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.
With new designers breaking into the industry every day, the boutique and showroom regularly rotate designers and lines. Sold and showcased alongside the already established names sees the industry’s ones to watch, new designers making a stir in the fashion world. London is at the cutting edge of design talent and this unique boutique and showroom showcases the newest and brightest fashion creative. Collections across ladieswear, menswear and accessories are sold at the W1 boutique, located just a stones throw away from Marble Arch in London's rapidly up and coming area of Portman Village.
2 Seymour Place is the second British Designers @ Fashion Capital boutique, following a launch in Milsom Place in Bath earlier this year. There are also plans to open in Hackney early in 2011.
British Designers at FashionCapital - 2 Seymour Place, London, W1H 7NAContact – jenni@fashioncapital.co.uk
Fashion Enter LtdFashion Enter is an industry based specialist and training provider that offers real support and advice for todays talented designers, retailers, manufacturers and NEETs. Its full guidance and networking opportunities combined with an online presence and three retail boutiques make Fashion Enter a unique company.
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 portal www.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. Members of FashionCapital receive a discounted rate at The Workshop.
The 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.
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.
Contact details
Fashion Enter: Contact Details
Head Office
Fashion House
1st Floor
28 Station Approach
Hayes
Bromley
BR2 7EH
Tel: 020 8462 9620
Contact: Jenni Sutton - Creative Manager
Email: jenni@fashioncapital.co.uk
British Designers at FashionCapital
2 Seymour Place
W1H 7NA
Tel: 0207 724 8430
Contact: Jenni Sutton – Creative Manager
Megan Cook – Retail Manager
The Showroom
2nd Floor
Anstee House
Wood Street
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey
KT1 1TS
Tel: 0208 546 8209
Contact: Lynsay Mcchonachie - Sales Manager
Email: lynsay@fashion-enter.com / theshowroom@fashion-enter.com
The Workshop
Unit 5
Mavros House
95 Vale Road
N4 1TY
Tel: 020 8800 9979
Tel: 0208 800 9979
Contact: Kosa Radelvic – Production Manager
Eleni Hadjicosti – Admin and Support
The Factory
Anthony Nicholas Cottage
Florentia Clothing Village,
Vale Road,
N4 1TD
Tel: 0208 809 3311
