Archive for July, 2011
Designer Natalie Rae wins Bootcamp
July 20, 2011
BOOTCAMP – FAST-TRACKS NEW BUSINESSES
Hosted in central London over the weekend of the 9th and 10th of July, the Centre for Fashion Enterprise’s first Fashion Bootcamp brought together 25 fashion enterpreneurs with a team of eight expert coaches who were able to instil the importance of market research, market testing, robust supply chain and distribution networks, access to finance and IP protection.
The entrepreneurs came to the Bootcamp with an innovative range of new product and service ideas as diverse as new make-up ranges through to festival footwear, and new ready-to-wear lines through to e-commerce concepts.
An important part of the Bootcamp was for entrepreneurs to get expert feedback and to shape their business proposition under the guidance of the expert coaches. All 25 entrepreneurs had the opportunity to refine their ideas and plans, and then pitch to our Dragon’s Den for a £1,000 cash prize from the Royal Bank of Scotland to assist fund their launch strategy.
The experts’ judgement was unanimous. Natalie Rae gave the best pitch. She presented a well researched and viable business model for the launch and development of her eponymous eco-luxury fashion line. She has a clear and focused brand proposition that is both realistic and exciting. Natalie’s intended product line is well crafted and sufficiently unique in it’s aesthetic to interest media, whilst balancing enough commercial acumen to interest domestic and international buyers. All the Bootcamp experts concurred that she had given herself the best possible platform from which to launch her line.
Natalie commented ‘Getting to meet industry experts, gave me a better insight into the industry from a more experienced prospective. I picked up and learned many new things about how to make the business aspect of my label stand out and succeed in an already saturated market place’
The next Bootcamp is schedule for November. Further details will be posted on here later.
Katie Rowland the new Jewellery Designer of the year
July 19, 2011
The CFE Designer Katie Rowland wins the New Designer of the Year award at the UK Jewellery Awards.
The event was held in the Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s Park Lane on the 14th of July 2011. The annual awards celebrate retail and design talent across the jewellery and watch sectors, and include 15 categories.
CFE Congratulates!
photo from: http://jewelleryoutlook.com
