FASHION ENTER
Fashion Enter has various commercial opportunities for designers and manufacturers to engage with that actively promotes their business. Similarly it can offer industry based learning and training that can be for any level of entry point for people interested in the Fashion Industry today.
FashionCapital:
One major initiative is the UK s leading industry portalwww.fashioncapital.co.uk. This site receives 5.5 million hits from 60,000 unique users and is a major business tool for all connected to the fashion industry. Currently ranked on the second page of Google for the word fashion worldwide.
Retail Boutiques:
One of the main advantages that Fashion Enter offers is providing designers with space in our retail boutiques located in, Bath, London’s W1, Barking and our fourth is soon to open in Hoxton.
The Factory
In August 2010 a state of the art large-scale production company, The Factory, was set up offering current clients the opportunity to produce mass production up to 5000 garments per week. Allowing Fashion Enters members to make use of the facility at a discounted rate.
The Workshop
The Workshop signals a new age in business support for the industry and provides an outstanding work based learning provision fully equipped with all types of equipment.
Launched in October 08, it operates as an advice centre for designers who want industry expertise for patterns, blocks, grades and production as well as offering a unique highly specialised service for retailers too.
The Showroom
The Showroom has been established via a unique collaboration between Fashion Enter and Kingston College. This new partnership is the first of its kind within the UK and will combine designs from highly talented, up and coming designers and top retailers associated with Fashion Enter.
Based in London ‘The Showroom’ is dedicated to placing its designers at the forefront of fashion, allowing press and buyers to exclusively preview the designers collections in a professional environment.
Understanding the Fashion Industry:
Understanding the Fashion Industry is an initiative where by specialists in the industry give workshops and seminars on different aspects of the real world of the fashion industry. FashionCapital has a highly talented and experienced group of guest speakers that travel the country educating students on the real life highs and lows of working in the fashion industry. Understanding the Fashion Industry also combines best working practices into education too at all levels including secondary schools, FE and HE.
Talent Scouts for ASOS.com and Topshop concessions:
Fashion Enter also networks directly with buyers being a talent scout for ASOS and Topshop boutique. To date over 17 designers have been selected by both Topshop and ASOS.
Profile:
Profile was established in 2001 as a government funded project by the LDA with the London Fashion Forum. It has since been providing the fashion industry with new and emerging designers in ladieswear, menswear and accessories. Profile is a static trade show and catwalk theatre, showcasing the very best ladies & menswear clothing & accessory designers. It is a much-needed platform between Graduate Fashion Week and London Fashion Week.
NY Profile:
KINGSTON SHOWROOM
Fashion Enter’s ‘The Showroom’ is dedicated to placing its designers at the forefront of fashion, allowing press and buyers to exclusively preview the designers collections in a professional environment.
The showroom offers the best chance at getting through to buyers in a professional manner, handling everything between contacting the buyers and managing sales right through to delivery. Fashion Enter has established relationships, contacts and links to the industry that have taken over 10 years to build up.
The Showroom specialises in dealing with well-known larger retailers and e-tailers as well as designer boutiques.
Located in the up-market town of Kingston, we believe our spectacular Showroom is the definite jewel in Fashion Enter’s crown. The Showroom has enjoyed tremendous success for designers and buyers alike, and we encourage members to make use of this fantastic facility.
With a strong UK presence we also have strong international links providing opportunities for our designers to also gain exposure outside of the UK.
W1 SHOWROOM
Introducing the British Designers at FashionCapital – W1
FashionCapital is delighted to announce it has secured a W1 head office, retail space and showroom. The central London location is based at 2 Seymour Place which hosts a two storey unit with the ground floor retail for consumers and the basement an exclusive showroom for press and buyers.
2 Seymour Place will see the second of the British Designers at FashionCapital concept, with the first already taking Bath by storm. British Designers at FashionCapital will showcase both leading LFW Designers as well as some of the industry’s finest up and coming talent!
Designs across ladieswear, menswear and accessories will be sold at the W1 boutique just a step away from Marble Arch, north west of Oxford Street, and regular deliveries of stock and rotation of designers will maintain the offer of a truly remarkable shopping experience.
