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Manchester retailer’s unite post riots…..
The aftermath of the riots left Manchester’s retail sector bruised and battered, as profits and footfall are rumoured to have been down by up to 20%. So this weekend people from across Manchester gathered in the city centre to show their support to trade as part of the ‘I love Manchester campaign’
Roland Mouret visits Manchester.
French born designer Roland Mouret stops by at Selfirdges Exchange Square Manchester to talk insperation, spanks and the key to his success.
Are you the hidden talent in the North or North West?
If you’re doing some amazing work in the world of fashion or retailing in North or North West and would love to be recognised then enter the Fashion Network competition. Judged by a panel of experts from the UK Fashion Industry, The Fashion Network is looking for 10 of the best companies from across a selection of different categories in the North of England. With continuous difficulties on the High Street we’re seeing an abundance of innovation and entrepreneurial spirit in the North. ...
What's Happening in Manchester City Centre this week?
Whether a store is opening, closing, refurbing or going into sale. MFN brings you this weeks news from Manchester city centre…
Annoushka Ducas visits Manchester’s to launch new collection into Harvey Nichols.
Last week I joined Annoushka Ducas of Annoushka Jewellery and stylist to the stars Angie Smith for brunch, as they launched their latest collection from Annoushka Jewellery into Harvey Nichols….
Mother the model …….
Okay this is not a joke actually some brands have woken up to using bloggers as their face I believe Hunter the up market wellington are using Sasha Wilkins aka Liberty London Girl and Forever 21 have named Bip Ling as their face and she will be used to celebrate the opening of their third store on Oxford Street on the 27th July.
Why you need PR…….
Okay this is not just because I’m in PR but in this economic climate I have seen how as people are making cut backs and concessions they cut out the marketing and PR budget – it’s like they are viewed as the “colouring in department” so first to go.
Twitter witter ……
Some amazing things can happen due to Twitter and it’s not just a place where you get banal rumblings from celebrities to your mate at work – they can be life changing in the US they are often being used as a tool to get homeless people back into housing etc and from a PR perspective they can be excellent brand awareness and selling tool.
The questions you should ask….
At the moment I have been out and about looking round the North and found some amazing small niche retailers / independents who have great stock and not the usual High Street looks all the great ideas and products which make independent’s the main back bone of fashion.
As you get older …….
Yes one of the things you learn as you get older is when and where to pick a fight and another is how to do proper research!
CK store launch party in Manchester.
With a little help from MFN Ck Calvin Klein throw Manchesters party of the season.....
WGSN introduced WGSN Boutique to Manchester.
WGSN, the World’s largest fashion trend forecaster, visited Manchester to introduce a new concept to retailers, buyers and PRs from within the Northern fashion sector.
Salford University 2011 BA Fashion Graduates.
Salford University excel with their 2011 fashion graduates and create an I Phone app for the industry to view the full collection…
The appetite is there……
It has been a very interesting few weeks – the last London Fashion Network was on investment and funding and it was great to see a mixture of people in the audience from members who are looking to start up to people who have an existing business which has grown and they are now feel confident enough to expand further. It wasn’t just looking at the home UK market but people considering their expansion overseas and increasing their online presence.
Manchester Fashion Network and North West fashion houses offer students a leg up the fashion ladder.
MFN deadicated the month of May to ‘The Making It Series’ - a five part series dedicated to giving the next generation a leg up into the fashion ladder….
The Doctor will see you now - Manchester Arndales open their Denim Surgery.
Manchester’s Arndale are currently work with their retailers on their new concept “The Denim Surgery”.
Five minutes with Holly Fulton
The British Fashion Council and ELLE Magazine launched the BFC/Elle Talent Launch Pad winner Holly Futon talks to myself and MFNs Jordan McDowell on how Launch Pad is helping further her career.
What's Happening in Manchester City Centre?
Find out the latest retail developments in Manchester City Centre
Five minutes with designer Eudon Choi
The British Fashion Council and ELLE Magazine Talent Launch Pad winner Eudon Choi talks to myself and MFNs Jordan McDowell on how The Launch Pad is helping further her career.
The Royal Warrant ….
Over the last six weeks we have had literally thousands of emails about the Royal Wedding and any PR link you could possibly make with it – we had made a conscious decision not to mention the Royal Wedding on our three blogs as we thought people would be so over it and also constantly having it in their face via the news media.
Hervia Bazaar host Elle Talent Launch party
HERVIA BAZAAR HOST A STYLISH PARTY TO CELEBRATE THEIR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL/ELLE TALENT LAUNCH PAD INITIATIVE
Stitch appoints Ted Baker’s media design consultancy for new design direction.
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Menswear show Stitch takes new design direction
Behind the scenes ….
my look at what goes on behind the scenes at photolink
Battle of the blogs…………..
Blogs as I know can be very powerful tools they can take someone from obscurity and turn their life round.
Cookie Cutters
Sometimes we all know one size doesn’t fit all and in fashion if that was the case wouldn’t life be simple instead of having to do a range or each style in the most popular sizes.
The North West 2011 Fashion Recruitment Series
This May The Manchester Fashion Network host their graduate recruitment event. Ideal for graduates looking to break into the fashion industry and for companies who are looking to fill placements, graduates, or junior level roles.
Mark Fast for Pinko.
TFN had brunch with Pinko’s sales team and viewed their latest exclusive collaboration with Mark Fast.
What's Happening in Manchester City Centre?
MFN’s lowdown on what’s happening within retail in Manchester.
Manchesters new luxury retail space- The Avenue
On Wednesday we started off our working day with a little tour of the Avenue at Spinningfeilds, Manchester’s latest luxury shopping, and city cuisine development.
Umbro ex-executive to re-vamp old football brand Admiral
Iconic football brand Admiral to re-launch with new design direction
Drapers Inspiring Indies and Stitch A/W Parties.
February was full on for TFN, not only did we have trade shows to visit we also had an array of parties to attend and as always we take partying just as seriously as working…
Stitch A/W 2011 Round Up.
From Saturday 12th Feb-Tuesday 15th Katrina, Jordan and I went off to London for the UKs biggest fashion trade shows; Pure, Pure Spirit and Stitch and it was my job to keep and eye on the men…..
Spring Summer at Harvey Nichols.
Harvey Nichols, Manchester hosted their annual Spring Summer Fashion show at Manchester Art Gallery.
Vogues Calgary Avansino talks Spring Summer 2011 at Selfridges, Manchester.
We were invited to a very exciting evening with Vogue’s Executive fashion editor Calgary Avansino, who in conjunction with Selfridges showed us what’s hot for SS11
Our brand to watch at Stitch this weekend
This weekend we’re all heading down the M6 to London to check out the menswear brands exhibiting at Stitch….
Peter Saville designs range for Umbro
Thursday night was the unveiling of the Peter Saville and Umbro collaboration at Harvey Nichols Manchester…..
Henri Lloyds younger brother HL Jeans Co are pioneering new music.
HL Jeans Co have set up a new scheme called HL Music and we got the inside goss from what’s happening and what to expect from them in 2011….
Selfridges Spring/Summer' 11
TFN were invited for Breakfast at Selfridges Manchester Trafford Centre to view the latest in Spring/Summer ladieswear trends and our very own Jordan McDowell went along…..
EMU A/W'11 Preview
Last Thursday EMU Australia hosted an evening in Manchester, at the exclusive The Place Hotel and Apartments, to preview their A/W 11 collection….
Did Santa Stop for you …
As a child my mum ran a department store so she was Santa’s boss – you can’t imagine the power this gave me at school!
Luke Store Launch in Manchester
Luke open their doors with open arms (and cocktails) to Manchesters fashion scene....
Fashion Democracy
Sometimes you feel like you have the perfect product at the perfect price but none of those elusive prefect customers who will fall in love and buy your dresses, or tops and we all know being a designer or tiny retailer isn’t about the product you have to be Jack or Jill of all trades and do the selling and accounts and PR and it’s just a huge amount to juggle.
Affiliate Marketing. How does it work?
The London Fashion Network hosted an event aimed at dispelling the myths surrounding Affiliate Marketing in the blogosphere and ecommerce sector.
Coming to a town near you
It’s now been two years since we launched London Fashion Network and together with the Manchester side we have covered a great deal of topics and helped lots of people along the way.
Media Relationships
On Tuesday 27th July like minded fashion individuals from across London gathered at Sanctum Soho hotel, for the latest edition of LFNs business talks, A Conde Nast Digital Special.
“Finspired”
This week I chatted with my friend Alex Finlay who “Finspired” me with tales of her first Pitti.
Supporting the industry from within
Over the decades, the retail industry has shifted and transformed into it’s current guise.
So just how do you do that?
Sometimes you just look at a business and you think “how did they do that? Or “what inspired them torisk everything they owned to just pursue a dream and know it would turn out all right?”
Making It: Fashion Design
Everybody wants to be their own boss, so how do you make the dream happen? As part of our ‘Making it’ series, last week we invited a panel of industry experts consisting of Upender Mehra, Owner of Liberty Freedom, Steven Cheema, Creative Director of 48HRS and Leesa Bertram, Managing Director of Pretty Disturbia to share their experiences and advise the audience on how to create and maintain a successful fashion label.
Get networking!
I had the amazing honour to be invited to the Drapers Next Generation Event on the 26th of March at the Soho Hotel.
Retail Relationships
These days you don’t even have to leave the comfort of the Arndale shopping centre to see the damage that the recession has done to the retail market.
“Drink Me! Eat Me!”
As you can imagine with a name like Alice I grew up in an Alice themed bedroom – I had an Alice dressing up dress even I thought I look like Snow White.
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.
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.
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