NEWSLETTER

27^th
February 2008

Dear All,

Milan
surprised all this season with not a flash of breast or thigh in sight. Yes,
demure, elegant and austere was the new mood that emerged from the Italian
fashion capital and now it’s the turn of Paris; it will be interesting to see
what they turn out.

 

 

From Milan to Paris

Our
resident photographer Rodney Compton has headed over to les chic Paris to
capture some of the action firsthand along with our contributing journalist
Muchaneta Kapfunde. More from them soon.

 

FashionCapital Members Zone

As you know
we are dedicated to ensuring that FashionCapital assists you every step of the
way – whether you are studying fashion, setting up in business or already
established in the industry. With this is mind we are currently developing a
membership area on the site. FashionCapital members will have access to all
onsite data which includes the likes of spec sheets, market analysis reports,
up-to-the-minute trend information, and fact packed SPY articles, along with a
dedicated forum space where industry professionals will personally answer your
industry questions from business to sourcing to PR.

 

The costs
for FashionCapital membership are as follows:

• 
  £9.99 plus VAT per month
• 
  FC members only section of site £100 plus VAT per year (payable immediately)
• 
  FC members section plus boutique £175 plus VAT
• 
  Boutique only section £150 plus VAT

FashionCapital Members Zone will be
going live as of the 1^st March

Back by Popular Demand: TopShop
Workshop

 

 

The TopShop
Manufacturers Appreciation Workshop is back once again to give you an insight
into buying and production with the highly successful retail chain. Previous
workshop attendees/designers have gone on to gain floorspace within TopShop
thanks to this unique introduction. As you can imagine places fill up quickly
and as this is a City Fringe Sponsored initiative it is aimed at those within
certain London boroughs. See the table below. The workshop is scheduled for the
13^th March please contact Vanessa at vanessa@fashion-enter.com to book
your place

City Fringe – borough postcodes Camden:   N19 Dartmouth Park   NW1 Camden Town Primrose Hill Regent's Park Somers Town   NW3 Belsize Park Hampstead Swiss Cottage   NW5 Cospel Oak Kentish Town   NW6 Kilburn South Hampstead West Hampstead   NW8 Lisson Grove St. John's Wood   W1 Fitzrovia Soho   WC1 Bloomsbury Kings Cross St. Pancreas   Hackney:   E2 Haggerston   E5 Clapton Hackney Marshes Lea Bridge Lower Clapton Upper Clapton   E8 Dalston Hackney   E9 Hackney Hackney Wick Homerton South Hackney Victoria Park   E15 Clapton Park   EC2 Shoreditch   N1 De Beauvoit Town Hoxton Shoreditch   N16 Shacklewell Stanford Hill Stokle Newington   Islington:   EC1 Clerkenwell Finsbury St Lukes   N1 Angel Barnsbury Canonbury Clerkenwell Islington Pentonville   N5 Highbury   N7 Holloway Lower Holloway   N19 Archway Tufnell Park Upper Holloway   WC1 Kings Cross Tower Hamlets:   E1 Mile End Shadwell Shoreditch Stepney Wapping Whitechapel   E2 Bethnal Green Shoreditch   E3 Bow Bromley Mile End Old Ford   E14 Cubitt Town Isle of Dogs Limehouse Millwall Poplar City Fringe Partnership will fund this initiative so greatful thanks to them.

 

New on FashionCapital’s Image Gallery

Vanessa has been busy updating the image galleries for your perusal; check out the
latest embellished fabric designs by designer & stylist Nikita Thakkar.

 

The Next 7 Days

Paris
Fashion Week dominates the industry calendar along with accompanying trade
shows until the 4^th March. In London, meanwhile, The London
Accessory Sale kicks off on the 29^th at the Old Truman Brewery on
Brick Lane and the National Portrait Gallery continues to show-off some iconic
images in Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913 to 2008.

 

 

What’s On FC This Week

Coming soon…fabric
consultant Karen Levy gives us her trend insight directly from Premiere Vision
Spring 09. Veteran journalist David Callam gives us his top tips for compiling
a press release – that gets noticed, and Dassault Systemes & Wing Tai's
Zymmetry group reveal an agreement that will provide the very best in apparel
supply chain and business management in presszone.

Boutique Pick of the Week

Inspired by
Prada’s latest lace filled collection we’ve gone all girly and picked out this
French Chantilly lace camisole top which will no doubt go down well with all
those Mum’s out there this Sunday. (Don’t forget your Mum this Sunday!)

 

Lace
camisole top £88- by Charlotte Keating on www.fcboutique.co.uk

Until next
time, we wish you a great week,

The Team at
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