Fashion Capital Newswire – 4th December 2013
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Newsletter 4th December 2013
On FashionCapital this Week… We take a look at the Award Winners at this year’s British Fashion Awards. Katie Belle picks out some key transitional trends that will take your wardrobe into the next season, while fashion ed JoJo Iles reports on some of the inspirational and creative festive window displays around the capital.
Fashion Enter Interviewed by Radio 4
In the meantime, one of our clients, Barbara Hulanicki (pictured right) the iconic Designer and Founder of the original BIBA will be chatting to Kirsty Young on BBC Radio 4’s DESERT ISLAND DISCS about her life and the music she would like to have if she was stranded on that ‘Desert Island’! The interview will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4, firstly on Sunday 8th December 2013 at 11.15 am GMT and then repeated on Friday 13th December at 9.00 am GMT. For those of you not able to listen to either of those two dates or you are overseas you can ‘catch-up’ on BBC 1 PLAYER RADIO using this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnmr
Fashion Studio & Factory Amalgamation The team have now all settled in! The Fashion Studio has said goodbye to East London and has relocated to our Factory, in North London. After a hectic weekend of lifting, setting up machines and numerous moving vans later, everyone and everything has now settled in comfortably. The Fashion Studio can now be found up on the mezzanine, alongside the Stitching Academy, overlooking the Factory and we have added a few festive touches too!
The Factory Unit 14 167 Crusader Estate Hermitage Road N4 1LZ
Vietnamese Study Tour Group Visit The Factory This week at the Factory we had a visit from a group of twelve delegates from various colleges and business training departments visiting London from Vietnam on a Study Tour. The group were given a tour of the factory and informed about the Stitching Academy, apprenticeship schemes, working in the sector and the qualifications required. The group were particularly impressed with the Stitching Academy and enjoyed their visit.
Jenny Holloway with the delegates Sue Hunter, Managing Director, HunterSmith Associates said: “I am writing to thank you all for your support and input in the Study Tour. I am particularly grateful to those colleagues who stepped in quite late in the day. Feedback from the delegates was all very positive. The delegates were extremely impressed with the facilities they visited, the people they met and the content of the talks. They have made some plans for what they need to take forward when they get home and they have asked the British Council to support them with some more visits (both here and in Vietnam). I am sure the British Council will be in touch with relevant colleagues to take forward the actions from the Study Tour. Once again, my thanks for helping to make this a very successful visit.” Wandsworth Youth Fashion Project
Young people aged 15-19 should apply now for a chance to be chosen for the scheme. Successful applicants will be taken on a fashion journey, with the chance to develop their skills in the design and creation of garments. The young people will submit ideas for garments that will be professionally made up, then styled and modelled for a photo shoot. The event will culminate in a high-profile exhibition at the Pump House Gallery in Battersea Park to show off the students’ work alongside that of top designers. The exhibition will reveal and celebrate the range of creative processes and skills involved in making the final garment that appears on the catwalk. The project is the brainchild of the mayor of Wandsworth, Angela Graham, who has devoted her mayoral year to creating opportunities for the borough’s young people to succeed. She is working with the council’s arts and youth teams and with Fashion Enter Ltd., which supports the garment industry as a centre for skills development. Fashion Enter staff will be helping the young people get a real understanding of what working in the fashion industry is all about, and will teach them about design, pattern-cutting, garment construction and sewing. Fashion Enter, the largest provider in the country for fashion and textiles apprenticeship programs, will offer valuable follow-on opportunities for the young people involved, including the chance to showcase their work at a major industry event. Cllr Graham said: “I’m thrilled about this project. It’s a great opportunity for young people to gain experience which will be great for the CV and will help them get jobs and apprenticeships. “All sorts of opportunities are opening up in Wandsworth in leisure, retail, hospitality, fashion and other trades, and we want our young people to be in a position to take advantage of them.” Fashion Enter comments: “As the largest training providers for Fashion and Textile apprenticeships in the UK, Fashion Enter is delighted to be involved with the Youth Fashion Wandsworth project. Great young talent needs to be supported and nurtured and we are here to provide guidance and training to help them on their way.” The project will be launched in January, and the final exhibition will be promoted as part of the Wandsworth Arts Festival in May. If you are interested in taking part, contact Justine Kenyon on (020) 8871 7037 or email jkenyon@wandsworth.gov.uk
ASOS Apprenticeship Update
On Monday, Fashion Enter held the screening day for the Level 4 buying and merchandising apprenticeship with ASOS. 35 candidates came in for the information day, where they received a tour of The Factory, an insight of what to expect from the apprenticeship programme and then an overview of the ASOS role. Candidates then took part in a numeracy test to test their skills for the role. Watch this space and good luck to all!
Fashion Studio Meeting Times Please note in order for the team to work effectively all meetings are costed on for a period of 40 minutes. Any time after that period is chargeable at a rate of £20 for members and £25 for non members per hour or part thereof. The Fashion Studio prices are very competitive and therefore time needs to be effectively managed. Terms and Conditions of Use will be amended accordingly. For further information please email info@fashioncapital.co.uk
Rewind the Tape Fashion from the 80s and 90s Late Nighter
Co-curated by Double Decker, REWIND THE TAPE puts the spotlight on the subcultures that shaped a generation. From Goth to New Romantic, Acid Rave to Pop and everything in between, for one night only the Design Museum is the 80s and 90s. REWIND THE TAPE will showcase leading and emerging contemporary talent, including DJs, directors, photographers, designers and makers, each influenced by the 80s and 90s. Paula Reed will chair a number of talks with young fashion talent as well as launching her new books ‘Fashion in the 80s’ and ‘Fashion in the 90s’. Live installations and activities include:
GET INVOLVED We want to know how you experienced the 80s and 90s. Send us images of your style during the decades and your pose could be featured during the evening. Send to: Michael@designmuseum.org REWIND THE TAPE FRIDAY 6 DECEMBER 6.30PM – 10PM Design Museum, 28 Shad Thames, SE1 2YD Tickets: £11.85 Students £7.50. BOOKING T 020 7940 8783
Boutique Pick of the Week Time to glam up, tis the season where more is more, and here at FashionCapital HQ we love this handmade exclusive cuff by Katherine Alexander. Katherine combines contemporary styling with vintage gems making each of her items truly unique. All of her pieces are made to the highest quality to ensure a comfortable fit and to last as heirloom designs. Honey leaf cuff by Katherine Alexander £295- http://www.katherinealexander.co.uk
Until next time the FashionCapital team wish you a fabulous week. x
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After much collective patting-on-the-back amongst the fashion industry’s movers and shakers at the British Fashion Awards earlier this week the production side of the business came under fire. The likes of James Sleater co-founder of bespoke Savile Row tailor Cad & the Dandy and Jeremy Hackett, the founder of the quintessentially British brand Hackett’s, stated that there is a serious lack of new skilled tailors and manufacturers coming through. Hackett declared that the British textile industry is incapable of making his “essential British kit”. Here’s an idea, maybe the British Fashion Council should include categories for skilled tailors and manufacturing businesses in their glitzy awards ceremony? Designs can’t live off the page without skilled pattern cutters, stitchers and finishers. What do you think? 
Last week Caroline Bayley from Radio 4 came to the factory to interview Fashion Enter CEO Jenny Holloway and Sophie Glover from ASOS to review the UK fashion & manufacturing industry as well as training programmes such as the Stitching Academy. We look forward to hearing the interview which will air on Radio 4’s IN BUSINESS programme, presented by Peter Day in the New Year. Date to be confirmed.
Call out to future fashion stars, Wandsworth’s young fashion hopefuls have been invited to hone their talent by taking part in the Youth Fashion Wandsworth project.
Hosted by Paula Reed on Friday 6th December 6.30pm – 10pm the Design Museum and District MTV join forces for a late night opening celebrating the style revolutions of the 80s and 90s.
