The first piece of great news is that our sister company Fashion-Enter is going to be a scout for TopShop Concessions Department. This is the first time that this has occurred for TopShop so we are all very excited here. This was based on the highly successful meeting that Fashion-Enter had on Friday with Stephen Monogan, Eimear Hawker and the Concessions Buyer. This initiative applies to Fashion-Enter Members only.
We are also delighted to announce that Fashion-Enter is launching its own Online Enter Boutique. Due to increasing consumer demand from the Croydon based Enter boutique the E-boutique will be launched next week!
The next workshop to be held is at CCS Ltd on Friday 29th June. This is when designers can go along to a major factory that supplies the high street – ask masses of questions regarding their own production issues and who knows perhaps you can have Naz from CCS Ltd making for you too! For further details for this free seminar please contact vanessa@fashioncapital.co.uk
We’ve had some great press and PR regarding our photo shoot at the Croydon boutique plus some fantastic images for all the designers and models that took part. Click here to read the article by The Croydon Advertiser.
The Face of Croydon photo shoot
Profile is well and truly back and it’s beginning to take off now. With Hobbs and Whistles looking for the next “best designer†the competition is hotting up nicely. We are dropping menswear for this season but it will be back next year. Hobbs and Whistles are both concentrating on womenswear and accessories. Remember if you are the winner then your collection gets bought by Hobbs and/or Whistles and is sold in their flagship store!
The collaboration with Fashion Expo is the best news for everyone. Fashion Expo is a new state of the art event whereby manufacturers and CMTs will have their own stands so you can go and source production directly. There are also some exceptionally good seminars available too. Please visit www.fashion-expo.com
“We are delighted that Profile is now into its 8th season. I was the original supporter of Profile and over the last five years we have seen some exceptional talented designers of ladieswear emerge through Profile. It’s a great event and Whistles is proud to be part of this unique event that provides designers with real support today.
We look forward to showcasing the winning “New Designer” in one of our flag ship stores in Spring Summer 08 and we would like to particularly acknowledge previous Whistles winners Lisa Larson and Britta Boyer who are now both in their 3rd seasons with Whistles. This is what makes Profile so special and now combined with Fashion Expo it will be even better. It gives retailers a chance to see high calibre designers and, now, manufacturers too.
At Whistles we do go that little bit further; we can help and support designers by offering Whistles internal expertise in areas such as overseas production sourcing and range creation. Most importantly we give them on going sales orders in one of our premier flag ship stores plus we roll out to other stores too if sales are strong. We are thoroughly looking forward to the event on November 5th and 6th at the Islington Design Business Centre.”
Amanda Burrows, Brand Director at Whistles
On FashionCapital, meanwhile, we’ve been checking out the boys with an Autumn/Winter 07/08 menswear trend report from Christa Catharina Muller along with visual merchandising displays around London’s westend from JoJo Iles.
Our boutique pick of the week is from The Brazilian Bikini Company. A flirty, fun bikini perfect with some cut-off denims, although if you are doing the Glastonbury thing over the next few days you might want to add a pair wellies and a kagoul.
The TopShop brand…it’s a lifestyle concept [More->>]
Croydon Advertiser: Kate Moss Wannabes Flock to Croydon [More->>]
Menswear Trends A/W 2007/08 Fashion is a fast-paced world. Magazines shoot their swimwear issues in winter and warm furry coats in mid-summer. Keeping this in mind, it’s no surprise shops are already thinking Autumn/Winter. Here is the ultimate menswear guide for the cold season. [More->>]
Couture Nights ‘Couture Clubbing’ the fashion-entertainment company and MO*VIDA are proud to announce the launch of the new fashion events company ‘Couture Nights’. [More->>]
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