From Fashion Studio to Fashion Week

Newsletter 15th February 2023

Preparing for the Catwalk

In January the FEL Fashion Studio team worked with Australian artist, Tahlia Stanton, on her GENT London Origins designs for SS23. This Friday 17th February 2023, Tahlia’s designs will showcase on the catwalk, along with other collaborating artists at the GENT London fashion show at Soho House. Good luck to Tahlia and GENT London, the FEL team can’t wait to see the designs strutting up and down the catwalk.

Friday marks the start of London Fashion Week with five days of shows, presentations and events dotted around the capital, check back on FashionCapital for news and reviews.

FEL’s Fashion Studio Service

The Fashion Studio team, based at FEL HQ in Haringey, really can do anything! From first patterns, toiling, seals, grades and short run production from 1 unit to 300 units. The team have created all kinds of garments from high end fashion to theatre costumes, prom dresses, lingerie, swimwear and more. Meet Fashion Studio Manager Agnes and some of the team on this short YouTube video.

For Fashion Studio enquiries: thefashionstudio@fashion-enter.com

What Our Clients Say…

Client feedback is really important to us to ensure we are providing the best service possible. Visit our Google Reviews page to see what clients and learners have said about us.

New Diploma in Fashion Design and Business

How many times have we seen a highly creative designer launch to critical acclaim only to close the business a year or two later? A look at the London Fashion Week schedule over the years is very telling with brand names that have come and gone. Launching a brand is a business and for it to succeed with longevity knowledge is required on both a creative and business level. That is why we have devised a new course UAL Level 3 Diploma in Creative Practice: Fashion Design and Business. Tap here to find out more. 

Community Renewal Fund – Successes and Impacts

Last Friday 10th February, Fashion-Enter Ltd (FEL) Deputy CEO, Jackie Bertram and Educational Assistant Manager, Divya Kamath, attended a Community Renewal Fund ‘Successes and Impacts’ celebration at the City Hall in Leicester. This morning, 15th February, Central News reported on how Leicester City Council had successfully utilised the Community Renewal Fund to support local communities and industry. This included the Leicester Textiles Renewal Project which the FEL team facilitated. Tap here to read more on this story.

New Styles Landing

We have some new B of London styles about to land on the online fashion platform SilkFred, here is a preview of some the spring designs that are about to go live. Visit B of London on SilkFred here.

This Friday – Repair and Upcycle Workshop

If you have a garment(s) that you would like to repair, or maybe upcycle into something unique then our monthly Repair and Upcycle workshop takes place this Friday. For just a minimal cost of £10 you can access our tutor’s expert knowledge, our state-of-the-art studio space and machines and add new life to your wardrobe. To book your place tap here. 

Masterclasses and Courses

Save the date, next week on Wednesday 22nd February we will host our next free masterclass via Zoom – the 12 Step Plan to Develop and Create a Fashion Collection. Book your free place to receive a link to this session.

Also starting next week is the Saturday Draping course with the talented designer and ex-London College of Fashion (LCF) tutor, Ismail Erbil at the FC Designer Collective on Fonthill Road. This is a unique opportunity to learn from a creative expert with industry experience. The link to this session is listed below.

Ongoing Stitching, Patterns and Tailoring throughout 2023

17th February: Repair and Upcycle Workshop

22nd February: 12 Step Plan to Develop and Create a Fashion Collection including a tour of our Fashion Studio with Jenny Holloway, Claire Solley and Agnes Szepligeti (Free)

25th February: 4 Week Saturday Draping Course

22nd March: UK V’s Overseas Sourcing, Development and Production with Jackie Bertram (Free)

10th April: 4 Day Beginners and Upcycling Workshop

12th April: Gerber Accumark for Beginners

26th April: 10 Strategies to Create an Ethical Brand from Yarn Sourcing to Works Rights’ with Caroline Ash (Free)

24th May: Top 10 Tips to Create a Strong Team and Partnership with Your Manufacturer with Caroline Ash (Free)

Fabric Swatch of the Week

Or rather, printing service of the week! We have orders coming in for our t-shirt printing service which provides high quality printing with the Kornit Altax Max that uses the latest technology in the most sustainable way possible. To find out more about this affordable and efficient service tap here.

This Week on FashionCapital…

The European Commission Launches #ReFashionNow campaign

And Finally…

We have staff members that have family ties to Turkey and Syria, and we are all, of course saddened by the horrific devastation caused by the earthquake for both countries. For those that want to donate and help, no matter how small, we are donating to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), British Red Cross Earthquake appeal, tap here to visit the website.

Until next time, we wish you a great week.

The Team at FashionCapital