Undiscovered Fashion Designers – We’re looking for undiscovered fashion designers across Sussex. Major TV film company wants to discover you by summer 2012. Great opportunity. Deadline for entry coming up very soon. Read more > Fashion Sussex Jobs

 The Sussex Fashion Trust new audio slideshows – The First Sussex Fashion Awards 

Audio/slideshow from The Sussex Fashion Trust with MP Mike Weatherley representing Hove & Portslade,  and Jake Leith Chair of The Institute of Chartered Designers and Head of Fashion, Brighton University discussing their roles as trustees including the Creative Industries, Intellectual Property Rights, Brighton University and future growth of fashion acrosss Sussex.

and   audio/slideshow with judges, trustees, nominees and visitors at the finalists announcements held recently at The Grand Hotel Brighton. Audios from judges including the retail director of REISS Fashion Stores, BM Models, Frances Tobin, ABC Magazine executives,  ETC Magazine and trustees Mike Weatherley MP and Jake Leith. 

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 The First Sussex Fashion Awards – UK’s regional fashion at its best

The Sussex Fashion Trust is delighted to announce Suzie Turner as winner of the prestigious Sussex Fashion Designer of The Year Award 2011.

Eleven other winners from the fashion industry across Sussex, UK, were honoured at the lunchtime event held at The Royal York Brighton, September 2011.

The Awards saw numerous regional industry figures gather, for the first time, hosted by trustees Jake Leith, President Elect of The Chartered Society of Designers, and Head of Business & Professional Practice for Fashion & Textiles (and Design & Craft) at the University of Brighton, and Mike Weatherley MP representing Hove & Portslade.

The Sussex Fashion Emerging Talent Award 2011 went to young designer, Julius Arthur Quinn, an ex graduate of Brighton University with fantastic print ability, and renowned and influential ladies wear stockist, Katherine Tansell of Walk in Wardrobe, won The Best Place to Shop Award 2011.

The fabulous stunning collection, and highly praised exhibition, ‘Dress for Excess’ was awarded The Sussex Fashion Outstanding Achievement Award 2011, to the team headed up by Martin Pel at Brighton Museum, whilst Sarah Bird won Fashion Photographer of the Year Award 2011.

All Awards were decided by public nominations this year, and included the sustainability store, Gossypium, as the winner of the Sussex Fashion ECO Award and following on, Tess Georgia as Sussex Fashion Model of the Year 2011.

Brighton & Hove legendary stylist Igor Srzic Cartledge tied with dashing Gresham Blake, the tailor, for the title of Sussex Best Fashion Ambassador Male 2011, whilst a similar situation was entertained with Liz Bishop, of Brighton Fashion Week, and Jane Busby, stylist for Sussex Best Fashion Ambassador Female.  

Sussex Fashion Independent Retailer of the Year Award 2011, was won by Peggs & Son, Brighton. This Award received many differing public nominations. 

Edit Boutique of Haywards Heath Sussex was voted The Best place to Spend £250 and finally Vintage Owl Boutique won the Sussex e’tailer of the Year Award 2011.

“This is the first year and I am delighted that so many nominations were made by the public for our thriving fashion industry” stated Mike Weatherley MP and trustee

“This year’s Sussex Fashion Award winners represent a great selection of regional fashion talent from fantastic emerging young design talent, across all industry sectors, to the Fashion ECO award” stated Jake Leith trustee

The Sussex Fashion Trust, a charity, was set up during 2010. Its primary aim to heighten visibility, engage buyers with fashion designers, increase manufacturing and export of fashions from the local region.

The Trust offers soft mentoring support, one to one with top professional industry specialists, and online regional support information to showcase fashion.

The Sussex Fashion Awards initiative was designed as part of the programme to heighten visibility of the fashion industry in the South of England. 

Magazine of The First Sussex Fashion Awards – pdf download

http://fashionsussex.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/FashionSussexMag1.pdf

For more information please call 07864971662 Email info@fashionsussex.co.uk Website  www.fashionsussex.co.uk

Fantastic opportunity for Brighton & Hove retailers to prepare for Christmas trade 2011 with a special one- to-one “Dressed for Success” visual merchandising courses being held by Metamorphosis, the South East’s leading visual merchandising company for indies >  contact 0845 437 9648

Essential to book your place for the spotlight on Professional Accreditation.  28 March 2012. Brighton University welcomes The Chartered Society of Designers. There is a common belief that success in design relies largely on the ‘portfolio’ …  Read more > Fashion Sussex

The Fashion Trust – Sussex Fashion Awards – is a charity. Many homegrown fashion professionals are donating their time to help other young people achieve higher status. You may not like fashion but there’s millions of people that do and need clothing everyday. We’d appreciate the service restored please. www.twitter.com/FashionSussex 

Are you a fashion business that would like to win one of the twelve fabulous Sussex Fashion Awards 2012 this year? 14 businesses celebrated their new status across Sussex last year when they won The Sussex Fashions 2011.  Read more and how to enter > Fashion Sussex

Recent reports are showing that the proportion of store groups expecting a boost from the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Torch Relay, the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games, and the London 2012 Festival have more than doubled since last summer with just 150 days to go. Businesses are being urged to ensure that they have ordered supplies over the busy summer period with so many events taking place. Recent reports continually reveal that many businesses have conceded that they may well face problems this year when trying to directly source certain supplies for their businesses. Read more > information

Footfall in December 2011 rose by 5.1% compared to the previous year with local High Streets benefiting the most from the increase in shopper numbers, according to retail footfall specialist Springboard. Its National High Street Index Annual Review indicated that consumers are choosing to ‘shop local’ in order to avoid petrol, transport and parking costs. Although a slow build-up to the Christmas trading week, 2011 traded was more positive than first expected. Like-for-like sales were up 2.2% year-on-year in December, with clothing and footwear among the star performers, according to data published by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

Seasons Greetings from The Sussex Fashion Trust 

With special thanks to everyone who has kindly donated time and recently helped launch the second year – The Sussex Fashion Awards 2012 - including Brighton & Hove.

Sarah Bird for photography voted Sussex Fashion Photographer 2011 – Suzie Turner for fabulous couture outfits voted Sussex Fashion Designer 2011 – Tess Dimos the face of Sussex voted Sussex Fashion Model 2011 – Branding and Identity by Jan Rust of My Identity Ltd Shot on location at The Hilton Brighton Metropole -  www.fashionsussex.co.uk