NY Profile

What an amazing achievement! Last week FashionCapital took 35 British based designers to New York City to showcase at Nolcha Fashion Week and what a resounding success it was!

The catwalk show and Gala had a fantastic turn out and the atmosphere was electric! A big thank you to asos.com who sponsored the event and presented the four winners with their awards on stage. Also to our core funders City Fringe Partnership and the LDA.

Samantha Cole receiving her award

Here are just some of the comments made after the event:

"NY Profile at Nolcha Fashion Week was a fantastic showcase for talented British designers.  It was a privilege to see UK design gracing the New York fashion scene.  I'm sure those involved will leave their mark here and will do a lot of business in the future with New York."

‘BRING BACK THE BRITS!'

‘I wanted to congratulate you on an amazing show!!!  It was a spectacular event and it was so exciting to see emerging designers show together in such a professional and cohesive presentation.'

‘My congratulations, on a fantastic event; the fashion industry in general and those individuals that you work with, are truly lucky to have so much inspiration and support from you and your team. During the show, there was a real positive buzz from those that were sat near us and this was reinforced by those that I spoke to afterwards. You really did meet the objectives of the project.'

‘I just wanted to say a big Thank you for organising the event. It was a wonderful experience. You are brilliant!!!!'

‘The show was fabulous and I just wanted to say thanks for all the hard work …..and support you gave us…'

NY Profile images

To all designers who showcased please note we have negotiated a special deal with a leading New York photographer at NY Profile and covers all of New York Fashion Week. You can buy high resolution images of your collection, simply contact jenni@fashioncapital.co.uk and state which prints you are interested in.

To view the NY Profile gallery click here and select the images you would like to purchase.

London Fashion Week

Since returning from NYC it has been straight into LFW and here at FashionCapital our hot reporters have attended all the shows providing detailed  reviews for our users. Many thanks to the dedicated team of journalists which includes Rivkie Baum, Genevieve Rogers and Lynsay McConachie. 

Highlights so far have included Amanda Wakeley's cool summer collection of Japanese shapes cut to perfection and stylish safari influences, Marios Schwab with his body hugging silhouettes and pieces harnessed in metallic rope and, relatively new to the scene, Steve J and Yoni P with their mix of structured shifts and draped dresses.

Steve J and Yoni P photo by Paul Persky

A special mention goes out to ladieswear label Hemyca who came with us to New York for NY Profile. Hemyca presented their S/S 09 Collection at the Vauxhall Fashion Scout for the first time yesterday to a jam packed audience. Hemyca first debuted their collection with Profile last year at the Fsahion Expo event….more about this later!

Hemyca's strenghts lie firmly in their exquisite tailoring and their Dream of Time collection was a delightful fusion of glamour and edginess.

Hemyca photo by Jemima Compton

Watch this space for Vivienne Westwood tomorrow!

Special offer for our designers at the eve Style Show at Clothes Show Live

The eve Style Show is now in its third year running within the biggest fashion and beauty event in the entire world at the Clothes Show Live. Since the announcement of the outstanding opportunity available to all Fashion Enter designers (sister company to FashionCapital) to exhibit at this globally recognised event at astonishing low prices, we have received a fantastic response and spaces are already limited. This is YOUR chance for real consumer sales and invaluable industry exposure. Remember many celebs go to this show looking for something unique to wear and to spot thenext hot label. So collections at the ready and contact Emily on emily@fashioncapital.co.uk and 020 8681 5014 and make sure you exhibit at eve Style Show.

Face of…meets Victoria Beckham

Following the resounding success of the two modelling competitions hosted within the regenerative boroughs of Croydon and Barking in which the Enter Boutiques reside, both Yasmeen and Kym were flown directly to NYC last week. Our two gorgeous competition winners not only had the spectacular opportunity of featuring in the NY Profile catwalk show during none other than New York Fashion Week, our beautiful British representatives had the chance to meet fashion icon of the century Victoria Beckham fetching her latest boyish brunette cut.

A Supermodel in the Making

and there's more…Kymberley Whittle, Face of Croydon queen, was treated to a make over by International make up artist  Iain Burton Legge which was all part of the winning the Croydon based competition.

If any of our desginers out there would like the opportunity to clear past seasons stock whilst still protecting your brand identity then please contact hayleigh@fashion-enter.com for more information.

Letter to the Prime Minister

FashionCapital has been so delighted at the support from the Barking and Dagenham borough, where the Enter Boutique flagship store is situated, that we simply felt compelled to write this sincere letter of thanks to the Prime Minister.

Click Here to read the full letter.

Inflation

The official rate of inflation is at 4.7% and Mervin King, Governor of the Bank of England, expects this rate to peak at 5%. This is due largely to  sharp unanticipated price rises in food, fuel and energy. Food has shot up by 14.5%, the highest in 28 years! 

Boutique Pick of the Week

London Fashion Week is now upon us and our capital has transformed into the city of chic with hoards of celebs chauffeured from the catwalk to the infamous after parties. Our cobbled streets are blanketed with beauties from all four corners of the globe, and we must ensure our own efforts of attempting to keep up with all the glitz and glam this biannual event brings are up to scratch. You certainly will wow the likes of queen Vicki B and Aggy D in this show stopping stunner. Bellanina's unconventional twist on the little black dress incorporating buckles for both statement and practical purposes poses the perfect LFW must wear dress of September 08, found at Enter Boutique for £85.

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

 

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