you can really help maximise sales and press.
Please click here to view the Fashion Enter booking form and floor plan.
Meeting with asos.com
Another meeting with leading online retailer asos.com has been set up for 29th January at 2pm at the Kingston Showroom. The womenswear buyer will be on the hunt for the latest up and coming designer collections for Spring/Summer 09. Please submit images to hayleigh@fashion-enter.com with the wholesale and RRP prices, please also prepare samples if your garments are selected for viewing and all specification sheets must be completed by 26th January.
Fashion Enter continues to thrive in the South West
‘Fashion Enter is due to have a meeting with the Leader of the Council, Deputy Mayor of Bournemouth and the CEO of Dorset Business on the 16th January to discuss ways forward for the opening of the Fashion Enter Boutique in Bournemouth. I am very excited about the future of F.E. here in the South West. We have the support of the Enterprise Pavilion and special thanks to Matthew Desmier (Enterprise Manager) for his continuing support. We also have a meeting scheduled for the 15th January with the buyer from New Look based in Weymouth. All in all the year ahead looks promising for F.E. in the South West.' Vanessa Camelia, Development Manager.
Karen Radley – new contributor to FC
Karen Radley has worked in the industry for over 30 years, specialising in clothing design, international sales, overseas sourcing, operations and marketing. Having gained extensive experience across the board, Karen's inimitable knowledge of the industry today will be available to peruse via the UK's online portal for the industry. Aptly entering the site via her expertise on exporting, Karen's introduction advises designers how to export and what to consider in this relevant economic climate. Please click here to view essential tips on breaking the international border. We look forward to further industry enlightenment from Karen Radley in 2009.
Coco a Moi Competition
January can be dull, cold and long but we have just the thing to brighten your day. We have teamed up with www.cocoamoi.com who will provide a box of delicious bite-sized chocolate brownies to 5 lucky winners in a fabulous competition! Click here to view the profile of the delightful chocolate goody company and the competition will be launched tomorrow on the homepage and competition section within the "News" parent category so watch this space.
All you will have to do is follow a link from the article and tell us your name, email address, phone number and we will draw out 5 names on 28th and send you a pink box of brownies worth £10 in the variety of your choice. Now January is looking up already! Enjoy!!
Retail News – is Fashion Enter bucking the trend?
The demise of the high street continues into 2009 with news that more than one in seven British retail sites, or about 135,000 outlets, will be unoccupied by the end of the year as growing numbers of shops are driven out of business by the economic downturn, researchers Experian said on Tuesday.
Yesterday saw the very last day of trading for high street favourite Woolworths and this morning top retailer Marks and Spencer reported a like-for-like sales decline of 7.1 per cent in the 13 weeks to December 27, and announced plans to cut more than 1,200 jobs and close 27 stores. On a much more positive note Fashion Enter is delighted to report a 150% increase in like for like sales during the last 6 months. This is attributable to working with leading etailer asos.com and Topshop Concession, a strong increase in sales at both the Croydon and Barking boutqiues and a satisfactory increase in slaes on websites such as www.enter-boutqiue.com. We have also recently expanded in the South West, Kingston upon Thames and opened our own production unit, The Workshop.
It really does seem that Fashion Enter is bucking the trend of retail downfall!
Boutique Pick of the Week
As the longest and supposedly most depressing month of the year settles in, not even the blanket of beautiful sparkling snow coveting the nation can transpire the bliss of surpassed festivity so Enter Boutique presents to you a fabulous mini dress guaranteed to brighten up your day and any passers by. Not only can you strut your stuff in this gorgeous shiny layered bandeau dress in one of the most prominent colours featured throughout 2008 and set to continue into the New Year, the delightful waist detail will detract from any excess Christmas weight we may have incurred over the holidays. Head to Enter Boutique and shed some shimmer into your January in this stunning dress by Bellanina for £35.
Until next time, have a great week
All the team at Fashion Capital x
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