Hello All,

Slowly but
surely the FashionCapital team are recovering from the full-on festivities of
London Fashion Week. How press and buyers do the entire international circuit
we do not know! Anyway, we hope you have been enjoying all our coverage live
& direct from the event. We will compile an insightful 08/09 trend report
in due course, but in the meantime check out this gem of an interview with
On/Off Creative Director Lee Lapthorne.

Fashion Spotlight Milan

This week
Milan is under the fashion spotlight so we’ll be keeping an eye on the latest
from those luxury power brands. It was interesting to see that designers
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have spoken out about the increasingly
overcrowded schedule during the course of the week. Apparently Milan will be
hosting 103 catwalk shows over 8 days! Surely industry restrictions have to be
enforced here? What do you think? Post up your views on the FashionCapital
forums.

New in on ‘Learning’

As you may
well know FashionCapital isn’t all about show reports and trends, we are
dedicated to the educational and business side of the industry as well. New in
on the Learning section is a nineteen part guide covering textiles technology
aimed at students at GCSE level. The guide is a fantastic online resource which
has taken months to compile by Abigail Stephenson.

To view more go to the 'learning' section on FashionCapital

Judith
Turnbull has spent time looking at FashionCapital with her Year 10 students she
commented:

“It is
unusual to have full access to such future trend information. The 'learning'
section has many helpful and relevant links for students studying
fashion/textile course including GCSE and beyond. The website is easy to
navigate, quick to download links and is full of up-to-the-minute events. It is
a one-stop-shop for new or aspiring fashion designers and it will certainly be
on the top of my suggested website resource list for students. I wish I had
discovered it sooner.”

Forum Action

The forums
continue to buzz; latest posts range from feedback on Nolcha Fashion Week to a
request for a pattern-cutter – to a new fashion label looking for a
photographer and make-up artist. Want to add your fashion voice then log-in and
post away.

The Next 7 Days

Milan
Fashion Week dominates until the 25^th February, meanwhile in the UK
the Harrogate Lingerie & Swimwear show commences on the 24^th
while the public consumer event London Fashion Weekend kicks off today and runs
until the 24^th February.

What’s on FC this Week…

Vidler +
Nixon announce their tie-in with fabric house Holland & Sherry in
presszone, Vanessa Camelia picks out her
hot website of week in news, and Jenni Sutton attends the eye-opening press
preview of the new alternative (burlesque, club scene, adults only) event –
Passion.

Boutique Piece of the Week

You can
never go wrong with the odd spring green accessory. Marlene – leather holdall
handbag by Jaya Accessorize in soft leather £179- as seen on www.fcboutique.co.uk

Until next
time, have a great week.

The Team at
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