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NEWSLETTER
Dear all,
Profile – Round one!
Today the first selection process for the Profile fashion event on 10th November has taken place at The Workshop. Throughout the day a series of talented ladieswear and accessory designers have been presenting their label and samples to the FashionCapital team in hope of making it through to the next round in September.
It is now confirmed that on September 6th a panel of industry expert judges, including the Show Producers and stylist will select the final 20 designers to go through to Profile. Designers invited to present at round two on 6th September have been notified today and a full list will be published on FashionCapital this week. Congratulations to all designers!
Menswear Award – New Designer at Debenhams
Yesterday the Design Manager at Debenhams Julian Fuller and Director of Fashion Enter Jenny Holloway reviewed a selection of menswear designers at the Debenhams head office to determine who should be short-listed for the Menswear Award at Profile.
At this years Profile the two winners of the Debenhams menswear competition will showcase their eight piece collection and will then buy in for a Westfield store launch in Spring Summer 2012.
The short-listed designers are:
TOT
Posthuman Wardrobe
Aether Vesture
1of 1 Design
TCA Men’s couture
R:Mo
Fumsol
Kitoko
All designers will be contacted with feedback and next stages. Well done to everyone who entered!
Lauren’s Way
We are delighted to confirm that the collection being produced by FashionCapital for Lauren Goodger from the hit Tv show The Only Way in Essex is progressing very well with the first buyer buying 10 items straight out! An exclusive photo shoot is now being organised with Lauran so watch this space!
The Workshop
The Workshop and Factory have been extremely busy recently which is fantastic and we delighted to welcome new clients Debenhams, Oasis and Topshop as well as up and coming menswear designers TOT and TCA Men’s Couture.
Please note The Workshop will be closed from this Friday 12th August for two weeks and Director Jenny Holloway will not be available during this time. Any urgent matters please contact jenni@fashion-enter.com
British Designers Bath
It’s always nice to be mentioned in the press and our most recent coverage came courtesy of The Guardian last weekend. Featured in an article focused on buying British from the coolest independent boutiques the national selected a Zoe Boomer inky print vest as a top pick from British Designers in Bath. The boutique concept is certainly getting out there and it is great to support British independent designers in these financially vulnerable times.
Here in Bath we are busy preparing our online e-tail version of the shop which will be situated on FC Boutique, here is a sneaky peak of our homepage. Now it’s all about photographing and uploading! We are also gearing up for our huge Summer Sample Sale due to take place at the end of this month.
Coming soon…some chic and elegant designs from the Masato Studio along with classic British designs from Peregrine. Please note those that are stocked with us we are now looking to update collections for autumn, please contact JoJo if you have new designs you would like to add towards the end of August.
Our featured design of the week is a super-soft eel skin oversized clutch in deep purple by Heidi Mottram £260-
Until next week stay stylish,
From the team at BD@FC Bath
Summer Uni 2011
This summer our creative course in Barking has been the best to date, our students have shown a great deal of creativity and hard work.
Reaching capacity on the first day, and showing keen interest for the course has already booked up for our 2012 course. This year Barking and Dagenham showed support with all the promotions for the summer university course.
Retail Manager Syreeta commented “We are on day 4 and unable to accept anymore students for the first time ever…they are all so creative and well behaved….I look forward to seeing their creations on the catwalk next Friday “.
FCBoutique.co.uk
Several new online stores within the FCBoutique.co.uk are now up and running under the totally new concept which ensures designers have maximum control to manage their own e-tail site. Not only can we provide a simple URL featuring designer’s labels to assist customers searching specifically for your products to find exactly what they are looking for quickly and with ease, there are many additional design features you can change to differentiate your site. Please click on the links below to see an example of the current designers benefitting from the new and improved site:
http://retrograde.fcboutique.co.uk/
Please contact Ben@fashion-enter.com for more information on how your label can get involved.
New Education Manager
Andy Wilkes will be taking over as Education Manager for Fashion Enter from tomorrow. Andy has also worked in the Hollywood film costume industry for over 16 years and has accumulated extensive credits in Vogue, Elle, Details and Mirrabella. He has also worked for many film companies including Warner Brothers, Sony, Universal, Paramount and Disney. Furthermore, he has worked with a host of A-list celebrities including everybody from Naomi Campbell through to Angelina Jolie.
Cad Courses
Fashion Enter is working with Vetigraph and Andy Wilkes to bring you introductory CAD courses. The courses will be held at the Workshop for a maximum of 10 students per course. Andy comes to us with over 26 years experience in the fashion industry working with CAD systems and has integrated them into many businesses.
The course runs over 5 days and will start on September 12th. The cost is £325 per person. Please click here to download the booking form and email to andy@fashion-enter.com.
Other course dates will be announced soon.
Fashion & Textiles Apprenticeship Program
New Education Manager; Andy Wilkes will be working on the apprenticeship program as of tomorrow for Fashion Enter taking over from Emily Tullett. You can either contact him via andy@fashion-enter.com or on apprenticeships@fashioncapital.co.uk.
There are still several vacancies available with employers under the apprenticeship programme, so if are yet to apply for these, hurry and send your CV to apprenticeships@fashioncapital.co.uk. Also, if you are an employer seeking a talented young apprentice please also contact the same address.
Furthermore, we are delighted to welcome an additional 3 new apprentices who have joined us and will be at the Workshop each Tuesday; Chanelle Brown, Danielle Powell and Esther Mbeka. Chanelle is working with Little Hands Designs, Danielle is working with the Wedding Workshop and Esther is working with Fashion Enter at the Factory.
Until next time, have a great week
All the team at Fashion Capital x
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