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Newsletter 3rd January 2024

Join Us This New Year

Welcome back as we commence into 2024. 

What are your aspirations for this year? If you are looking to learn about the practical elements of fashion for work or leisure, then look no further…

From courses and workshops to Saturday classes and drop-in sessions the Fashion-Enter team are pleased to offer a broad range of learning experiences. Whether you are a complete novice or wanting to build on your existing skills we offer expert tuition with state-of-the-art facilities. 

What’s on in January

4th January Repair and Upcycle Workshop (Islington campus Durham Road – SOLD OUT)

8th January Level 1 and Level 2 in Stitching and Pattern Cutting courses commence, these are roll-on courses held in Haringey, Leicester and Islington, to enquire email: education@fashion-enter.com

8th – 10th January Style3D for Beginners – £199 – Haringey campus

10th January Profitable Pricing: Strategies for Accurate Costing and Pricing in the Fashion Industry – 1-hour masterclass free via Zoom

15th – 17th January Style3D for Beginners – £199 – Haringey campus

16th January Repair and Upcycle Drop-In Workshop (FC Designer Collective Fonthill Road – free)

18th January Unlocking the Power of Style3D in Fashion and Design – 1-hour, free introduction to Style3D via Zoom

20th January Saturday Stitching Club – Introduction to Sewing – £25 – Islington campus Durham Road)

20th January Saturday Pattern Cutting Classes – Week 1 Made to Measure Skirt – £25 – Islington campus Durham Road

22nd – 24th January Style3D for Beginners – £199 – Haringey campus

23rd – 25th January Optitex Technology 2D and 3D 3-day course (Plus 1-month free trial licence £599 – Haringey campus)

27th January Saturday Stitching Club – Creating a Skirt – £25 – Islington campus Durham Road

27th January Saturday Pattern Cutting Classes – Week 2 Bodice and Sleeves – £25 – Islington campus Durham Road

29th – 31st January Style3D for Beginners – £199 – Haringey campus

31st January Financial Foundations: Navigating the First Steps of Finance for Micro Businesses – 1-hour masterclass free via Zoom

Make Your Own Kimono Jacket

Alongside our extensive range of classes is a 1-day Make Your Own Kimono Jacket workshop with ‘Out of Stock Studio’ taking place Saturday 13th January.

Out of Stock Studio is a sustainable upcycling concept brand created by industry-professional Nim. This 1-day class includes:

The choice from a variety of luxury fabrics (denim from Candiani and Evlox, twills and canvas from UK mill Brisbane Moss)

Pick your size (XS through to XL)

Pick your pocket details and thread colours

Please note this class is not suitable for complete beginners, however if you can sew in a straight line, you’ll be fine. Plus, Nim can help you with any tricky bits).

This 1-day workshop takes place at the FC Designer Workspace, Durham Road, to find out more and book tap here.

Fashion Studio Sampling

Fashion Studio staff have begun work on samples that will be gracing the catwalks at the upcoming New York and London Fashion Week’s. The Fashion Studio team can also support with first patterns, toiling, seals, grades and short run production, they really are a truly talented bunch that can make anything from dramatic gowns to delicate lingerie. 

Contact: thefashionstudio@fashion-enter.com 

Repair Certainly is the New Cool

The factory re-opened this week to be greeted with piles of repairs for the United Repair Centre team. These high quality repairs ensure garment longevity along with genuine long-term brand > customer relationships to encourage tangible solutions to consumerism and waste.

Tap here to find out more about the United Repair Centre

Excellent Feedback from CANDI Curriculum Monitoring Visit

On the 23rd November 2023 the Fashion Technology Academy (FTA) based at Fashion-Enter Ltd’s HQ in Haringey received a curriculum monitoring visit from City and Islington College. Fashion-Enter and the FTA have been working with CANDI to deliver practical experience within their Level 1 and 2 fashion, business and textile courses.

The CANDI visit outcome for “assessed risk” was graded as Low risk.

The report stated that the reasons for this outcome were:

‘Fashion-Enter Ltd has an ideal offer in terms of the dual-purpose location visited in Haringey. The benefits were clear throughout the visit of the links to the live working environment, continually updated modern industry technology and equipment, excellent on-site teaching and learning facilities and a forward-thinking leadership team.’

This Week on FashionCapital…

Read about Patagonia’s Biggest Steps Towards Sustainability

And Finally…

Good luck to those on the Hope-FX project with their photoshoot this Friday. A big thank-you to Norv and Josie from The Bureau for their support. We look forward to seeing the final product shots!

Until next time, have a great week,

From the Team at FashionCapital