This is a quick newswire this week as FashionCapitalhas 16 stands at Clothes Show live and it's never been busier! It'sbeen a great few days down at Birmingham NEC and you can follow all the dramas with thearticles written by Jemima and Emily… Click Here>>

What has been particularly rewarding is to see some of our designers such as Trollied Dolly, Corset Art and Fosuism selling out of lines and make excellent returns as they are selling at Retail prices direct to the public.

FashionCapital has also made some excellent trade andpress contacts not least with Hilary Alexander the Fashion Editor of theTelegraph who commented "This is the best Clothes Show yet!" and also said that she loved what Fashion Capital were doing, helping young designers.

Trollied Dolly's Louise commented "This clothes show has been fantastic and I'm so glad we came!"

Remember FashionCapital is taking out 20 stands at Clothes Show London in May so if you are interested in having your owndedicated stand at this event then please email info@fashioncapital.co.uk.

CAD CAM in pattern making – Intermediate level >>

One of the most expensive on costs for designers today is the expense of pattern cutting and grading so why not start the New Year with a new course and learn how to do this art yourself! We are delighted to announcethat we are now offering CAD CAM pattern making and grading courses at the Workshop from January 2009. The 5 day intensive course will cost just £50 plus VAT a day and you will be taught by the experts using the latest technology from Vetigarments. The full equipment is on site at the Workshop based in Haringey. Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.

Again if you are interested in applying for this courserplease send an email to info@fashioncapital.co.uk.

Festive Fashion >>

Credit to the Fashion Entrepreneurs at the AdultCollege of Barking and Dagenham and of course the fabulous Syreeta McQueen fororganising such an excellent event at Vicarage Field on Saturday. There wereover 300 people in attendance and the shopping centre was buzzing with excitement. This is just how to win over local customers and get the tills ringing forChristmas. Albertaand Qualeen were two main co organisers f the event with Syreeta and bothcommented on how exciting it was to see their creations on a catwalk model.

NVQ 1 and 2

We are ready to take applications now! Fashion Capital will be hosting OCR Nationals Level 1 and 2 in Art and Design but it will bewith a unique cutting edge. All students will have the chance to study for the qualificationsbut actually make garments too so they can start their own businesses. As FashionEnter (sister company to FashionCapital) has their own boutiques and ecommerce websites the world is your oyster! So star the New Year with a new career and start living that fashion dream!

In Level 1 we will be offering the First Award (totalof 120 hours learning), the Award (240 hours) and the Certificate (380 hours)

The listing of Mandatory units is

Unit 1 Working as a team in applied art, design andmedia

Unit 2 Investigating the applied art, design an mediasector

Unit 3 Introducing practical skills in applied art,design and media

Unit 4 Investigating options for work in applied art,design and media

Unit 5 Communication skills in applied art, designand media

Unit 6 Problem solving in applied art, design andmedia.

Optional units are

Unit 8 Working in 3D

Unit 9 Working to design briefs

Unit 11 Introducing fashion and textiles

Unit 13 Creative Studies

Unit 15 Introducing new media

Unit 19 Introducing publishing (web)

AT Level 2 we will be offering the Award (180 hours)and the Certificate (380) hours.

These units will comprise of

Unit 1 Planning an researching for art and designbriefs

Unit 2 Exploring media, materials and techniques

Unit 3 Realising art and design briefs

Unit 4 Presenting and displaying work

Unit 5 Exploring fashion and textiles

Unit 8 Exploring the work of others

Unit 9 Exploring 3D design

Unit 11`Introduction to career planning of the art anddesign industry

Unit 12 Work experience in the art and designindustry.

All of these courses are in association with Rose Sinclairand Pascal College- Rose is highly respected in the world of Fashion Education todaywriting many of the GSCE books and being a specialist guest speaker and Pascal Collegeis a leading accreditation centre in the UK.

For further information please emailinfo@fashioncapital.co.uk

USA >>

The Big Apple diaries are proving to be a big hit onthe fashioncapital site – many thanks to Cheryl here for all her updatesand snippets of valuable information.

Design Plus >>

Worried about the credit crunch…aren't weall! Fear not this week's article by Michael Goodmaker has some pearls ofwisdom to keep the wolves at bay! Michael has spent over 30 years in the businessand understands all the highs and the lows in the fashion industry today.

Boutique of the week

Well it has to be the Fashion Capital stand at Clothesshow live obviously!

Until next week.

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