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NEWSLETTER
Dear all,
Clothes Show Live – 3rd– 8th December – NEC
The world’s largest fashion and beauty event is fast approaching and the FashionCapital boutique is hosting an impressive line up of new and emerging designers. Designers showcasing under the umbrella will not only be selling their unique designs to over 180 000 consumers they will also be promoting their brand and gaining that all important added exposure! The Clothes Show is a hugely popular and significant event in the fashion calendar attracting consumers from up and down the country as well as leading national press!
Designers under the FC boutique also have the opportunity of showcasing on both the Image Catwalk for the Profile fashion show and also in the main fashion theatre!
Limited stands are now available so please email jenni@fashion-enter.com
Be Business Ready
The Workshops for up-and-coming designers announced in last week’s newswire have already proven to be a popular hit with the first workshop almost fully booked!
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.
They are designed to be practical – giving you real industrial tools of the trade to help you manage your business as well as an understanding of the principles behind them.
Each Workshop will run for 5 hours starting at 9.30 a.m. One-to-one surgeries will be held at the end of each workshop and you can pre book a unique surgery prior to workshop commencing.
Workshop 1. 18th Nov 2010.
Title: How Much Are You Really Making?
Topics:
- Introduction to Profit/Loss –How many garments do you have to sell before you start making money? How do you know if your prices are going to cover all your costs? Why wait until the end of the year to find out from your accountant just how successful you were this season? A simple Profit/Loss account is the starting point to answering these questions and helping you manage your business well.
- Recording your sales and purchases – Simple, practical, ways to record your income and expenditure that don’t take up a lot of time but do keep you in control.
- How to treat stock – How to value fabrics, trimmings and finished garments.
- VAT – Do you need to be VAT registered? Would it pay to be VAT registered?
- Cash Flow – How would your business be affected if one of your customers was late paying you? Are you sure you will be able to pay for your garments when they are ready? This section will introduce a simple cash flow tool to help you plan ahead.
Review all The Workshops here and further information.
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.
Free business support
After the huge success of the Women in Work funded programme with Skillset FashionCapital is delighted to announce further spaces are now available! You must be a woman, living in England and working within the clothing and textiles sector. If approved by Skillset you will receive funding for business support with FashionCapital including free membership now worth £399 plus vat. The Cad/Cam course will all be available to you so if you fit the criteria please email jenni@fashion-enter.com
The Showroom update
Images and Press
We would really like to see your newest collections and have all the update information that we need to send to our buyers. Please email your new collection images and press to theshowroom@fashion-enter.com
Australia
Sales Manager, Lynsay will be going to Australia next week for 3 weeks. The trip is sponsored by Australian company TCF WA the Textile Clothing and Footwear Company based in Western Australia
I will be representing Fashion Enter while I am out there doing a series of workshops around the country and also doing some work for the Showroom also. If anyone has any contacts that may be of use or buyers that they would like contacted on their behalf then send the details to theshowroom@fashion-enter.com
In Lynsay’s absence from 07/10/2010 until 29/10/2010 please direct all emails to theshowroom@fashion-enter.com
JD Williams
The buyer is interested in designers who can do a diffusion collection adapted slightly from their main line collection for a Fashion Enter umbrella page on their internet site, this could involve anything from minor changes to a whole diffusion collection. They are looking for trend lead without being too directional or adventurous for a customer who is quite feminine. Please email Lynsay@fashion-enter.com if you are interested. The buyers’ meeting is early next week.
Fcboutique.co.uk photo shoot
On Monday a team took a trip to the coastal town of Brighton to shoot trend based images for the next 3 months of homepage themes on the FCboutique.co.uk homepage.
Themes included Minimalism, Animalistic, Christmas and Halloween. The new Halloween themed homepage has gone live today!
Hair and make up started at 9am and we travelled all over Brighton to provide you with the best shots possible. We would like to say a huge thank you to our 3 fantastic models: Sannita, Cheski and Sorcha. The girls ‘worked it’ for almost 12 hours and the results are gorgeous!
Check out the new homepage and shop the trends at www.fcboutique.co.uk .
Below are some of the highlights from the shoot.
Photography by Jemima Daisy
FCBoutique.co.uk
Following the success of the stunning photo shoot in Brighton, the FCBoutique.co.uk is proud to present the Halloween themed home page which is live now! Over the next few months expect to see the outstanding photography showing how truly unique and inspiring the products featured within the online boutique are. Shop for a sultry twist to the traditional scary Halloween costume now and stun your peers in these fabulous red and black numbers.
Adèle Cooke – Catalyst for Change, Business Doctor, Mentor & Coach
Specialist Advisor on FashionCapital Adele Cooke submits her first article for the site looking at Embracing Change..
“It isn’t the strongest or the most intelligent that survive, it is those that are most adaptable”
Charles Darwin
It may seem like a contradiction in terms but the one constant in our lives’ today is change. Like it or not, change is something that we all have to face up to if we want to fulfil our potential as individuals and be successful in our professional lives. It can be daunting to have to change an established way of behaving, to put ourselves into situations that are way outside our comfort zone but something that one of my bosses said to me years ago comes to mind. He said, referring to a particularly challenging project… “If it doesn’t give you butterflies, it’s not worth doing”.
Full article
Apprenticeships
It’s nearly time for the start of the first cohort of the first Fashion and Textiles Apprenticeship in London to commence this January. Fashion Enter are proud to be delivering this revolutionary qualification to provide career driven training and work experience whilst being paid for their efforts. Meanwhile employers will have fully trained staff tailored to meet the requirements of their organisations.
If you would like to be an apprentice or an employer on this scheme please contact Emily@fashioncapital.co.uk for more information.
Designer update – Sophie Davies – Woven Textiles Designer
Fashion has always been a passion of mine from an early age.
As I grew older I became increasingly fascinated with textiles: their design, construction and texture and now I am keen to take the in-depth knowledge I have gained at Brighton, specialising in woven textiles and business studies, to develop a career in a design-led environment within the marketing sector of the textile/fashion industry. From my early weekend jobs to the present I have been interested in the challenge of being part of a business and that my part within it helps to increase its profitability and success. I can demonstrate that I am well-organised, co-operative, and able to work constructively within a team or by myself.
Full profile
Boutique Pick of the Week
This stunning red dress featuring the Kylie style hood is fit for the red carpet and can either be dressed up or down to suit the occasion. Again keeping in line with the Halloween red and black theme you can be sure to stay away from those unflattering scary costumes and remain utterly fabulous with this versatile red hooded dress.
Until next time, have a great week
All the team at Fashion Capital x
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