NEWSLETTER
Dear all,
Industry
South Africa – Day 1
After almost three years of behind the scenes planning and weeks of regular updates on the site, FashionCapital is delighted to be reporting live from South Africa!
The four day trip organised by Masana Chikeka of the Department of Arts and Culture commenced this morning after a 12 hour flight from Heathrow! Fashion Enter and FashionCapital have been joined by Sarah Wilkinson, Head of Design at leading etailer asos.com for this intensive buying trip with the aim of building unique relationships and working collaboratively together to support new and emerging fashion designers.
London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week will commence this Thursday continuing the celebration of showcasing the most prestigious British designer talent over the past 25 years. FashionCapital.co.uk will be covering the event extensively over the 6 day fashion extravaganza so be sure to keep track of the leading designers in industry today each day on www.fashioncapital.co.uk.
Asos.com Product Meeting
The next Womenswear SS10 ASOS product meeting will take place on 24th September 2009.
Designers have already been pre-selected and contacted to show their collections, but if you are a new brand and feel itss perfect for ASOS then please email your images along with your price points to hayleigh@fashion-enter.com for consideration.
Please can we remind designers that you will need to contact the showroom to make an appointment to drop of your collection.
Clothes Show
The Clothes Show Live is soon dawning with applications coming in thick and fast. With 16 stands originally available and just a quarter left, be sure to get your applications quick time to ensure you secure your stand at the largest fashion and beauty event in the whole world. With a flood of over 185,000 consumers flocking to grab a piece of the finest up and coming designers collections to add to their wardrobe and on the look out for Christmas prezzies for loved ones, this really is the event of the year not to be missed. To request your application form please contact Emily@fashioncapital.co.uk or jenni@fashion-enter.com immediately.
The Design Cycle
The official launch of the Design Cycle is near as London Fashion Week approaches… This complete stage by stage process of everything a designer needs to know from an initial idea to selling in store and best utilising feedback for future collections. This revolutionary fashion business tool is the most extensive model of its kind and providing taking the appropriate guidelines will ensure the success of your label.
Break into the Spanish and Portuguese Markets
Fashion Enter attended a workshop and networking event to enlighten Croydon businesses about the pros and cons of trading in the Spanish and Portuguese markets courtesy of UKTI, HSBC and Croydon Enterprise. There are many things needed to consider when branching out overseas and we can assist your expansion. Watch this space for opportunities and advice.
Embroidery, Made to Measure & Alterations Service
Enter Boutique in Croydon has now reintroduced an alterations and made to measure service in store. We are also offering embroidery services whereby any image/logo can be transferred onto any desired fabric. Having only launched this new service this week, we have already taken many orders from both designers and consumers alike. If you are interested in finding out more about the services and prices, please contact rima@fashion-enter.com or 020 8681 5014.
Dynamic Models & Fashion Enter at Movida
An exhilarating catwalk show is set to take place on Thursday 24th September at the luxurious and exquisite members'/VIP invite only club venue; Movida, built amidst the vaults of the London Palladium Theatre. This elite venue will be home to an exclusive showcasing event featuring Fashion Enter designers and Dynamic models using 4 prominent themes of sultry office wear, followed by party/club wear and last but not least lingerie teamed with stunning corsetry.
Cad/Cam
Congratulations to all participants who have completed the Vetigraph Cad/Cam course over the last few months. This week is the final week and certificates will be at the Workshop from 21st September for collection. If you would like to practice your newfound skills at the Workshop, if you are a member you can use the software for £15 per hour and for non members you can use Vetigraph software for £20. Please contact Maxine@fashion-enter.com or 0020 8800 9979 to book time on the computers at the Workshop.
Do you need help with your business?
If you are a woman employed in the Fashion and Textiles sector and live and work in England this is your unique opportunity for free training at The Workshop!
Thanks to The Women & Work Programme, a fantastic initiative run by Skillfast-UK, we are delighted to now be in a position to help women all over the UK who work with in the Fashion and Textiles sector.
The aim is to raise recruitment levels in sectors where women are under-represented and to give women new skills, so they can progress in their career and achieve more for themselves and their employers.
We are pleased to be in the position of receiving a high number of expression of interests, therefore this is on a first come first served basis.
If you would like further information on how you can get involved please email jenni@fashion-enter.com but do bear in mind Jenni will not return from South Africa until Monday 21st September.
VetiGraph CAD/CAM has announced a new PDM solution called VetiPDM Fashion® which will help optimise the development of new products and reduce Products Time to Market.
This user friendly system is in line with VetiGraph's reputation for simple to use software solutions and low cost maintenance. VetiPDM Fashion® improves on site communication and workflow and enhance collaborative work across globally organised networks of out sourced facilities.
VetiPDM Fashion can run manufacturing scenarios to optimise costing and preserve product margins. The VetiPDM Fashion® solution can be integrated with a company's ERP and is compatible with a range of CAD solutions on the market.
http://www.vetigraph.com/
Regent's College
Please join us at Regents College on the 21st September for an evening of networking and seminars with a host of longstanding fashion professionals across the board, educators and talented students studying at the college.
The event will take place from 16.00 onwards with industry experts providing a wealth of insider knowledge and business tools assisting your label to success whilst beating the recession and beyond.
Please RSVP Emily@fashioncapital.co.uk or 020 8681 5014.
Job of the Week
London Fashion Week Work Experience
Applicant of the Week
Looking, Looking and Looking
Boutique Pick of the Week
Joe Blake has done it again with this delightful strapless turquoise tube frill dress. This stunning creation is perfect for hitting the club scene as the cascading waterfall frill emphasises the female form when you hit the dance floor. In the midst of September as the back to school feeling hits hardest, this beautiful mini dress is the perfect retail therapy cure at an extraordinary bargain price of £30 reduced from £60! Head to Enter Boutique in Croydon to snap up yours before they all sell out.
 Until next time, have a great week
All the team at Fashion Capital x
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