Centre for Fashion Enterprise

New Pioneer designers join CFE

katri — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:58:29 +0000

We are pleased to announce new designers for our Pioneer programme beginning in June. The Pioneer mentoring programme runs for 6 months and is tailored to each business, consisting of regular face-to-face sessions with members of the CFE team, as well as expert workshops.

CFE congratulates:

Corrie Nielsen
Fanni Schiavoni
MASC
Marques Almeida
Teatum Jones

Win £1000 for your business idea at our Fashion Bootcamp!

katri — Tue, 01 May 2012 10:55:54 +0000

Do you plan to launch your label soon or have a business idea that needs testing?

The CFE’s Fashion Bootcamp is a three day intensive programme that includes valuable insights into market research, strategic planning, e-commerce, marketing and social media,
as well as how to pitch to investors.

At the end of the bootcamp, participants have a chance to win a £1000 cash prize for the best pitched business idea! Click on the link to find out more about the programme and how you can register.

http://www.fashion-enterprise.com/programmes/bootcamp/what-is-it/

CFE hosts Intellectual Property Symposium at the Hospital Club

katri — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:23:51 +0000

New Fashion IP Guides and Toolkits were launched at the Intellectual
Property Symposium organised by the CFE on19^th April 2012.
The event, hosted at the Hospital Club in London’s Covent Garden,
brought together a panel of experts from Olswang, Stella Mcartney,
Orla Kiely and Red or Dead to discuss hot topics such as importance
of brand strategy, prioritising trademark registration, negotiating
licensing and collaboration contracts, and Intellectual Property (IP)
as the foundation of your fashion business.

The guides and toolkits specifically written for a fashion audience in
an easy to understand, non-legal style, aim to inform and better
protect designers and help them use their IP to generate new revenues.

To download free Guides and Toolkits click here.

Market Entry Programme- applications open

katri — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:30:06 +0000

Delivered by industry experts and at no cost to delegates, The programme will cover topics including: Marketing and PR, Brand development, Sales, Range planning, Costing and pricing, Managing your Production, Export strategy, Intellectual Property, Ecommerce & Social Media.

The programme will run May 11^th 12^th 13^th May in central London, with a 1-1 diagnostic session to follow in June/July.

We are looking for fashion designers who are: The potential stars of tomorrow, Designers who focus on high end or luxury fashion products, can demonstrate sales, a growing press profile, creativity and entrepreneurship and have been trading for a minimum of one season.

Places are limited so if you meet the criteria please submit your application as soon as possible. NB: You must be a registered sole trade or limited company, and be trading from a London address.

Download the application

You will be informed by Monday 30^th April if you have been accepted.

London Showrooms New York

katri — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:36:21 +0000

Centre for Fashion Enterprise, in partnership with the British Fashion Council, is taking London’s leading emerging fashion designers to New York to showcase their A/W12 collections, for the fifth consecutive season. The Showroom will take place at Industria Superstudio on Tuesday the 20th of March and Wednesday the 21st of March, 9am – 7pm daily.

LONDON show ROOMS are supported by the European Regional Development Fund and UK Trade and Investment.

Designers selected to participate are either part of the CFE Venture programme or have received sponsorship through the BFC’s designer support scheme NEWGEN, supported by Topshop.

Designers at LONDON show ROOMS:

Louise, Holly, James and Henry at London Showrooms New York, November 2011

Agi & Sam
Baartmans and Siegel
Christopher Raeburn
Craig Lawrence
Dominic Jones
E.Tautz
Felicity Brown
Holly Fulton
J.JS Lee
J.W. Anderson
James Long
Lee Roach
Lou Dalton
Louise Gray
Lucas Nascimento
Matthew Miller
Palmer//Harding
Shaun Samson
Sibling & Sister by Sibling
Simone Rocha
Thomas Tait
William Richard Green

Image credit: http://www.britishfashioncouncil.co.uk/

Pioneer programme open for application

katri — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:08:59 +0000

Since 2003, The Centre for Fashion Enterprise (CFE) has nurtured an impressive roster of international designerbusinesses including Erdem, Richard Nicoll, Marios Schwab, Peter Pilotto, Meadham Kirchhoff and Mary Katrantzou. These designers have consistently crafted innovative desirable collections, and with the CFE’s support each label has become renowned throughout the global fashion industry. The CFE is one of the worlds leading strategic business development initiatives for emerging designer labels, our team of industry specialists provide designers with a bespoke business incubation programme and high growth coaching.

We are currently accepting applications for places on our Pioneer support Programme starting June 2012, We are looking for designers who are the potential stars of tomorrow, Designers who focus on high end or luxury fashion products, can demonstrate sales and a growing press profile.

Pioneer Programme The six month CFE Pioneer Programme delivers one to one business support and expert workshops. An analytical review of the business is provided, enabling designers to devise a longer term strategy. The programme is aimed at high-end designer businesses that have usually been trading for 2-3 seasons and achieved annual sales of between £10-50k. Recent Pioneer designers include Matthew Miller, Craig Lawrence, Eudon Choi, Simone Rocha and Hermione de Paula.

“The help from CFE Pioneer Program was invaluable at the stage of my business. The One-to-One tailored meeting with industry experts on all aspects of the business is really brilliant.” Eudon Choi, Pioneer programme alumni

For further information on the programmes and to download the application forms please see:

Pioneer Programme -What is it?

How to Apply

Application deadline 16th April

CFE Designers at London Fashion Week

katri — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:19:41 +0000

CFE Venture designers London Fashion Week schedule:

Saturday 18th February

10.00-12.00 Felicity Brown, 2 Temple Place

10.30, 11.15 Sister by Sibling, Portico Show Space

12.00 J.JS Lee, Embankment Gallery Show Space

15.00-17.00 Christopher Raeburn, Portico Show Space

Sunday 19th February

14.30 Thomas Tait

18.00 Louise Gray, TS Venue

Tuesday 21st February

12.00 Holly Fulton, Courtyard Show Space

Wednesday 22nd February / Menswear Day

14.00 James Long, Courtyard Show Space

For further information please see: http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk

For ticket requests: http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/uploads/media/251/25539.pdf

CFE Designers chosen to take part in Selfridges Bright Young Things campaign

katri — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:40:43 +0000

Selfridges has recruited a total of fifteen UK-based emerging talents from the worlds of fashion, art, design and food, as part of its Bright Young Things, which launched for the first time last year.

From 6 January 2012 until the end of February, each of the Bright Young Things will take over an Oxford Street or Duke Street window. The Bright Young Things’ products will be available to buy from three pop up shops in store as well as online at Selfridges.com.

The CFE designers taking part on the campaign are: William Richard Green (Pioneer programme) and MASC, Maarten Van Der Horst, Alice Lee, Alex Mattsson and T.lipop (all on Market Entry programme)

For further info please see: http://style.selfridges.com/whats-in/bright-young-things-showcase-selfridges

The image: Selfridges window by MASC

CFE Designers awarded with Fashion Forward sponsorship

katri — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:45:07 +0000

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced the winners of the Fashion Forward sponsorship. The award goes to womenswear designers Louise Gray (CFE Venture), Mary Katrantzou (CFE Venture alumni), Henry Holland, and menswear designer James Long (CFE Venture).

The designers will receive Fashion Forward sponsorship for two consecutive seasons to show in London. James Long is the first menswear to receive support through this scheme.

For further information: http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/news_details.aspx?ID=395

London Showrooms Men opens in Paris

katri — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:45:02 +0000

LONDON show ROOMS MEN is taking London’s leading menswear design talents to Men’s Paris Fashion Week for Autumn/Winter 2012. CFE designers taking part on the showroom include Christopher Raeburn, James Long, Sibling and Agi & Sam

Saturday 21st – Tuesday 24th January 2012

Venue:
Le Loft
Off rue Saint Antoine 28,
Impasse Guéménée, 3 Cour Bérard , 75004 Paris (4ème)
Metro Saint Paul

For further info please see: http://www.britishfashioncouncil.com/content/1703/London-Show-Rooms-Men