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NEWSLETTER
Dear all,
Do you want a job with Asos?
If you have been waiting for that lucky break to work amongst the big guns in the cut throat fashion industry, your wait may just be over. Leading industry giant Asos.com has teamed up with Fashion Enter and Skill Set on the first London based Fashion and Textiles Apparel Apprenticeship and has 2 spaces for apprentices to work alongside the team starting on January 10th 2011 for the following 18months!
If you are between 16 – 18 years old and are interested in this once in a lifetime opportunity, you can have the chance to meet representatives from Asos.com on the 8th December at the Workshop for the Apprenticeship Open Day. Time slots will be allocated due to the excessive demand for these roles. Please contact emily@fashioncapital.co.uk
FashionCapital lands in W1!
Here at FashionCapital we are delighted to announce that we will be moving into a Central London location in W1! We receive the keys next Monday and it will be all guns blazing from then to open the retail and showroom space for British Designers at FashionCapital boutique! The unit is two storeys with the ground floor turning into retail for consumers and the basement an exclusive showroom for press and buyers. We are all very excited here! Watch this space!
Be Business Ready
The first Be Business Ready seminar takes place tomorrow at The Factory. The workshops run by Nigel Rust are aimed at new and emerging fashion designers who are either just starting out or even experienced designers who just want to be more business savvy and improve the efficiency and profitability of their business.
There are limited spaces now available on the following workshops:
Workshop 2. 25th Nov 2010.
Title: How Rich Are You Going To Be?
Topics:
1. Forecasting/Budgeting – Why bother to forecast? Tips on how to forecast and how to make good use of a variable forecast.
2. Costing/Pricing – How to pitch your price. Are you going to recover your costs?
3. Break Even Point – How much do you need to sell to start making money? How much money will you make as your sales increase? How will your pricing decision affect the answer to these questions? This section will give you an easy-to-use method of working this out – a tool that will be very useful in helping you take sound business decisions.
4. More about Cash Flow – Making sure you get paid on time.
Workshop 3. 2nd Dec 2010
Title: Getting the Most Out of Your Manufacturer
Topics:
1. Finding suitable manufacturers – Where to look. Creating a short list.
2. Selecting a manufacturer – What to look out for. Check list of requirements. The importance of a relationship. Sampling v Production.
3. Developing the relationship – developing mutual trust
4. UK v Overseas – the pros and cons
5. Communications – How to get your spec across. Delivery expectations. Quality. Progress chasing. What the manufacturer needs from you.
6. Production planning – What you need to do to keep the manufacturer on track.
Workshop 4. 9th Dec 2010
Title: Making It Happen
Topics:
1. Objectives – Know where you are now and where you want to be.
2. Action Plans – Pulling together all the strands of what you need to do to get to where you want to be, with an emphasis on actions and timelines. Product development/Sales & marketing/PR/Production/Financials/Cash Flow. This section will also give you the chance to develop your own action plan.
3. Gantt Charts – an amazingly straight forward and simple tool to help you achieve your goals and keep you on target.
4. Driving the business forward – Monitoring, reviewing, revising. Staying one step ahead.
5. Review of previous material – a brief revision of what we have learnt over the four workshops.
If you would like to attend any of the above seminars please email jenni@fashion-enter.com now.
Fashion Enter’s How to Succeed in Fashion Today
The third Fashion Enter’s How to Succeed in Fashion Today seminar took place yesterday at The Factory. Over 10 new designer businesses attended to not only review the services available with membership at FashionCapital but to also listen to industry experts reveal their knowledge and expertise, proving invaluable to many up and coming designers embarking on their own labels. A huge thank you to Nigel Rust who gave a unique insight into Production for Designers.
The feedback came back as a rounding success and once again really showed designers the support and guidance available to them as members of FashionCapital. The seminars take place every 6 weeks and are free for all new members and £150 plus for non members. Please email jenni@fashion-enter.com to express your interest.
CAD/CAM
The next CAD/CAM course is set to take place at The Workshop on 22nd November for 5 days.The Veti-Graph CAD/CAM is perfect for those who are interested in learning or improving their electronic pattern making skills, thus saving designers valuable time and money!
Places are limited so please email jenni@fashion-enter.com to express your interest and enquire about costs and course outline.
Clothes Show Live – 2010
Huge congratulations to three of our designers who have been selected for the main fashion theatre catwalk show at this years Clothes Show live event! If you are attending Clothes Show the main fashion theatre catwalk show is an absolute must; look out for Me and Thee, Playsuit Parlour and Seema’s Heart & Soul direct from the FashionCapital boutique!
With just two weeks to go designers under the FC boutique umbrella are busy preparing themselves for the 6 day fashion extravaganza! They are set to expect over 180 000 consumers through the doors so this is a fantastic opportunity for any new label to not only launch into the market but also drive sales!
Names to Watch –
Belles of London
Catalyst by Tamara Joseph
Claudia Polo
Cocoabella
Corset Art
Designer Sample Sale
Dezra
Doris&Doris
Elephtheria
Fcboutique.co.uk
Honor Gold
I Am Generic
JO30 Ltd
KhuKhuz
Me and Thee
Meem
Playsuit Parlour
Seema’s Heart & Soul
Trollied Dolly
Vetigraph
Vangil Designer Range
If you are attending Clothes Show Live this year make sure you visit Hall 19 stands FB1 – FB24 and don’t miss the Profile catwalk show on the Image Catwalk show at 4.30pm!
Fcboutique.co.uk
Check out the latest FCboutique.co.uk homepage taken at the quintessentially British Brighton pavilion. The purple and navy theme encapsulates the essence of Autumn Winter and the fabulous products throughout the site, including the stunning bustle prom dress that’s perfect for every seasonal gathering, this season’s must have cape and a special promotional offer of the deep plum long line coat on sale for one week only. So make sure you visit the online boutique for the unique this week to not miss out!
British Designers @FCBoutique – Bath
New In…
In the London Fashion Week room…new designs from Bora Aksu as well as some vibrant silk pieces by Avsh Alom Gur. Shoe sculptress Atalanta Weller has reduced her unique footwear by 50% and there is a further 20% reduction on Felder Felder frocks.
Meanwhile in the emerging designers room Belles of London have introduced a range of winter capes to keep those chills at bay and we have some vintage inspired sparkle courtesy of Liquorish (recently featured on The Apprentice). Further reductions in this section come courtesy of Afira, Be Inspired and Bath Spa graduate Natalie Sarah Ellis. While ethical t-shirt label Colder Shoulder has introduced a special offer – 2 t’s for £35 in the run up to Christmas.
Coming soon…small leather goods from Gwendolyn Carrie, new label Elsa Haag and more stock on its way from Goat London.
As from the 18th November the boutique and the rest of Milsom Place will be open for late night trading each and every Thursday.
Look forward to seeing you soon.
JoJo
FashionCapital at Global Entrepreneurship Week
Global Entrepreneurship Week began life as Enterprise Week in the UK back in 2004. In 2008, Enterprise UK and the Kauffman Foundation (the world’s largest entrepreneurship foundation based in the US) founded the very first Global Entrepreneurship Week.
To celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week London Borough of Hackney – Partnerships and Investments Team, supported by the Ways into Work and Town Centres programmes organised ‘Hackney Entrepreneurship Week’. The aim is to celebrate the week by providing advice, support and showcasing opportunities to Hackney’s existing and aspiring entrepreneurs. The event will present self employment / business as a means of addressing unemployment and career pathfinding, also provide an opportunity for ‘budding entrepreneurs’ to meet business support organisations who will help them realise their potential.
Last night around 20 aspiring fashion designers attended an interactive seminar presented by Jenny Holloway – Director Fashion Enter. The level of enthusiasm was high and feedback from delegates was extremely positive. It was the second of a programme of events for Hackney Entrepreneurship Week, which will be followed by seminars from the Golden Company and Own It who deliver support for young entrepreneurs and advice on intellectual property respectively.
Croydon TV
Today, the Factory had the pleasure of working with Croydon TV to film director; Jenny Holloway and production manager; Kosa Ralevic in response to the recent dispatches documentary unearthing the shocking truth behind the British manufacturing industry reminiscent of third world sweat shops seen in Leicester. Jenny and Kosa showed the television crew how manufacturing in the UK should be done as seen in the Factory and the Workshop. Croydon TV was also excited to find out more about the FCBoutique.co.uk and spoke to Emily Tullett about the upcoming Christmas pieces soon to launch.
Industry Outlook
Burberry has seen an astronomical increase of 18% in profit since the launch of their creative online marketing campaign. As the brand reaches nearly 3 million face book fans, the high end fashion label continues to satisfy the changing consumer shopping habits thanks to the “ongoing investment in our digital, IT and retail infrastructure, especially in China, and a disciplined approach to driving growth underpin our confidence in delivering long-term sustainable returns,” said Burberry’s chief executive, Angela Ahrendts.
Boutique Pick of the Week
You can stay warm and exude a festive sparkle this winter by wearing this stunning black cowl back jumper with sequin cuff detail. Not only can you spread the Christmas cheer around the office in this sparkly knitwear, you can head straight out for your Christmas partying too. All this for £49, why not buy here now!
Until next time, have a great week
All the team at Fashion Capital x
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