Closing Hours
FashionCapital would like to wish all our users a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
For opening times of all of our locations please follow the links:
Croydon Boutique
Barking Boutique
The Showroom
The Workshop
The Head Office will be closed from 25th December – 4th January
Aquascutum/Jaeger Placements
The work placements at the prestigious high end head office fashion houses have provided exclusive experience for the most talented students progressing through the Stitch in Time programme. Shirley James, Ayen Kuol and Nicole Archer have been making great headway having experienced working life in both companies. In the lead up to 2010, this has been the perfect open door to Haringey residents to fully appreciate the ascent up the career in fashion ladder required to achieve the ultimate dream job providing the right candidate is prepared to work hard and fuelled by the motivation to succeed. For your opportunity to gain inimitable experience at the fabulous offices in Piccadilly you MUST live in Haringey and have right to work in the UK evidence, please contact Emily@fashioncapital.co.uk.
Stitch in Time
The Stitch in Time programme is yet to take another exciting turn in 2010 as Fashion Enter is currently in discussion with more industry giants to offer placements for most talented and motivated participants. As the New Year beckons and resolutions for the year are a hot topic for conversation, what better way of starting a fresh by embarking on a new career in fashion with incredible opportunities to network and experience the industry first hand courtesy of leading experts in the realms of the industry leaders? To secure your place to have exclusive doors opened to you, please contact Emily@fashioncapital.co.uk. Eligibility requirements apply as above.
Clothes Show Live post Event Seminar
For everyone who attended the Clothes Show Live Birmingham this December, a post event seminar will take place in January to discuss feedback for an even bigger and better event in the future. All feedback is greatly appreciated and is vital to ensure the appropriate measures are taken to fulfil expectations in 2010.
When: Wednesday January 6th at 1pm
Where: The Workshop, Unit 5, Mavros House, 95 Vale Road, N4 1TG
Please RSVP names to jenni@fashion-enter.com
FashionCapital Facelift
The Fashion Capital team have been working tirelessly recently on a brand spanking new site layout!
We are sad to wave good bye to the current layout but we feel that after two years it is time for a change around. The site will be split into sections from the homepage. Industry, Lifestyle and Members. Industry will include all your business news and advice. Lifestyle will include trends and health & beauty.
We are due to launch this exciting new design on Christmas day… check back then to have your say on the new layout. There will be a forum in the feedback section for all your questions and queries or you can email jemima@fashioncapital.co.uk
For now here is a sneak peek at the New Homepage!
CAD/CAM Course
On the week commencing 18th January, Fashion Enter will be hosting another course using the Vetigraph CAD/CAM software at the Workshop for students at Kingston College. The Vetigraph software is a fantastic package offering the provision to create patterns and manipulate for grading. The CAD/CAM course has been extremely successful since its introduction to the Workshop in early 08 and is continuing to educate up and coming fashion designers for an easier, quicker option to create patterns and grades.
Pop Up Shop Truman Brewery
The "All I want for Christmas" Pop up Shop came to an end this week and what a great time we had! The hustle and bustle of Brick Lane attracted all different types of shoppers and really worked well for Fashion Enter as we have such a large, eclectic range of designers. The Fashion Capital word was spread amongst the vast consumer audience as well as other designers, drastically increasing the existing customer base.
The event was such an overwhelming success that Fashion Enter will be continuing in the New Year and continuing the pop up shop concept on a Sunday within the extension of the infamous "Sunday Up Market"; one of the busiest markets in London. Keep your eyes peeled for more information on FashionCapital.co.uk as we will be giving our members another opportunity to showcase their designs in the heart of Brick Lane!
Thanks to all the designers that committed this time round in such a new and fresh idea and being the first to experience the first of many Brick Lane days! Also a big thank you to Libby and Rudi Management of the Pop Up shop at Truman Brewery for making our time there a fantastic experience and also Carla and Maria for all your help at the pop up shop!
Festive Fashions
The yearly Festive Fashion show held on Saturday 19th December was another success! Many people surrounded Fashion Enter Barking Boutique on Saturday as the Real Models strutted their stuff on the catwalk in store. They showcased many of our designer's collections and they modelled the "little black dress" collections designed by Barking and Dagenham college students aspiring to be the next Alexander McQueen.
The dresses designed were fabulous displays of the raw talent from the local area and are now currently on sale at the Boutique.
After the show a member of the audience purchased one of the dresses on the spot which was goes to show the outstanding creative gifts students possess in Barking.
The day was complimented with warm mulled wine and mince pies which warmed the event up, even Santa's helpers popped in to say hi and couldn't miss out on the action!
Thank you to all the designers allowing us to showcase your designs, the Real Models, Barking and Dagenham College students and tutor Jo Price for all your support on the day and of course all of the Fashion Enter staff!
Merry Christmas, can't wait til next year!!
"Sew Amazing" Courses
The Sew Amazing Course will be starting again in Jan 2010. Leyla Mehmet who is the head Sewing Teacher specialises in Western style sewing and customisation! Leyla's incredible knowledge of garment construction can be imparted to show you how to develop something from nothing! We are currently running 1-2-1 courses which to date have been extremely successful and are tailored to suit individuals needs. We do not have a rigid syllabus as such due to the fact we can provide training for you everything you need to know about designing and making with a creative twist! We have also launched a new course which focuses on African Dress making which will be taught by Sade Ayni. For more details please contact syreeta@fashion-enter.com
Enter Boutique Update
Croydon's Enter Boutique is proud to welcome Stateless menswear label into the store. Stateless provides edgy progressive garments for the astute fashion forward male looking to stand out from the crowd. The Stateless signature style draws influence from a range of innovative periods and trends from paramilitary to gritty urban 80s. The tailored collection features bold prints as a statement of combat, conflict and conquests. This exciting entrant in store is the first menswear label and has already drawn in the male consumer by swarm whilst providing the perfect platform for a new era of unisex fashion shows in store. Watch this space for future developments.
Fashion Enter / Dynamic Models Christmas Bonzanza
On Saturday 19th December Fashion Enter Celebrated the Christmas season by hosting a festive fashion show. Christmas shoppers came around from far and wide to see the show and could not believe their eyes at the calibre of model and designer talent in store. The stunning range of clothing displayed by Dynamic Models up and coming starlets, provided the perfect seasonal showcase of the ready to wear party season delights to round off 2009. Another up and coming creative talent; Amber Anderson also showcased her fabulous fashion illustrations of the garments in the catwalk.
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Boutique Pick of the Week
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