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Frances Card's fashion week
Frances Card is a professional Fashion and Business Expert who, through Frances Card’s Consultancy- FCC, works together with a wide client base of Brands, Retailers, Wholesalers and. eccomerce companies.
The Fashion Network
Based in Manchester & London, The fashion network is a business networking service that creates and develops business opportunities to the fashion, apparel and creative industries across the UK.
The Online Fashion Position
Leon Bailey-Green, Director of The Online Fashion Agency, is a consultant to businesses operating in the online fashion industry.
The Creative Cut
Sushma Sagar used to be a Woven Textile designer, but a twist of fate has allowed her to spend the last eight years getting into the heads of young boys (research) and girls.
Drapers Diary
Drapers editor Jessica Brown shares her views and thoughts on the latest happenings in the fashion business.
Latest Blogs
Hiho Hiho…it’s off to my favourite silver jewellery shop I go……
….Hiho is the iconic silver lining in everyone’s jewllery box!
Selfridges finally online
According to recent external research, which takes data from Google Ad Planner, Selfridges has a higher number of unique monthly visitors earning £50,000 or more than NET-A-PORTER, beaten only by ASOS, Topshop and Harrods.
Pop Up Shopportunities
Despite the official word from the Government that we’re not in recession (personally I don’t think we’ve seen the worst yet) the High Street is still in a bad way battling against credit issues and the rapid growth of e-commerce.
Is sustainable fashion the ultimate luxury? Angel Jackson - The true it bag!
Angel Jackson is the ultimate luxury bag: you buy it because you love it and you enjoy it more because it’s eco friendly.
New shows bring new opportunities
We might be in the middle of the worst recession ever but at least the fashion industry in the UK is being very optimistic and focusing on the future.
The Comeback 'Crystal Queen'
The life of a Marketing Manager/Drapers blogger is never dull - one minute I’m in Liverpool examining dodgy fixtures and the other I’m sat next to renowned, fashion jewellery designer J Maskrey , as a fellow judge in the prestigious P&G Grooming Awards.
London a la Mode - UK Emerging Talent
London a la Mode is a pop up showroom representing UK emerging talent.
Are you happy with your e-commerce platform?
Or are you suffering from post traumatic platform selection stress?
McQueen: the designer of his generation
The death of Alexander McQueen today, just as the international fashion weeks kick off, has rocked the fashion industry to the core.
I really want to live in my-wardrobe.com land.....
Interviewing Sarah Curran CEO of www.my-wardrobe.com made me feel exactly like that!
Vivienne Westwood's "stop shopping" shocker
This morning I almost choked on my cornflakes when one of our great British designers Vivienne Westwood popped up on the BBC London regional news telling the public to stop shopping for clothes to help save the planet.
Prophetik - Sustainable Fashion On Trend
London is fast becoming the centre of sustainable fashion. With designers like Ada Zanditon, Nina Dolcetti, Junky Styling, Edun and People Tree leading the way, it’s not surprising that eco designer Jeff Garner of Prophetik, from Tennessee, is showing at Vauxhall Fashion Scout.
Who is Dai Jobu?
I was walking down Redchurch Street in Shoreditch last Thursday and stumbled upon a large, fashionable crowd, drinking hot cider outside a tiny gallery. This often happens on Redchurch Street on a Thursday night and the gallery in question was The Maurice Einhardt Neu Gallery.
Was it right for ASOS to leave the Drapers Etail Awards empty handed?
Some of you may have been surprised to learn ASOS, the leading online only fashion store, left the Drapers Etail Awards 2010 empty handed.
Time for Tea
February Vogue declared that ‘the tache is back’ thanks front-row fashion show attendees, Hamish Bowles of American Vogue and REM’s Michael Stipe. I don’t think it ever went away in the world of Mr Johnny Vercoutre, proprietor of Time For Tea, a 1940’s tea house on Shoreditch High Street in East London.
