eMagazine 2012

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September News

Winners Tramp Vintage win special award by sponsors The Fashion Association of Britain - part of BIRA – The British Independent Retailers Association – promoting fashion indies interests across Britain. More information and news about their award read more > http://www.bira.co.uk/news/tramp-vintage-boutique

 

The Fashion School is in Brighton and Hove

 

There’s new exciting classes for aspiring Stella McCartneys at Brighton & Hove’s Fashion School.  Inspiring a healthly love of fashion, the school encourages tween and teenagers to experiment and have fun. There’s tutoring young fashionistsas from local schools through to a selection of design and make workshops for anyone interested in fahsion. Beauty masterclasses, fashion ethical awareness, along with planned trips and fashion shows, help students unearth their personal style.  Read more about what the fashion school has on offer this season > The Fashion School 

WRAP - Sustainable Clothing Action Plan – BID 

To support the work of the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan, WRAP is looking to commission  new project work looking for individuals or teams to bring industry knowledge and expertise to their team working with the clothing sector.

WRAP, a not-for-profit company backed by government funding, commissioning a  number of new clothing projects, including

>Providing specialist  technical support to help implement the Sustainable  Clothing Action Plan 2020 Commitment – sector-wide action to reduce  the environmental footprint of clothing.

>Developing an approach to measuring, specifying and communicating  aspects of clothing  longevity.

>Developing a training  package for product sourcing teams, including  designers, to promote resource efficiency in the UK clothing  industry.

These opportunities will enable you to strategically input into  WRAP’s future clothing work and help shape the development of the  existing Sustainable Clothing Action Plan, as it moves into an exciting  new phase.

Visit  WRAP website for more information.

This year sees seven professional fashion judges at the Sussex Fashion Awards 2012 including Sarah Arnett, part of the leading duo behind Modern Love, recently exhibiting at London Fashion Week  a/w September 2012 and ranges now selling in Liberty’s and globally. 

V&A Museums London Design Festival

 

The London Design Festival continues at the V&A London Museum 14 – 25 September 2012 with a display of garments and knitwear collection inspired by medieval armour by Brighton based Juliana Sissons in the ‘Iron Work’ Gallery. A collaborative talk at lunchtime 18 September 2012 by Juliana and with V&A curator Angus Patterson followed by a drop in workshop led by Juliana. Read more > V&A Museum

Sussex Fashion Awards 2012

Sussex’s finest from the fields of fashion, design & textiles were honoured in the 2nd Sussex Fashion Awards. Hove based businesses swept the board with no less than 6 companies winning the 12 Awards from the 30 finalists. Read more > Fashion Sussex Press Pages

GoodWood Revival

Goodwood Revival takes place 14 – 16 september 2012 at Goodwood, Sussex. A top team of fashion experts will be on the lookout for the most stylish vintage ladies and dapper gents at the 2012 Goodwood Revival to award daily The Best Dressed Man and Lady Awards. You have to dress to impress! Read more > www.goodwoodrevival.co.uk

Charity Shops sales on the rise

Latest figures released indicate Charity Shops posting increased sales 2011, rising more than 3.6% to 974m. With an estimated 9,000 plus shops between them now, on the British high streets, and growing in number, with an esitmated 55% of the public using them. There’s an astonishing 180,000 UK volunteers crucial to the business model. Increasingly, shops are trading on the internet auction sites, raising extra millions with charities increasingly specialising in their store offers, such as book shops, vintage, music, furniture, and electrical. Read more > Charity Retail Organisation

After the overwhelming response from 400 towns across the UK, town teams not chosen for the Mary Portas Pilots can next month apply for an additional funding share of 5.5 million.

Town Team partners can benefit from Government support and advice from retail experts. The town teams will be invited to attend a meeting with the Association of Town Centre Management, which will operate the fund, in London on September 5.

This year the Government chose 27 town teams to be given £100,000 to rescue their high street under recommendations made to the Government by self-styled retail guru Mary Portas. Read > Mary Portas Review

August News

      

Alastair Reid, one of special fashion judges at The Sussex Fashion Awards this year, produced a number of images for the various themes of trade show PURE London Show 19-21 August 2012 for his company Red Design.

There are 6 images Spirit(Young Fashion), Body (lingerie), Footwear, Womenswear, Accessories, Junior and a hero image to represent the different shows areas for exhibitors and buyers. Each illustration is made up of hundreds of fashion images representing those themes. The designs have been applied to all the promotional materials as well as all the event visuals, signage etc.

     

London 2012

Olympic Fashion Success

With Adidas reporting that the London Olympic Games 2012 has been more successful with licence product sales up 250% compared to Beijing Games 2008, Stella McCartney at the helm as Creative Head for the Team GB kit, more strong sales growth expected with the Paralympic Games – The Torch relay kicks off 24 August with the Games opening 27 August offering 20 Paralympic Sports. For this weekends sports read more > London 2012

 

The Sussex Fashion Awards Finals September 2012 

 

The Sussex Fashion judging panel 2012 include Jake Leith – Head of Fashion Brighton University and President of Society of Chartered Designers; Brighton & Hove Mike Weatherley MP – representing Hove & Portslade; Eve Reid – Director Metamorphosis; Martin Mason – CEO of Lulu Guinness; Sarah Arnett – International Designer of Modern Love; Kate Hills – Director of Make it British; Alastair Reid – Managing Director of International brand agency Red Design.

With more than a 16% rise recorded according to latest figures of Brighton & Hove businesses starting up in the city, there’s no better time for small business owners who started trading in the last three years to see their successes recognised at the annual Startups Awards – which is now open for registration.

Last year fashion company saw The Cambridge Satchel Company win the overall award – hosted by mybusiness’ sister site Startups.co.uk, the Startups Awards, which are now in their ninth year, boast more than a dozen categories: including home-based business of the year and online business of the year.

This year also sees the reintroduction of the Silver Fox category – recognising the start-up efforts of an older entrepreneur – and the Adversity award, for business owners who have achieved success against the odds.

For more information or to register for an application form, visit the Startups Awards page. www.startups.co.uk The deadline for entries is 14 September 2012.

London 2012 Sportwear

Whilst the public debate whether Britain’s Olympic team kit is too ‘blue’ the creative designs by fashion designer, Stella McCartney, her appointment as creative director of Adidas Team GB spring/summer 2012 has led to a more creative and less functional, lacking sex appeal, sports range that’s normally produced for the GB teams.

Some of these designs and other technology led sportswear are now on show as part of the ‘Design to Win’ sponsored by Oakley 2012 at The Design Museum London www.designmuseum.org  Show case from 26 July – 18  November

 

The British Business Embassy forms the centrepiece of the UKTI’s international business legacy strategy 2012. The turn of Fashion being represented with talks by Stella McCartney featuring the 21 billion pounds net worth industry. During the six weeks of the Games, The British Business Embassy will host 17 global business summits at Lancaster Gate, London, each being targeted at individual sectors or countries.

Ed Vaizey MP speaking at the Global Summit

“We’d be in for a gold medal in the creative industries” …

The global business summits taking place are the largest and most ambitious set of trade and investment events ever held in this country with business leaders joining Ministers to hail Olympic boost for UK economy of more than 14 billion pounds.

Ed Vaizey MP speaking at the Global Summit >View > Creative Content Summit – Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries

July News 

Overseas tourists and sports fans now flocking to the London Olympics 2012, for the opening ceremony and the Olympic and Paralympic games this summer, retailers are reporting increases in souvenir and gift related products this week with large department stores posting double digit growth on like for like comparison sales 2011.

Mary Portas second round of funding 

Another 15 towns are to be given extra cash for regeneration projects following a review by Mary Portas for local government. The 15 towns centres which include London Road Brighton are to share £1.5m to help improve their town centres.

Some 370 applications were made. Those not selected will be able to bid for a share of a £5.5m pot for individual projects. Read > Mary Portas Review

John Lewis wraps up the Olympics

Fantastic giant Olympic wrap banners have appeared around four of the department store group John Lewis celebrating the countdown to the Olympic Games 2012.

John Lewis stores in Stratford, Cardiff and Sheffield as well as its flagship on London’s Oxford Street have been given the makeover as part of a visual campaign set up by the retailer, which is the official department store provider for the upcoming sporting event. 

Oxford Street wrapped in a stunning Union Jack banner

Fashion and the Flag

To celebrate the Diamond Jubilee and the London 2012 Olympics, Brighton Museum, Sussex, hosts a special display in the Fashion & Style Gallery featuring the Union Jack called ‘Fashion and the Flag’ made into fashionable clothing with exhibits from top British designers including Vivien Westwood, Alice Temperley, Barbour, Jasper Conran, hat designer Stephen Jones and more.

Relaxtion of Sunday Trading Laws

The relaxation of Sunday trading rules during the Olympic Games will not lead to a permanent change in the law which commence 22 July 2012 – through the Olympic and Paralympic period – until 9 September for those trading with a floor area of 280 sq m or more staying open longer than six hours.

StartUp PopUp Shops 

StartUp High Street has been created to give new British brands the opportunity of a lifetime – to get products onto the High Street by using PopUp shops. First outlet opening at Richmond, Surrey, 23 July 2012. 

With the support of prominent retail entrepreneurs including Sir Charles Dunstone, Luke Johnson and Mary Portas and Richmond MP, Zac Goldsmith; Enterprise Adviser to the PM, Lord Young; StartUp Britain hopes this new concept will help invigorate the High Street and give hundreds of start-up businesses a sporting chance. Read more > Start Up Britain

Retailers will be able to open pop up shops more easily under new Government plans to reduce red tape, boosting the high street. By removing tiresome restrictions the government hope that retailers can fill some of the empty space reviving highstreets. the government plan to scrap the key barrier, a planning regulation defining what a shop can and cannot be used for, such as office space, houses or retail.

A new guide published today offers advice on how to make a town a more social experience, which is a recommendation self-styled retail guru Mary Portas made in her report to Government to help revitalise high streets. The new guide encourages town centres to remove street clutter for pedestrians, open more street stalls and pop up shops and offer attractions such as pavement cafes, play areas, outdoor libraries or street entertainment.

Brighton’s Next Hot Model Runners Up Photoshoot

Brighton’s Next Hot Model photoshoot of the runners-up to the 2012 Model competition have been completed with some stunning results with their in-house team of make-up artists, hairdressers, fashion stylists and a choice of photographers – all Mojo Portfolio.

MojoPortfolio are sponsors of The Sussex Fashion Ambassador 2012 Award, offering the very same kind of portfolio, worth £600 with a team of Hairdresser, makeup artist, stylist, photographer and on location shoot. More information about Mojo Portfolio is now available at www.mojophotouk.co.uk 

If you missed the opportunity to visit the special FAB networking evening held at Brighton recently then you can meet the team at PURE London 19-21 August 2012 at London Olympia. Refresh yourself in the new FAB lounge sponsored by the Fashion Association of Britain, a new division of the British Independent Retailers Association (bira). Independent Retailers can chat with the assoication team and see how membership could benefit their business, saving siginificant time and money. Read more > BIRA 

V&A London Design Festival

As part of The London Design Festival Juliana will be giving a lunch time talk on Tuesday 18 September, with V&A Museum curator Angus Patterson, followed by a drop in design workshop. Her work can be seen in the Iron Work Gallery from 14 – 26 September. Go to The London Design Festival page on the V&A website for more information.

Locally based knitwear designer Juliana Sissons talks with ID magazine online about her prestigious position as Designer in Residence at The V&A London Museum and future works. View > Juliana Sissons

It’s Sussex turn 

The Torch Relay arrived in Sussex Monday 16 July from Portsmouth and made it’s way to Hove for an evening celebration with more than 10,000 gathering. Leaving Brighton Tuesday morning 17 July and carried onto Hastings.

The iconic torch designed by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, commissioned by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), a perforated square shape gold plated design with 8,000 holes representing the same number of torchbearers who have made their way across the UK towards London Olympic Stadium with the flame and across 8,000 miles.

The Torch won the Design Museum’s Design of The Year Award 2012 – dubbed the ‘Oscars of the design world’ – showcasing the innovative and progressive designs from around the world.

 

Made By Britain Olympic Range

During 2011 Fashion Sussex was invited to provide the All Party Parliamentary Group for Design & Manufacturing, an entry into the UK’s manufacturing map that would inspire young designers into manufacturing. Our entry featured special Olympic 2012 inspired prints designed by fashion graduate student, Julius Arthur Quinn, for dedicated clothing ranges and modelled by MP Mike Weatherley representing the Hove & Portslade constituency.

Fashion entries from the UK included hat manufacturing from Wales, suitings from Huddersfield, hand embroiderers at Oxford Circus London, lace manufacturing, including part used in the Duchess of Cambridge wedding dress 2011.

Read more > Made by Britain Blogspot 

 

 StartUp High Street – Britain gets PopUp Shops

StartUp High Street was created to give new British brands the opportunity of a lifetime – to get products onto the High Street.

With the support of prominent retail entrepreneurs including Sir Charles Dunstone, Luke Johnson and Mary Portas and Richmond MP, Zac Goldsmith; Enterprise Adviser to the PM, Lord Young; StartUp Britain hopes this new concept will help invigorate the High Street and give hundreds of start-up businesses a sporting chance. Read more > Start Up Britain

Juliana Sissons

Juliana Sissons continues seminars and workshops at the V&A London Museum with ‘In the Loop’ ‘The Voices of Knitting’ an international knitting conference Sept 5th to 7th 2012.

The Conference is used as a springboard for a range of activities and events and aims to encourage access and collaboration, from the local to the global. Juliana’s ‘Engaging Fashion’will talk about her experiences as a ‘Designer in Residence’ at the V&A Museum, Audience participation and her research and design methodologies for creating a collection.  

Biba Returns to its Roots

Brighton & Hove’s own Barbara Hulanicki whose iconic Biba store and label transformed the High Street shopping experience in the 1960s and ’70s returns to showcase at Brighton Museum later this autumn. This major fashion exhibition at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery celebrates the innovative, unique and distinctive creative flair of Barbara Hulanicki and her contribution to the fashion scene. From 22 September 2012 until 14 April 2012.

BIRA are holding Independent Retailer Month  – For more information on the event read more > BIRA

June News

BT Art Boxes

Continuing the London Cultural Festival theme 2012, it’s a campaign dedicated to show off the best of British design talent featuring Julien Macdonald, Harvey Nichols, Philip Treacy and more…

Across London’s streets you’ll find replicas of the Gilbert Scott phone box, transformed by some of the UK’s leading inspirational fashion talent. The boxes will be auctioned off to raise funds for Childline’s 25^th anniversary. Read more > Fashion 2012

Love Your Local Market

Love Your Local Market is an exciting new campaign to showcase markets of all types including fashion from around the UK. Many markets will feature special activities between 23 June and 08 July 2012. Organisations involved in markets are working together to develop the Campaign as a response to the recent Mary Portas Report on the future of the High Streets. www.loveyourlocalmarket.org.uk or follow on @loveurlocalmkt

 

Kevin Freeman 

The stunning picture featured by Vogue Italia during Spring 2012 taken by Luke Bourne with stunning bridal wear designed and made by Kevin Freeman is now to feature in Milan next month in a special exhibition curated by Vogue.

Independent Day 4 July 2012

The 2012 national campaign featuring UK’s independent retailers has been launched by Skillsmart Retail, the Sector Skills Council for Retail. Independents’ Day encourages the public to buy at least buy one thing from their local, independent shop on 4th July 2012. Follow on @Retail_IndieDay Website where shops can download promotional posters and banners >   www.retailindieday.com

Fashion Business Register

Is your Sussex based fashion business involved with fashion? Pattern cutting, sample machining, press, film, web, photography, trend forecasting, stylist or fashion designer. The Fashion Trust operate a free business directory register which helps with all the enquiries received daily for a host of businesses. Takes three minutes to fill in a simple online register and we do not pass details onto third parties. Register > Fashion Trust

StartUp Loans

The StartUp Loans fund – New Entrepreneurs Loans – The Start-Up Loans fund will provide £2,500 to young entrepreneurs, those aged between 18 -24 year olds who submit a successful application including the creative industries. More information available. Read more > Brighton & Hove Business

Support for Creative and Cultural Skills

The National Skills Academy for Creative and Cultural will receive around £1.5 million helping to expand and open up opportunities for more than 1,200 new apprenticeships and craft training for young people across the jewellery, design and cultural heritage sectors. The NSA Creative and Cultural also plans to reach around 1.2 million young people through their careers information, advice and guidance material over the next 5 years. Sussex Downs College Eastbourne being one of the dedicated educational establishments. The colleges and education hubs up and down the country will work with a number of leading organisations and employers, for example the Goldsmiths’ Company, and the British Jewellers’ Association.

The Fashion Association of Britain – Pictures

The Fashion Trust – The Sussex Fashion Awards 2012 – welcomed The Fashion Association of Britain who gave us a great overview of this growing and prestige association – part of the BIRA group who have more than 7,000 independent store members. For pictures and news from the evening, Read more  > FAB

The Second Fashion Awards 2102

The Sussex Fashion Awards 2012 – nominations closing 12 June 2012

Retailers, Etailers, Designers, Manufacturers, Wholesalers, Models, Ambassadors, Photographers, Markets, Colleges, Universities, Shopping Centres, Trading Organisations … We have an Award for everyone

The Second Sussex Fashion Awards Final will be held Thursday evening 6 September 2012 – venue to be confirmed.  Nominated your business? You still can with more than 12 Awards up for grabs. Read more > About the Awards 

Up and Beyond

9- 14 June The University of Brighton Graduate Shows – an exhibition of more than 500 graduating students’ work. Read more > arts.brighton.ac.uk/graduate-show

Students at our local Sussex colleges can enter The Sussex Fashion Awards FREE of charge. Please contact us at info@fashionsussex.co.uk to confirm your entry. Take a look at http://www.fashionsussex.co.uk/about-the-awards

Get your special promotional banner today when you nominate your Sussex based fashion business in The Sussex Fashion Awards 2012 – Open for nominations for designers, services, and suppliers. Read more > Fashion Sussex

Arona Khan

With the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Ascot, Henley Regatta and more …  Sussex based Arona Khan now offers a fatnastic new range of Summer inspired fascinators.  Impress to dress. More information > Arona Khan

 May News

BIRA are holding Independent Retailer Month Sunday 1 July at Cranmore Park near Solihull. Places are limited to members -  For more information on the event read more > BIRA

Special invitation to FAB – BIRA

The Fashion Association of Britain – FAB – visited last month for an informative presentation and networking evening held at The Hilton Brighton Metropole for the regional independent retail fashion industry.

The Association is born out of BIRA, its sister Association, and now has 1100 members and growing with a real focus on independent fashion shops.

More information about how to come a member. Read more > Fashion Association of Britain

 News – Mary Portas Pilot

Mary Portas Pilot, a competition offering up to 1.2 million pounds handout to rejuvenate high streets across the UK, have been announced for 12 towns including Bedford, Croydon, Dartford, Bedminster, Liskeard, Margate, Market Rasen, Nelson, Newbiggin by the Sea, Stockport, Stockton on Tees, and Wolverhampton from more than 370 applications. There’s now a second competition with deadline date by 30 June due to being so popular. Read more > Mary Portas

Brighton Fashion Week

Brighton Fashion week kicks off for the eighth year 30 May until 3 June www.brightonfashionweek.com

 Internships

Internwise will connect you with exciting new work opportunities – a new Interns jobboard with quality intern accounts. It means you can

• Stay informed about internships and placements within your industry
• Find the people & knowledge you need to achieve your goals
• 100% FREE service for both employers and candidates

University News

Brighton University offers an active job placement/permanent placement team who have good relationships with many design, wholesale and retail companies including H&M, Abercrombie and Fitch. Placement situation changes all the time, with designers and brands coming and going depending on the Universities current cohort of students, their aspirations and skills. Recent placements include Peter Pilotto, Mary Katrantzou, Gareth Pugh, Giles and McQueen in London, as well as at Galliano, Donna Karan and John Rocha overseas.

Fashion Ambassador – Igor

Igor - won The Best Male Sussex Fashion Ambassador Award 2011 and has continued providing us with great world fashion and beauty pages at “Whats Happening Magazine”, also working at New York Fashion week and London. Igor has recently been helping young students to learn more about the fashion industry, especially about personal shopping/styling. Igor was judge at a recent Paris fashion event and again at the end of this month is a judge at Brighton’s Hot Model competition. Read more >  Igor Personal Style 

The Sussex Fashion Awards – Latest News

We’ve teamed up with Brightons Next Hot Model competition whose finals are 25 May  2012 at The Old Market, Hove and the winners will receive automatic entrance into ‘The Best Model in The Sussex Fashion Awards’.

Students at our local Sussex colleges can enter FREE of charge. Please contact us at info@fashionsussex.co.uk to confirm your entry. Take a look at http://www.fashionsussex.co.uk/about-the-awards

Brightons Next Hot Model Competition

We’ve teamed up with Brightons Next Hot Model and the winners will receive automatic entrance into ‘The Best Model in Sussex Award’.

The hard decisions are now being made after 4 heats as to which 12 girls and 12 boys make it to the Grand Final at The Old Market, Hove on Friday May 25th. Tickets available now for the Grand Final at The Old Market Box Office 01273 201 801 and also from their website www.theoldmarket.com

 Nominate your fashion business today

Get your special promotional banner today when you nominate your Sussex based fashion business in The Sussex Fashion Awards 2012 – Open for nominations for designers, services, and suppliers. Read more >  Fashion Sussex

The Queens Diamond Jubilee

Fashion Sussex are proud to promote The Queens Diamond Jubilee – a celebration of the 60 years 2012 – Her Majesty as Monarch – A fantastic opportunity to promote ‘All Things British’ – Read more > about the life and times with events being staged around the UK. Read More >  The official website of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

Brighton’s Next Hot Model

The fourth and final heat of Brighton’s Next Hot Model Search – Madame Geisha on East Street, Brighton – between 7pm and 10pm – and then after that the hard decisions will be made as to which 12 girls and 12 boys make it to the Grand Final at The Old Market, Hove on Friday May 25th. Tickets available now for the Grand Final at The Old Market Box Office 01273 201 801 and also from their website www.theoldmarket.com

 Window and Instore Promotions

Shops around Sussex are begining to celebrate the forthcoming Queens Diamond Jubilee 2012 with countless window displays and instore promotions and nearly 150 Union Jack flags line Oxford Street London W1 promoting the shopping area as one of the best shopping places in the UK.

 

 

 

Cascade

Growing online business, Cascade,  holding workshops early May for all those interested in eco -recycling of clothing at their popup shop in Lewes Sussex. Further information available from their website. Read more > Cascade Style

Clothkits

Congratulations to Clothkits who have opened their new store in Chichester, 1-2 StPancras open Monday to Saturday 9.30am – 5pm

V&A London

British Glamour since 1950 – learn how to create a couture corset bodice based upon the dress designs of this period led by Brighton based Fashion Designer Juliana Sissons at the V&A Museum 15 – 17 June 2012. Part of the special British Design Season at the V&A. Read more > Fashion Sussex

 Maria Pulley

A new exhibition at the Oxmarket Centre Chichester starts 8 May 2012 until 13 May 2012 by Maria Pulley, fashion designer, celebrating the art of pattern cutting.

Interested in a career in fashion? – Great opportunity to view part of the art of fashion design and manufacturing.

 

 

 

 

 

Independants Day

The 2012 national Campaign featuring UK’s independent retailers has been launched by Skillsmart Retail, the Sector Skills Council for Retail. Independents’ Day encourages the public to buy at least buy one thing from their local, independent shop on 4th July 2012. Over the next two months, retailers are encouraged to download the campaign posters from www.retailindieday.com, to celebrate the day in their stores and join forces with other retailers and town centre teams to hold special events to capture the public’s imagination. Read more > Twitter @Retail_IndieDay – facebook.com/independentsday website – www.retailindieday.com

Worthings Fashionable

How to be a fashionable ” yummy Mummy/Gorgeous Grandma” presented by Gay Rchardson, personal stylist based in Worthing, Sussex, held at Barneys Cafe Bar, 7.30pm to 9pm, 11 May 2012. Tickets are £12.00 including a drink on arrival – call 01903 538774 for more information > Fashion Sussex News

Brighton’s Next Hot Model Competition gets underway

The Fashion Trust – Sussex Fashion Awards are pleased to sponsor Brighton’s Next Hot Model – the Brighton & Hove City Model – last heat 11 May 2012 and grand final 25 May 2012 – an event not to be missed . Read more > www.brightonsnexthotmodel.com

April 2012

Sussex Fashion Awards 2012

Get your special promotional pack when nominating your business for The Sussex Fashion Awards 2012 - nominate today online at www.fashionsussex.co.uk/nominate/

Jane Busby

Just a few places left -  FREE style and shopping evening at Hobbs, Brighton on Wednesday 2nd May 6.30-8.30pm.  Jane will be offering trend advice and style tips, there will be bubbly, nibbles and 20% off any purchases made on the evening.

Brighton’s Next Hot Model Event

The Finals to be held end of May 2012 - promises to be an exciting evening and heats being held now throughout April 2012 with a top judge lineup - and prizes -  Read more > www.brightonsnexthotmodel.com

Felt Making courses

Small one-day workshops for up to 3 people held in Littlehampton, West Sussex. Workshops run from 10am to 4pm with a break for lunch. Tea/coffee and biscuits are included. Dates include Sat 25th February / Sat 24th March / Sat 21st April / Sat 19th May / Sat 16th June Further information available  by email  csworkshops@btinternet.com

 

 

 

 

March 

Follow us on Twitter

We now have a dedicated twitter – follow our tweets www.twitter.com/FashionAwards12

V&A New Exhibition

British Glamour since 1950 – learn how to create a couture corset bodice based upon the dress designs of this period led by Brighton based Fashion Designer Juliana Sissons at the V&A Museum 15 – 17 June 2012. Part of the special British Design Season at the V&A. Read more > Fashion Sussex

Lulu Guinness Sussex Fashion Judge

Delighted that Martin Mason, CEO for the International Fashion firm, Lulu Guinness picked up the HSBC prestigious Business Thinking 2012 at London’s National History Museum. Lulu Guinness will be eligible to receive up to £6 million in lending and financial rewards of up to £120,000. The event was attended by leading UK business figures and personalities together with HSBC Business Thinking Regional Finalists.

Martin Mason, CEO of HSBC banking award winner and expanding International Fashion Firm stated …

“I am elated. It’s a real recognition of the hard work everyone has put in over the last couple of years. Our business has grown and it’s down to our people and the fact that everyone is empowered to deliver and there’s real energy within this company. We’re a true entrepreneurial company”

… Lulu Guinness designs and produces handbags, clutches, luggage, cosmetic bags, umbrellas, compacts, notebooks, keyrings, expanded through standalone shops, export and country licensing. Read more >Fashion Sussex Exporting

Read more > Sussex Fashion Award Judge, Mentor and International CEO, Martin Mason at HSBC

Tendered for the Olympic Games 2012 ?

Has your Sussex Fashion business taken up the challenge and tendered for work for The London Games 2012? – UK Fashion & Textiles wants to hear from fashion businesses and tell them about your experiences and how the events will increase your sales. Simply email info@UKFT.ORG

Independents Day 4 July – Prepare Now

The 2012 national Campaign featuring UK’s independent retailers has just been launched by Skillsmart Retail, the Sector Skills Council for Retail.

Independents’ Day encourages the public to buy at least buy one thing from their local, independent shop on 4th July 2012.

Never has there been a better time to celebrate than in the very busy Queens Diamond Jubilee Year – Torch Relay around Great Britain – the UK Olympic and Paralympic Games – to give custom to our local independent stores.

Over the next four months, retailers will be encouraged to download the campaign posters from www.retailindieday.com, celebrate the day in their stores and join forces with other retailers and town centre teams to hold special events to capture the public’s imagination.

Read more > Twitter @Retail_IndieDay – facebook.com/independentsday  website - www.retailindieday.com

There is a common belief that success in design relies largely on the ‘portfolio’ – the ‘outcome’ of design as opposed to its ‘activity or process’. Students experience this phenomena early in their career with the importance placed on the end year show – the display of the outcome of design that clients so crave in order to gauge a designer’s worth.

Would a professional accreditation which requires continual professional
development address this anomaly and provide those commissioning, employing or engaging designers with a basis upon which to choose a designer in keeping with other professions?

If so then such a professional accreditation must sit firmly within design
education in order that designers are fit for purpose when graduating and are committed to their continual development as professionals rather than
focussing on the continual development of their portfolio.

The day’s activities will focus on the need for the professional qualification of Chartered Designer, how best to integrate it into design education and how design education may support its on-going delivery.

An audience of academics, students in their final year, recent graduates, design practitioners and employers will have the opportunity to hear the views of design sector stakeholders on the topic and to input during sessions.

This is the first of a series of consultations to be held by CSD in order to inform the introduction of a Register of Chartered Designers. Places are limited and there will be a high demand so please reserve your place NOW by emailing > csd@csd.org.uk

Brighton’s Next Hot Model 2012

The Finals to be held end of May 2012 promise to be an exciting evening and include judges Sophie Anderton, top British model, along with Mark Wolley of Electric hair studios, Igor Szric Cartledge, top fashion stylist and Sussex Fashion Award Winner 2011, and now there’s news that actor Winston Ellis, of The Dark Knight and Pirates of the Caribbean film fame as well British TV including Casualty & Holby City along with John Bruce, who was a model scout and booker for Premier Models and Nev’s will complete the judge line up to this special event to be held in Brighton & Hove, Sussex. Read more >   www.brightonsnexthotmodel.com

Mike Shorer

Award winning goldsmith, Mike Shorer shares more of some of winning designs and news with his ‘Jyotish Jewellery’ range – all made in Sussex.  Read more > Fashion Sussex

Sussex Fashion Awards 2012

We supply all businesses that have been nominated with a promotional banner to use – get yours – get your business nominated in the Awards now!

To those businesses who are nominated we supply a special banner

Sussex Fashion Students 2012/2013

National Student Money Week – The Student Loans Company is urging English students to apply for their 2012/13 funding during National Student Money Week – 12 – 16 March 2012 – to ensure their funding is in place at the start of term. Read more > Student Loans 

Sussex Fashion Elite

Brighton University welcomes home top International fashion designer Julien Macdonald as guest speaker at UK’s The Fashion Fringe Award special evening, 19 March 2012, one of 6 leading universities up and down the country hosting these special events.

The Fashion Fringe Award competition is organised by Colin McDowell, who initiated the event in recognition that not all fashion industry professionals and students can be London-based and aims to connect regions with London offering the winner a fantastic two-year development package. Read more > Fashion Fringe

Calls for applications to the Fashion Fringe Award

The competition is organised by Colin McDowell, who initiated the event in recognition that not all fashion industry professionals and students can be London-based. The aim is to help connect young talent in the UK regions with the London fashion scene.

Each year, three finalists of the Fashion Fringe award get the opportunity to produce their first solo collection for a catwalk show at London Fashion Week, gaining them instant acknowledgement from the industry. The overall winner receives a two-year development package, which includes a mixture of financial support, business advice, mentoring and an equipped studio at Somerset House in central London, to set up and sustain their business. This event at Brighton University is an internal event for current students. Read more > Fashion Fringe

#GREAT2012

British Manufactured Products

The Fashion Trust is a keen promoter of fashion British manufacturing and has been encouraging local businesses to look at these possibilities wherever possible. Never has there been a better time to look at the possibilities of British manufacturing in preference to overseas markets for bespoke and short run fashion manufacturing.

The GREAT Campaign is VisitBritains tourism campaign launched this month by Jeremy Hunt, The Secretary of State for Culture Media Sport, hoping to attract an additional 4.5 million tourists during 2012 into the UK.  Promoting ‘all things British’ in time to celebrate The Queens Diamond Jubilee - The London 2012 Games – The London Cultural Festival.

The ‘Shopping is Great Britain’ campaign is part of ‘The GREATS’ and how Brighton, Hove and Sussex fashion businesses can take every opportunity to market their products and services during this important Olympic year.

Great British companies and organisations including the National Grid, BT, Burberry, McLaren, the Premier League, the London Stock Exchange, BAFTA, Land Rover Jaguar, British Airways, Virgin, ARM, Space NK, Laureus Foundation, Coutts, Universal Music, CBI and Mulberry are supporting the campaign. Other well-known companies such as Facebook UK, Google UK, EON Productions and Sony Pictures have also pledged support, with more to be announced.

Top British figures in sport, fashion, design, film and music, including Sir Paul Smith, Vivienne Westwood, Sir Richard Branson, Denise Lewis, Vicitoria Beckham and James Bond will take part in the campaign as ambassadors for GREAT.

Brighton & Hove Business Days event 22 March 2012 offers opportunities for businesses to hear expert advice about how they can get involved with private one-to-one booked slots. Read more > Brighton & Hove Business

BIRA

Are you a budding retailer and aged under 35? – Do you know of a work colleague who is a rising star BIRA – The British Independents Retailers Association is looking for that retailer who can win the chance of a place to attend this summer’s prestigious Oxford Summer School by entering the 2012 bira UK Young Retailer of the Year Awards 2012. Read more > BIRA

Amber Burge

Up-market, and original way to wrap your merchandise. Amber is a gift-wrapping expert and advise retailers on how best to give their precious products the WOW factor. No cellophane and curly ribbon. Great products need gorgeous gift-wrapping, top quality packaging to fortify your brand, teach your staff how to gift-wrap or provide exquisite wrapping for special people and events. Read more > Amber Burge

National Careers Week

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 – 9 March National Careers Week is a celebration of Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance. The purpose is to promote and share good quality careers resources amongst career professionals, job seekers, parents and students.

Register online and receive lots of resources and careers information every day. Download the official poster > start planning your Careers Week now

Coast Stores

Coast Stores offer students a special 20% off deal – simply pop into the store and enjoy their Spring 2012 ranges – ideal for weddings, balls, parties and special occassions including the Brighton East Street Sussex Store.  

NUS A3 Landscape 20%

Doug Richard’s Web Fuelled Business – Brighton Bootcamp 27 March

 

This one day bootcamp is designed for all small businesses, entrepreneurs and social enterprises that want to grow their business fast online. Led by Doug Richard, from TV’s Dragon’s Den, this FREE practical bootcamp immerses you in the strategies, tools and techniques required to find and close customers via the internet and manage your business more effectively using web-based tools and solutions.

Every business, whether it’s a brand new startup, local shop or small business needs to know how to establish an identity across the web, build a brand through social media, mass media and search engine marketing, find customers through pay per click and viral media marketing, and build a website that truly closes sales. Every company needs to leverage the internet to run their business more efficiently and more cost effectively.

Register now on the Web-Fuelled Business website to book your place.

27 March 2012 – Doug Richard’s Web Fuelled Business – Brighton Bootcamp

9 -17:30 Chichester House The University of Sussex

Copyright 2012 Douglas Richard Ltd. All Rights Reserved

February

The Made By Campaign

 

 

 

The Made By Campaign started a year ago by The Sussex Fashion Trust and Brighton & Hove Business – highlighting the regions need for more products to be available that are Made By Britain – Made By Sussex – Made By Brighton & Hove – for the change in profile of regional tourism expected during 2012.

Summer 2011, Julius Arthur Quinn, a post-graduate fashion student from Brighton University, produced a dedicated portfolio of Olympic inspired designs. Designs were versatile and translated into graphics being used in various promotional projects highlighting the diversity of designs, promoting the various regional products on offer.

Sussex businesses can meet with representatives from the Olympic organising body LOCOG 22 March 2012 and find out how their business could still benefit by this campaign in this special year. Read more > Brighton & Hove Business

Fashion and Flag

Visitors to Brighton & Hove, Sussex, will be able to view selected Union Jack inspired fashions during summer 2012 at Brighton Museum. The Fashion and The Flag free exhibition will open 1 May until 25 November 2012 featuring a number of top British fashion designers including Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, Jasper Conran, John Rocha, Alice Temperley, Stephen Jones, Barbour and Doctor Martens.

Cascade

New brand Cascade Style is going from strength to strength after a successful launch evening in January with further events planned during March in both Brighton & Lewes, the sustainable workshop and wardrobe surgery fashion business featuring exclusive designs in womenswear. Next event 18 March in Brighton followed by 22 March in Lewes Sussex. Cascade are also looking for a number of people to work with on Cascade’s ‘wardrobe remake’ service. Read more > Cascade Style

Creative workshops and sustainable style events  Make with Mother | Sunday 18th March 2012 | 4.00-6.00pm | Metrodeco, Brighton A creative workshop and afternoon tea with or for your Mum – make something lovely then eat something lovely. Tickets cost £38 per person. An evening of sustainable style | Thursday 22nd March 2012 | 7.00-11.00pm | the Needlemakers, Lewes

FairTrade Fortnight

Brightons Next Hot Model

The Sussex Fashion Awards 2012 is pleased to be supporting Brightons Next Hot Model which starts searching for the new face in Brighton 2012 from April 2012. Hostess for the Grand Final Miss Stephanie Starlet will be leading the way on 25 May at The Old Market Hove. Current locational shot of Stephanie at Hotel Pelirocco welcomes the inspiration from the 1950′s era, with more than a nod to Diana Dors and Sophia Loren.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 www.brightonsnexthotmodel.com

ACID

Sussex fashion based designers can seek advice and help from ACID (Anti Copying in Design) a membership lead organisation, committed to raising awareness and encouraging respect for intellectual property and specifically worked with the fashion industry for more than 30 years and there’s further opportunities to visit the Brighton & Hove Business Events Day – free business event 22 March 2012 – with the Intellectual Property Office visiting, providing help and advice for fashion businesses. Read more > Brighton & Hove Business

The traditional time of year for wedding shows and exhibitions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing Made By Britain bespoke designs and creations, Maria Pulley has been designing and making Wedding dresses from her West Sussex studios to order for over 30 years and she works closely with her clients to create unique pieces.  “The secret to looking radiant on the big day is being yourself, feeling comfortable and looking effortless” states Maria. Read more >Maria Pulley

A fabulous stunning bridal shoot by fashion photographer and Eastbourne based Luke Woodford featuring bespoke bridal wear designed by Kevin Freeman of Renaissance Creative Designs of Brighton, Sussex, who recently was finalist in The Sussex Fashion Awards 2011 with photo cover featured by Vogue Italia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maria Pulley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maria is an independent fashion designer with studios based in West Sussex, working to commission and develops a closeworking relationship with clients to design and make unique made to measure pieces for special occasions and bridalwear for more than 30 years. A collection is produced once or twice a year using wherever possible British made fabrics and trimmings. The current collection is called Horizon and explores ways of forming shapes without vertical seams and a dress is pictured above from the range.

Maria has dressed celebrities such as Kate Mosse, and has a inspiring portfolio at Maria Pulley

Maria is also involved with local events such as The Goodwood Revival during September each year, heralding vintage collections, and also has demonstrated a keen awareness through her recycled ranges.

Maria will be exhibiting her work at the Oxmarket Gallery, Chichester in May. This will not only consist of a collection of dresses but also the background research, sketches, photographs, paintings, samples and deconstructed patterns showing the whole process of building a collection, from the initial ideas and designs through to the pattern making. This exhibition will celebrate the art of the pattern cutter. Read more > Maria Pulley

Mike Shorer

Mike Shorer has been working as a jewellery designer for more than 30 years and based in Sussex since 1995. He’s been asked to make all sorts of designs from fine jewellery to objets d’art and trophies and made jewellery pieces for Royalty, Rock and Rollers, Sports, TV and film stars as well as trophies for major sports and TV events and a specialist of gemstones. He has a website packed full of music celebrities receiving his designer trophies including Sharon and Ozzi Osbourne, Oasis, Paul Weller, U2 Bono, and Coldplay to name a few, commissioned through Theo Fennell Plc. Mike ‘s bespoke jewellery and trophies have won him major awards including the Goldsmiths’ Craft Council Awards. Read more > Mike Shorer Jewellery

BBC Dragons’ Den returns

If you have a great idea or invention and looking for cash then make space in your diary – 23 February 2012 – 11 am to 4 pm at The Holiday Inn Seafront Brighton. Businesss Admission FREE by registering online before 23 February. Read more > Brighton & Hove Business Days Event

The Made By Campaign – Made By Britain – Made By Sussex – Made By Brighton & Hove.

With an anticipated change in tourist profile across Sussex during the Olympic buildup starting with The Torch Relay landing in Britain 18 May 2012, and continuing over the summer months, businesses were being urged during Autumn 2011, and continually, to consider their domestic marketing strategies and buy British manufactured products to retail, wherever possible, for tourists visiting the UK and regionally across Sussex, to take home with them souvenirs and momentos made from the region.

Summer 2011, Julius Arthur Quinn, a post-graduate designer from Brighton University, nominated in the MP’s ‘Made By Britain’ Hove & Portslade entry, designed a portfolio of Olympic inspired designs for fashions for the UK, Sussex and Brighton & Hove on behalf of The Sussex Fashion Trust. Designs were versatile and translated into graphics which could be used for various business 2012 promotional projects highlighting the diversity of designs and of course, promoting the various regional products on offer. Read more > ‘Made By’ project

 

 

The Fashion Association of Britain

Fashion Indies now have all the help they need with a dedicated Trade Association, part of BIRA, launched this week at PURE, London and with the help of retail expert Eric Musgrave. Judge for our 2011 Fashion Sussex Awards, Eric has an extensive retail career and laterly Director at UKFT. For more information about how FAB – The Fashion Association of Britain – can help your store read more > The Fashion Association of Britain

Arona Khan

With the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the wedding season, the London Games 2012, and other gift-giving occasions on the horizon, Arona Khan offers expert solutions for fashion businesses, to ensure great repeat business, creating hampers and gift baskets that impress customers, friends and family. From April 2012 onwards Arona is operating essential hands-on one-day courses in London, Birmingham and Oxford. > Gift Wrapping Made Easy

Alex Turchyn

Alex is a representative of The House of Colour and a fashion stylist. The House of Colour have just issued their Trend Report Colour Guide for Spring/Summer 2012 which is downloadable here > Report  Please contact alex directly at alexandra.turchyn@houseof colour for more information.

Clothkits Shop

Clothkits the established sewing brand based in Chichester has half term workshop sewing fun for the kids through to 18 February. Take a look at classes and times online at > Clothkits     

Protecting Your Growing Brand

Brighton & Hove and Sussex boasts a strong and growing creative industry including fashion. To help business flourish and grow further, The Intellectual Property will be visiting the Brighton & Hove Business Days free business events 23 February 2012, Holiday Inn Brighton, providing assistance to firms who may be needing to protect their growing brands, their intellectual property rights and seeking general help and advice.

• Commission designs - don’t copy
• Don’t sell copies of someone else’s designs
• Don’t instruct someone else to copy designs
• Do use reputable suppliers and designers to produce original designs

Some general guidelines delivered by ACID, the leading protection organisation for the fashion industry highlight – more help available from their website. Read more  >  ACID

Register online your attendance to visit the event today > Brighton & Hove Business Days

British Fashion Council

Fash/On Film is a new British Fashion Council initiative sponsored by the retail store group River Island. The scheme aims to support and develop relationships between fashion designers and film makers, providing a showcasing opportunity at London Fashion Week. It recognises the ongoing growth of fashion film as an important creative product of the industry and London’s position at the centre of this film revolution.

Launching this new initiative, River Island will produce a short film showcasing their new Design Forum collection designed by Royal College of Art graduate Julian J Smith; it’s premiere being during London Fashion Week.

As part of this new Fash/On Film showcase there will be special filming presentations during the late Spring in London. It sees the launch of its first nationwide search for emerging film making talent, inviting up-and-coming creatives to submit film ideas in response to a brief set by a leading British designer in conjunction with Fash/On Film.

Read more > British Fashion Council

BBC Dragons’ Den returns

If you have a great idea or invention and looking for cash then make space in your diary – 23 February 2012 – 11 am to 4 pm at The Holiday Inn Seafront Brighton. Businesss Admission FREE. Read more > Brighton & Hove Business Days Event 

Jobs

We are frequently receiving enquiries and now have a dedicated page for job and training information. If you are an employer looking to recruit across Sussex, then we can provide an online additional platform to your usual recruitment. Our Jobs page > Fashion Sussex Jobs 

Apprenticeship Week

Apprenticeship Week has been launched this week 6- 10 February 2012 and set to be the biggest Apprenticeship Week so far, with over 500 events across the country celebrating the countless achievements of learners and employers. Skillset (the sector skills council for the creative industries) in partnership with the National Apprenticeships Service (NAS), and supported by the Government, have pledged to work with 300 businesses in industries such as fashion, media and design to deliver 500 apprenticeships. The first places are set to be offered in September 2012. Many of these businesses are small firms who from next week will be able to apply for an incentive payment of £1,500 to take on their first apprentice in 2012/13. Read more > Local fashion job information

The Queens Diamond Jubilee

The Queen celebrates 60 years as Monarch in 2012. New website celebrates Her Majesty’s life and times and is the official source for announcements and information about the Diamond Jubilee which officially starts 6 February 2012 The official website of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

Jane Busby

Jane is a special Brighton & Hove based personal stylist and personal shopper and offers special gift vouchers for Spring 2012 whether for mum, friend or partner and even valentines. Jane was voted as Female Ambassador of the Year in the recent 2011 Sussex Fashion Awards www.janebusby.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 

Brightons Next Hot Model

Brighton’s Next Hot Model tickets for the Grand Final are now on sale available from www.theoldmarket.com or the box office bycalling 01273 201 801. There’s limited availability promosing a great night of entertainment, live music, fashion show and charity auction for The Sussex Beacon. The Fashion Trust – Sussex Fashion Awards 2012 are delighted to be supporting this new event for the fashion modelling industry.

Charlotte, The Forgotten Princess

Dress for Success, the highly rated lifestyle exhibition of Regency Brighton and England dress now closes it’s doors this month and makes way for new exhibits from The Charlotte, the Forgotten Princess Exhibition, running from 10 March 2012 to March 2013 at The Royal Pavilion and Museums, Brighton, Sussex.

Charlotte The Forgotten Princess

Kevin Freeman

The Sussex Fashion Trust are thrilled to hear that Kevin Freeman of Renaissance Creative based in Brighton, Sussex Fashion Awards Design Finalist 2011,  is dressing Sophie Anderton, top British model for 18 years, who is judging Brighton’s New Hot Model Competition in May 2012. The dress will then be auctioned for Sussex Beacon, the local nominated charity.

Further Sussex Trust Award Winners 2011 include Judge Igor Srzic Cartledge, voted Sussex Fashion Ambassador and Walk in Wardrobe offering hiring opportunities and outfits who have been voted by the public as The Best Fashion Place to Shop in Sussex 2011.

Igor Srzic Cartledge

www.walkinwardrobe.co.uk

www.brightonsnexthotmodel.com 

 

 

EDIT Boutique

Great new online presence from EDIT BOUTIQUE in Cuckfield -Sussex Fashion Award Winner 2011 www.editboutique.net – Fab giveaways now online or shop in the high street at edit boutique Church street, Cuckfield @editboutique

Brighton’s Next Hot Model

Brighton’s Next Hot Model are looking for undiscovered boys & girls, who if they win, will walk away with a photoshoot in Dubai. There are 4 heats every Friday at Madame Geisha, starting April 20th, culminating in the Grand Final on May 25th at The Old Market, and with Sophie Anderton heading the judging panel this promises to be a much talked about event! Sussex Fashion Awards – The Fashion Trust are pleased to be suporting this event and some of our winners from 2011 will be supporting this event and attending. Full details read more > www.brightonsnexthotmodel.com

 

 

 Suzie Turner

Our special photo shoot campaign celebrating St Valentines features a beautiful pale green silk couture organza corset dress adorned with hand-twisted roses featuring water droplet swarovski crystals by Susie Turner who was voted Sussex Fashion Designer of The Year Award 2011. Photography by Sarah Bird winner Sussex Fashion Photographer of the Year 2011 and features Tess Dimos Sussex Fashion Model of The Year 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Katherine Tansell

Valentine’s Fashion Show at Madame Geishas in aid of Jubilee Action. Friday 10 February 2012 8pm ’til 11pm. Jubilee Action is an International charity that rescues and protects children facing serious injustices. The evening promises to be fabulously sparkly with gorgeous new dresses, prizes to be auctioned off and a very special celebrity guest from The Only Way is Essex! Tickets available at Walk In Wardrobe, Hove Boutique, voted ‘the place to shop in the 2011 Sussex Fashion Awards – or telephone Madame Geisha’s ticket hotline on 01273 770847 at East Street, BN1 1NF Brighton, United Kingdom.

www.walkinwardrobe.co.uk

 

January

Are you a fashion related business that would like to win one of the twelve coveted Sussex Fashion Awards 2012 this year?

Only one nomination is required online, but is your business ready to be judged by professionals?

• Is your business website looking fantastic and with up-to-the-minute copy and designs?
• Does your business have full contact details available online?
• Is your business engaging with its customers by using social media fully?
• Has your business a marketing plan and schedule for 2012?
• Has your business media coverage planned and already achieved?
• Has your business customer testimonials about your services on your website?
• Has your business organised any events for your customers?
• So whats new about your business for judges to look at online?

Judges will be glancing over nominations after 8 April 2012 when the awards close and judging commences.

Stage one of the competition judging is sifting through all the nominations and looking at those businesses from an online prospective. Finalists will be chosen from these online nominations.

Stage two of the competition finalists will be notified and invited to present a short summary of their business to the judges. Start making your business plans now to win one of the 12 coveted awards 2012.

Start making your business plans now to win one of the 12 coveted awards.

Kevin Freeman

Kevin Freeman, the Design Director of Renaissance, dresses the celebs again. Natalie Cassidy and to some of us, better known as Sonia from East Enders, wears Renaissance elevating her stunning new looks in this current issue of Grazia magazine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Originally created for Natalie to wear whilst hosting a fashion show in London back in November, this leather and silk fishtail gown has more recently been used to illustrate Natalie’s popularity and new found confidence in the national press. This image has been used in Closer, OK, Heat and now Grazia magazine. Kevin Freeman was finalist in the Sussex Fashion Designer of the Year Award 2011

www.renaissancecreativedesign.com

Arona Khan

 

 

 

 

Arona Khan is a gift wrapping expert. The company offers specialised services that make a difference creating a unique and effective offer for your business, increases customer loyalty and generates repeat business. Prepare for the natural retail promotions such as Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Easter, and The Queens Diamond Jubilee now. There’s a pay-to-view DVD, a training course that staff can learn how to create that something special and gift vouchers available. www.aronakhan.com

The ‘GREATS’ Campaign

‘The Greats’ Campaign has been especially launched to promote ‘all things British’ in time to celebrate for The Queens Diamond Jubilee and The London 2012 Games including a dedicated ‘Shopping is Great’ poster.

Great British companies and organisations including fashion supremo Mulberry are supporting the campaign and top British figures in fashion including Sir Paul Smith and Dame Vivienne Westwood.

LOCOG representatives – The huge organising body behind the Olympic Games – will be explaining the ‘Shopping is Great Britain’ campaign and how Brighton, Hove and Sussex fashion businesses can take every opportunity to market their products and services during this important year.

The Sussex fashion industry is invited to the series of FREE presentations being provided by Brighton & Hove Business 23 February 2012, at The Holiday Inn Brighton Seafront, Sussex, promoting ‘The Greats’ Campaign for The Queens Diamond Jubilee and @London 2012. The presentations include other topics such as Business Contingency Preparation, ‘Leaders’, Last Tendering availability. Read More > Seminars and Workshops page 

 Juliana Sissons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Esquisite designs inspired from the armour section of the Medieval and Renaissance Rooms, researched and developed at The V&A Museum in London. Juliana participated in the V&A’s artist in residency programme and was displayed at The Galleries during 2011. A range of developmental knitted pieces – like armour they can be worn altogether or in a selection of pieces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

e  juliana.sissons@ntlworld.com

Cascade Style

Cascade launches it’s new Restore Revive Remake fashion business at Brighton’s Metro Deco Sussex 26 January 2012 – for all fashionistas that love recycling, renewing, reworking, vintage and generally love sustainable styled fashion stories 6.30pm – 10pm www.cascadestyle.co.uk

Click here > Cascade’s special invitation to you 

Kevin Freeman

A fabulous stunning bridal shoot by fashion photographer and Eastbourne based Luke Woodford www.imbourne.com  Bridal wear designed by Kevin Freeman of Renaissance Creative Designs of Brighton, Sussex, who recently was finalist in The Sussex Fashion Awards 2011 with photo cover featured by Vogue Italia. www.renaissancecreativedesign.com

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Suzie Turner

A wonderful way to start 2012 – This wonderful fully corseted feather dress features on our special ‘The Fashion Trust – New Year Greetings 2012′ email campaign designed by The Sussex Fashion Designer of the Year 2011 winner – Suzie Turner from her current couture collection – strictly designed and made to order – Photography by Sarah Bird shot at The Hilton Brighton Metropole. www.suzieturner.com

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